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Paul Rudolph(III)

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Paul Rudolph was born on 14 July 1966. He is a composer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Rendition (2007) and Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo (2010). He has been married to Leslie Carrara-Rudolph since 5 August 2000.
BornJuly 14, 1966
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Rendition (2007)
    Rendition
    6.8
    • Music Department
    • 2007
    Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo (2010)
    Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo
    5.9
    • Music Department
    • 2010
    Helpsters (2019)
    Helpsters
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Music Department

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Storm on Sesame Street (2026)
      Storm on Sesame Street
      6.6
      TV Special
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2026
    • Elmo's World: Dance Party! (2026)
      Elmo's World: Dance Party!
      TV Special
      • music director: vocals
      • 2026
    • Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas (2025)
      Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
      5.6
      Short
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2025
    • Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party (2025)
      Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party
      TV Special
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2025
    • Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School (2024)
      Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
      TV Special
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2024
    • Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers (2023)
      Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers
      TV Special
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2023
    • Sunny Anderson in Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween (2023)
      Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween
      TV Special
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2023
    • Eddie Jackson in Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale (2023)
      Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale
      7.0
      TV Special
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2023
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Ryan Dillon, Jenny Slate, Juanpa Zurita, Marques Brownlee, Lauren Riihimaki, and Caleb Marshall in Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular! (2023)
      Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular!
      Video
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2023
    • Helpsters (2019)
      Helpsters
      6.6
      TV Series
      • vocal music director
      • 2019–2023
    • Sesame Street: The Nutcracker (2022)
      Sesame Street: The Nutcracker
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • vocal music director
      • 2022
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together (2021)
      Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
      8.1
      TV Special
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2021
    • Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends! (2021)
      Sesame Street: Wonderful World of Friends!
      Video
      • music director: vocals
      • music editor
      • 2021
    • Duncan the Skunk and the Big Costume Trunk (2021)
      Duncan the Skunk and the Big Costume Trunk
      TV Series
      • additional vocal music editor
      • 2021
    • Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy (2021)
      Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
      7.1
      TV Special
      • vocal music director
      • 2021

    Sound Department

    • Storm on Sesame Street (2026)
      Storm on Sesame Street
      6.6
      TV Special
      • adr mixer
      • 2026
    • Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas (2025)
      Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
      5.6
      Short
      • adr mixer
      • 2025
    • Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party (2025)
      Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party
      TV Special
      • adr mixer
      • 2025
    • Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School (2024)
      Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
      TV Special
      • adr mixer
      • 2024
    • Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers (2023)
      Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers
      TV Special
      • adr mixer
      • 2023
    • Sunny Anderson in Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween (2023)
      Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween
      TV Special
      • adr mixer
      • 2023
    • Eddie Jackson in Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale (2023)
      Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale
      7.0
      TV Special
      • adr mixer
      • 2023
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Ryan Dillon, Jenny Slate, Juanpa Zurita, Marques Brownlee, Lauren Riihimaki, and Caleb Marshall in Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular! (2023)
      Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular!
      Video
      • adr mixer
      • 2023
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together (2021)
      Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
      8.1
      TV Special
      • adr mixer
      • 2021
    • Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Scavenger Hunt (2020)
      Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Scavenger Hunt
      TV Special
      • audio editor
      • 2020
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Carmen Osbahr, David Rudman, Eric Jacobson, Ryan Dillon, and Abby Cadabby in Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate (2020)
      Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
      5.4
      TV Special
      • audio editor
      • 2020
    • Paul F. Tompkins, Fred Armisen, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Chris Knowings, Bobby Lee, Joey Mazzarino, Kate McKinnon, Chris Parnell, David Rudman, Dennis Singletary, Kenan Thompson, Adam Rudman, Cobie Smulders, Bobby Moynihan, Todd Hannert, Jeanne Fishman, Kate Micucci, Tom Blandford, James Monroe Iglehart, Joey Rudman, Jack Shulruff, and Richard Traub in Nature Cat (2015)
      Nature Cat
      7.3
      TV Series
      • dialogue recording engineer: sound designer
      • dialogue recording engineer
      • 2015–2016
    • The Adventures of Liverwurst Girl
      Short
      • sound editor
      • 2015
    • Melvin the Birder (2014)
      Melvin the Birder
      7.1
      Short
      • sound editor
      • 2014

    Composer

    • Handmade Puppet Dreams: Filmmaker Spotlights (2020)
      Handmade Puppet Dreams: Filmmaker Spotlights
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • David Fine, Bernard Curry, Blake Shields, Mercy Malick, and Lili Bordán in Live or Die in La Honda (2017)
      Live or Die in La Honda
      5.1
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Nature Calls (2017)
      Nature Calls
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Eric Jacobson, and Ryan Dillon in Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016)
      Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Sox News (2015)
      Sox News
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Sesame Street: Elmo's Rainbow & Other Springtime Stories (2010)
      Sesame Street: Elmo's Rainbow & Other Springtime Stories
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2010

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Paul H. Rudolph
    • Born
      • July 14, 1966
    • Spouse
      • Leslie Carrara-RudolphAugust 5, 2000 - present

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