Bryant Young

Bryant Young is a puppeteer, dancer, and choreographer who performed on Sesame Street as the rear end of Mr. Snuffleupagus since 1979. He also played Barkley occasionally, done right-hand assisting, puppeteered minor characters, and did various on-screen cameos. As a choreographer, Bryant worked on dances for both the show itself and the Sesame floats Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. For almost every Sesame Street project, Young has always done the back end of Mr. Snuffleupagus while Martin P. Robinson did the front and voice. Outside of Sesame Street, he also puppeteered on The Puzzle Place and The Book of Pooh. He must be well planned ahead for whenever he is inside the Snuffleupagus or when he's operating background characters. I read that Bryant Young received an Emmy nomination for his role in a Dance in America series with the NYC Ballet. In the mid 1980s, he also represented the US in an International Ballet Festival in Seoul, Korea. It seems that while working on Sesame Street, he has also danced in various ballet shows. Not only is he still working on Sesame Street, but Bryant is also the current Administrative Assistant and Assistant Director of the Briansky Saratoga Ballet Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. However for Seasons 52-53, Young did not perform on the show so Mr. Snuffleupagus was absent for those seasons. The performer returned for the 54th season which meant the character returned to the show too. Let's hope he'll continue to work on Sesame Street and if he ever retires, he should have someone take over for him. Bryant Young, you're excellent at being a puppeteer and splendid at being a dancer. Not only do I want you to keep working on Sesame Street, but I also want you to keep choreographing some ballet dances. You're not alone when it comes to dancing and puppeteering; Betsy Baytos and Graham Fletcher dance too. Don't stop the great performance within Sesame Street Bryant. Keep on dancing, puppeteering, and choreographing Young!