Fan Casting Kevin Clash in Muppets by Performer

Kevin Jeffrey Clash[1] (b. September 17, 1960) is an accomplished puppeteer whose characters include Elmo, Clifford, and Hoots the Owl. He served as Sesame Street Muppet Captain and co-executive producer for several years and was promoted to "senior creative advisor" at Sesame Workshop in May 2007. He worked on Sesame Street from the early 1980s until his resignation in 2012.