Ryan Dillon

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Dillon performing Elmo at The White House Easter Egg Roll in 2013.

Dillon performing Elmo with the PS22 Chorus in May 2013.

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Ryan Dillon (b. May 25, 1988) began puppeteering for Sesame Street in 2005, at the age of 17. Since 2013, he has taken over performing Elmo in new productions and appearances.

As a young puppeteer, Dillon came to the attention of the Sesame producers when he went to an audition as a high school student. He took time off from school during his senior year to participate in the shooting for Season 37.

Muppet/Henson credits

• 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Ernie (puppetry only)
• 2006 Macy's Parade: Hoots (puppetry only)

• Sesame Street
  • Season 37: Hansel (hands) in Episode 4110; a graduating penguin in Episode 4112; Sensitive Nose (Dwarf #6) in Episode 4114; Mr. Blechstein (assist) and Henrietta in Episode 4127; Herry Monster in Episode 4130; Grundgetta (assist) in Episode 4134; various background characters and assists
  • Season 38: Blue AM Monster in Episode 4150; A Honker and (partially) a Dinger in Episode 4159
  • Season 44: Elmo (various Word of the Day segments, "ABCs Are Moving You," "Quiero Ser Tu Amigo", Feelings segment with J.R. Martinez), Blue AM Monster (Parker) in Episode 4404
  • Season 45: Elmo (All new segments and street stories), Phil, Pink customer (Episode 4511), Cinderella (Coach with Pau Gasol), Orange (Super Grover 2.0: Fruit), Grandson (Cookie's Crumby Pictures: Jurassic Cookie), Red and Nan (Episode 4519)
  • Season 46: Bear (Tracee Ellis Ross B words segment)

• Sesame Beginnings: right-hand assistance for Nani Bird in Exploring Together and Moving Together
• Garden State Film Festival: "How to Get to Sesame Street" puppet workshops, March 24th, 2007
• Kids' Favorite Country Songs: AM Cowgirl (finale only)
• Learning is Everywhere: AM Dog, AM Fish, right hand and ultimatte assistance, etc.
• The Get Healthy Now Show: AM cucumber and yam (finale), right hand assistance, Frankie the Stagehand (in most shots)
• Elmo's Christmas Countdown: Mel, Green Dinger, Leonard Birdseed
• Here For You: AM Boy
• Kraft MilkBite commercials: Mel the MilkBite
• Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me
• Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce
• Kinect Sesame Street TV: Cooper, Paul Ball
• Sesame Street Explores National Parks
• Little Discoverers: Big Fun With Science, Math and More
• Little Children, Big Challenges
• Words Are Here, There, and Everywhere
• C is for Cooking (title card voice-over)
• Fairytale Fun (voice-over for new segments)
• The Furchester Hotel: Elmo, Guinea Pig
• Sesame Place The Magic of Art: Voice of Mr. McNutty
• Julie's Greenroom (credited as Ryan Dylan)

Non-Muppet Credits

• Ohio State Lottery: Reindeer in holiday lottery commercial
• Ask Sylvia (Nickelodeon webseries): Sylvia

Stage credits

• O'Neill Puppetry Conference 2006
  • Under Milkwood (Terry Lee production): Captain Cat, Mr. Pritchard
  • In a Contemplative Fashion (Emily Perl Kingsley production): Marco
  • The Mitzi Handsley Show (Stephano Brancato production): Mitzi Handsley

• O'Neill Puppetry Conference 2007
  • Crossing Boundaries: Cradle To The Grave (Ronald Binion production): Various table-top characters
  • Take The A Train (Ryan Dillon Production) Estelle, built puppets and directed short piece
  • Raggedy Ann (Alissa Hunnicutt production) table top assistance

• John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean (2010)

External links

• Official site (archive)