Kevin Clash is an American puppeteer, producer and director best known for performing puppet for shows such as ‘Sesame Street’ and multiple ‘Muppet’ productions. Born and raised in Maryland, Kevin became interested in puppetry after watching television puppetry shows as a kid. He had begun organizing puppet shows during his school years and as his reputation further spread, he caught the attention of some television producers, such as Jim Henson. While he was still a teenager following his high school graduation, he worked as a puppet performer with a few local television shows and eventually began working with The Jim Henson Company. In 1984, he began working on ‘Sesame Street’ and one of the characters he performed, Elmo, became extremely popular, a pop culture icon. Kevin further worked as a producer and writer on the show later. Apart from ‘Sesame Street’, Kevin appeared in several other shows such as ‘The Rosie O’Donnell Show’, ‘Oobi’ and ‘The Tony Danza Show’. His long and successful association with ‘Sesame Street’ came to an end in 2012, after he faced allegations of indulging in intercourse with minors.