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Ferlinghetti01
PERFORMER Kevin Clash 1980-1981, 1984-1986
  Richard Hunt 1981-1984
DEBUT 1980
PATTERN Fat Blue Live Hands
Kevin&&Ferlinghetti

Ferlinghetti and Kevin Clash

Ferlinghetti Donizetti is a poet who made his debut in Season 12[1] of Sesame Street. His first name is taken from 1950s beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, while his last name comes from Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti.

He is a self-proclaimed rhyming pro, and will rhyme with anything anyone says - even if it doesn't make sense. In Episode 1606, it is mentioned that he previously owned his own fast-food joint, the Rhyming Restaurant.

Ferlinghetti appeared most prominently in "Rappin' Alphabet," which also features Grover as a break dancer. He appeared briefly as a background character in the 1985 film Follow That Bird.

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Sources[]

  1. Season 12 press kit, found at CTW archives.
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