Matt Robinson Sesame Street

The robinson family is a fictional family in the children s television series sesame street the family consists of husband gordon a high school science teacher and his wife susan a nurse later the family expands to include their adopted son miles as well as gordon s sister olivia and his father mr.

Matt robinson sesame street.

He is known for his work on sesame street 1969 the cosby show 1984 and amazing grace 1974. Before sesame street began back when they were figuring out what sesame street should be diversity was an important topic to tackle matt robinson was working as a writer and producer for opportunity in philadelphia a local show that advertised job opportunities for african americans he originally took a job with the children s television workshop to oversee. Matt robinson a writer for the 1980s sitcom the cosby show and the first actor to play kindly neighbor gordon on the children s show sesame street has died. Roosevelt franklin left a short lived sesame street muppet championed and voiced by matt robinson right was designed to represent black youth on a show dominated by white puppeteers.

Born in philadelphia robinson graduated from pennsylvania university in 1958 and penned the 1962 cbs slave revolt drama rained all. Gordon as originally played by matt robinson introduces the anything people and. He died in his sleep monday at his los angeles home after a 20 year struggle with parkinson s disease news web sites spokeswoman patti webster said tuesday. January 1 1937 august 5 2002 was an american actor writer and television producer.

He was married to dolores robinson. Matthew thomas robinson jr. Matt robinson a writer for the 1980 s cosby show and the first actor to play the endearing neighbor gordon on sesame street died on monday at his home in los angeles. Robinson as african americans the family was created as leads for the show originally.

Gordon and susan reside at 123 sesame street and in 1985 the couple adopted a son. Matt robinson january 1 1937 august 5 2002 was a writer producer and actor who originated the role of gordon on sesame street playing the part from 1969 to 1972 robinson also created the character of roosevelt franklin and performed roosevelt s voice. Matt robinson was born on january 1 1937 in philadelphia pennsylvania usa as matthew thomas robinson jr. He died on august 5 2002 in los angeles california usa.

Robinson was the first actor to portray the character of gordon robinson on the pbs children s tv program sesame street when sesame street began in 1969 not only did robinson play gordon but he also provided the voice of the puppet roosevelt franklin and also was one of the.