What is Elmo?
{{Infobox character | name = Elmo | series = [[Sesame Street]] | image = Jeff Sessions with Elmo and Rosita.jpg | caption = Elmo with [[Rosita (Sesame Street)|Rosita]] and [[Jeff Sessions]] | first = [[The Muppet Movie]] (1979) | last = | creator = | portrayer = [[Brian Muehl]] (1980–1984)<br/> [[Richard Hunt]] ([[1984]])<br/>[[Kevin Clash]] (1984–Present)<br/>[[Ryan Dillion]] (2012-2023) | lbl21 = Fur/skin color | data21 = Red<ref>{{cite web|author=Sesame Street |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIC2hHECZ6Y#t=88 |title=Sesame Street: Lupita Nyong'o Loves Her Skin |publisher=YouTube |date=2014-09-16 |accessdate=2014-09-17}}</ref> | species = Monster | gender = Male | nationality = American }} '''Elmo''' is a [[The Muppets|Muppet]] character from the TV show ''[[Sesame Street]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Belloni|first=Matthew|date=2011-11-17|title=‘The Muppets’: Where’s Elmo?|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/muppets-disney-elmo-jason-segel-263180/|access-date=2025-03-05|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>. He is a [[red]] monster and has his own part of the show called ''Elmo's World''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-11-08|title=Sesame Workshop - Elmo's World|url=http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/elmosworld/|access-date=2025-03-05|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2006-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108123353/http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/elmosworld/|url-status=dead}}</ref>. He is three-and-a-half years old, and his birthday is on February 3<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-08|title=The Sesame Workshop BlogElmo, one of Sesame Street's beloved monsters, is having a birthday!|url=http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/02/03/this-week-in-sesame-street-elmos-birthday/|access-date=2025-03-05|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2016-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708191522/http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/02/03/this-week-in-sesame-street-elmos-bi