Matt Vogel(II)

Actor
Director
Puppetry

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Matt Vogel was born on 6 October 1970 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Sesame Street (1969), Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) and Muppets Now (2020). He has been married to Kelly C. McDonnell since 31 August 1997. They have five children.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 15 wins & 10 nominations total

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Known for

Sesame Street

8.1

TV Series

Actor

Muppets Haunted Mansion

6.3

TV Special

Kermit the Frog
Uncle Deadly
Floyd Pepper
Sweetums
Pops
Lew Zealand
Crazy Harry(voice)

2021

Muppets Now

5.9

TV Series

Kermit the Frog
Uncle Deadly
Chicken
Camilla
Floyd Pepper
Cactus(voice)

Bill Barretta, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, and Eric Jacobson in Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Muppets Most Wanted

6.4

Constantine
Floyd Pepper
Sweetums
Pops
Robin
Lew Zealand
Crazy Harry
80's Robot
Camilla
Uncle Deadly(voice)

2014

Credits

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Actor

Storm on Sesame Street
6.6
TV Special
- Big Bird (voice)
- 2026
SML
7.4
TV Series
- The Count
- 2026
Sesame Street
8.1
TV Series
- Big Bird
- Muppet
- The Count ...
- 1998–2026
The Muppet Show
8.0
TV Special
- Kermit the Frog
- Sgt. Floyd Pepper (voice)
- 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
6.4
TV Series
- Floyd Pepper
- Kermit the Frog
- 2012–2026
Elmo's World: Dance Party!
TV Special
- Big Bird (voice)
- 2026
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
5.6
Short
- Puppet Captain
- 2025
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party
TV Special
- Count von Count (voice)
- 2025
Happy Birthday Jim Henson
7.5
Short
- Kermit the Frog
- 2024
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
TV Special
- Big Bird (voice)
- 2024
Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers
TV Special
- Muppet Performer (voice)
- 2023
Disney Movie Insiders Presents
2.9
Podcast Series
- Floyd Pepper
- 2023
The Muppets Mayhem
7.9
TV Mini Series
- Sgt. Floyd Pepper
- Young Floyd Pepper (voice)
- 2023
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular!
Video
- Additional Muppets
- 2023
Disney Speedstorm
5.7
Video Game
- Kermit the Frog (voice)
- 2023

Director

Elmo's World: Dance Party!
TV Special
- Director
- 2026
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular!
Video
- Director
- 2023
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
8.1
TV Special
- Director
- 2021
Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends!
Video
- Director
- 2021
Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection
Video
- Director
- 2021
Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme with Elmo
Video
- Director
- 2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Scavenger Hunt
TV Special
- director: segment "Surfin' on Sesame Street"
- 2020
WIRED Auto-Complete: Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy
Video
- Director
- 2020
The Not Too Late Show with Elmo
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
5.4
TV Special
- Director
- 2020
Helpsters
6.6
TV Series
- Director
- 2019
Sesame Street: Dance Party!
Video
- Director
- 2019
Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection
Video
- Director
- 2019
Sesame Street: Celebrate Family
Video
- Director
- 2019
Sesame Street
8.1
TV Series
- Director
- directed by
- 2009–2018

Puppetry

Storm on Sesame Street
6.6
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2026
Elmo's World: Dance Party!
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2026
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2025
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2024
Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2023
Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2023
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale
7.0
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2023
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular!
Video
- puppet captain
- 2023
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
8.1
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2021
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Scavenger Hunt
TV Special
- puppet captain
- 2020
Muppet Babies: Play Date
5.6
TV Series
- puppeteer
- 2019
Portlandia
7.8
TV Series
- puppeteer: Oscar - Sesame Street
- 2015
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
6.2
TV Movie
- puppeteer: "Stiller"
- 2007
The Producers
6.4
- puppeteer: pigeons (as Mat Vogel)
- 2005
Bear in the Big Blue House
6.9
TV Series
- puppetry
- puppeteer (uncredited, uncredited)
- 1998–1999

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Announcement Trailer

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The Muppets | Official ABC Trailer

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The Muppets | Official ABC Trailer

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Sesame Street Christmas Carol

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The Adventures of Elmo In Grouchland

Personal details

Alternative names
- Big Bird
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- October 6, 1970
- Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Spouse
- Kelly C. McDonnellAugust 31, 1997 - present (5 children)
Children
- Jack Vogel
Other works
(November 15-20, 2015) Stage: Appeared (As "Erronius") In "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" At Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California.

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Trivia
Appropriately enough, as he's the current performer of Big Bird, his surname means "bird" in German. This was noted by Carroll Spinney on meeting Vogel.