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Emily Perl Kingsley

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Music Department
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Emily Perl Kingsley was born on 28 February 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Here Comes the Grump (1969) and Elmo's World (1996). She was previously married to Charles R. Kingsley.
BornFebruary 28, 1940
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    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 15 nominations total

    Known for

    Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Here Comes the Grump (1969)
    Here Comes the Grump
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Emily Perl Kaplin)
    Michael Jeter, Fran Brill, Kristin Chenoweth, and Kevin Clash in Elmo's World (1996)
    Elmo's World
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Houndcats (1972)
    The Houndcats
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo (2020)
      Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo
      Video
      • writer (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 2020
    • Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection (2019)
      Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection
      Video
      • writer (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 2019
    • Cookie's Crumby Pictures (2013)
      Cookie's Crumby Pictures
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2013–2015
    • Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief (2015)
      Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun! (2013)
      Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun!
      9.0
      Video
      • writer
      • 2013
    • Super Grover 2.0 (2010)
      Super Grover 2.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2010–2013
    • Elmo's World: All Day with Elmo (2013)
      Elmo's World: All Day with Elmo
      Video
      • writer
      • 2013
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 1970–2012
    • Fran Brill and Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Silly Storytime (2011)
      Sesame Street: Silly Storytime
      7.5
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2011)
      Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
      8.3
      Video
      • writer
      • 2011
    • Frank Oz, David Rudman, and Cookie Monster in Sesame Street: C is for Cookie Monster (2010)
      Sesame Street: C is for Cookie Monster
      8.4
      Video
      • segment writer
      • 2010
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph and Abby Cadabby in Abby's Flying Fairy School (2009)
      Abby's Flying Fairy School
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2009
    • Kevin Clash, Steve Whitmire, and Eric Jacobson in Count on Sports (2008)
      Count on Sports
      8.2
      Video
      • segment writer
      • 2008
    • Learn Along with Sesame (1996)
      Learn Along with Sesame
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2007
    • Sesame Street: Elmo's Easy As ABC (2006)
      Sesame Street: Elmo's Easy As ABC
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006

    Additional Crew

    • John Denver in Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
      Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
      7.1
      TV Special
      • muppet designer (as Mimi Kingsley)
      • 1983
    • The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
      The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
      7.1
      TV Special
      • muppet designer (as Mimi Kingsley)
      • 1982
    • This Is My Son
      TV Movie
      • consultant
      • 1977
    • Super President (1967)
      Super President
      6.1
      TV Series
      • consultant (as Emily Perl Kaplin)
      • 1967
    • The Super 6 (1966)
      The Super 6
      7.0
      TV Series
      • consultant (as Emily Perl Kaplin)
      • 1966–1967

    Music Department

    • Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends! (2021)
      Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends!
      Video
      • lyricist (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 2021
    • Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo (2020)
      Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo
      Video
      • lyricist (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 2020
    • Alison Bartlett, Linda Bove, Fran Brill, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Emilio Delgado, Olamide Faison, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chris Knowings, Patti LaBelle, Peter Linz, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Carmen Osbahr, Itzhak Perlman, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Alan Muraoka, Big Bird, Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Ryan Dillon, Elmo, Nitya Vidyasagar, Abby Cadabby, Chris Thomas Hayes, Stacey Gordon, and Suki Lopez in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
      Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
      8.7
      TV Special
      • lyricist (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 2019
    • Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection (2019)
      Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection
      Video
      • lyricist (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 2019
    • Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3 (2015)
      Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3
      6.1
      Video
      • lyricist
      • 2015
    • Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun! (2013)
      Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun!
      9.0
      Video
      • lyricist
      • 2013
    • Elmo's World: All Day with Elmo (2013)
      Elmo's World: All Day with Elmo
      Video
      • lyricist
      • 2013
    • Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2011)
      Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
      8.3
      Video
      • lyricist
      • 2011
    • Kevin Clash, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Peter Linz, Matt Vogel, and Andy Hayward in Kids' Favorite Country Songs (2007)
      Kids' Favorite Country Songs
      8.8
      Video
      • segment composers and lyricists (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 2007
    • Fran Brill and Kevin Clash in Guess That Shape and Color (2006)
      Guess That Shape and Color
      8.2
      Video
      • segment composers and lyricists (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 2006
    • Desiree Casado, Caroll Spinney, and Big Bird in Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance (1997)
      Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
      9.4
      Short
      • composer: songs
      • 1997
    • Kevin Clash and Carmen Osbahr in Sesame Street: Elmocize (1996)
      Sesame Street: Elmocize
      6.8
      Video
      • composer: songs
      • 1996
    • Jim Henson and Kathryn Mullen in Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
      Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
      7.8
      Video
      • composer: songs (as Emily Pearl Kingsley)
      • 1990
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • music and lyrics
      • 1990
    • Victor DiNapoli, Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, Cathi Turow, and Lisa Simon in Learning to Add and Subtract (1987)
      Learning to Add and Subtract
      7.6
      Video
      • songs (as Emily Kingsley)
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Emily Perl Kaplan
    • Born
      • February 28, 1940
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Charles R. Kingsley1972 - December 15, 1997 (his death, 1 child)

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    • Trivia
      Mother of Jason Kingsley.

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