Andrew Moriarty

Andrew Moriarty is an associate producer at Sesame Workshop, and writer on Sesame Street.

Moriarty began as a production intern for Sesame Street during season 40. Since season 41, he has transitioned from production assistant to various roles, currently serving as a writer for the show and web content, and a digital producer.

Since season 44, Moriarty has also been an occasional assistant Muppet performer for Sesame Street, right-handing and performing various background characters. He has performed on the show's float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the 2016 special Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas.

Moriarty appeared on-screen in the 2012 music video "Share It Maybe" and a 2018 "Take Your Muppet to Work Day" video. He also played the Anything Muppets in episode 3 of Below the Frame.^[1]

Moriarty received on-screen credit as writer and lyricist, for "Hey, Hey, Hey, We're On Our Way", for Sesame Street’s appearance on the 2019 Macy's Parade telecast. Additionally, he performed a Muppet turkey in a pre-taped scene.^[2] Moriarty has also served as a director for one of the show's "Caring for Each Other" PSAs^[3] and a web video collaborating with Dodo.^[4]

Credits

Production

• Sesame Street: production assistant, assistant Muppet Performer
• Math Is Everywhere: production assistant
• Elmo's Alphabet Challenge: production assistant
• Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce: production assistant
• Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration: production assistant
• Little Children, Big Challenges: production assistant
• Words Are Here, There, and Everywhere: production assistant
• Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas: Muppet Performer, associate producer
• The Magical Wand Chase: associate producer
• When You Wish Upon a Pickle: associate producer
• Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration: digital producer and control room production assistant
• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo: digital producer
• Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy: script editor
• See Us Coming Together: producer
• Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: co-executive producer
• Oscar's Handmade Halloween: co-executive producer
• Elmo and Tango Holiday Helpers: co-executive producer
• Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School: co-executive producer

Writing

• Sesame Street
• A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
• The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends (season one)
• Mecha Builders
  • Episode 104: Magnet Mayhem / Stop That Train
  • Episode 110: The Need for Feed / The Zipline Sisters of Treetop Woods (pt. 1 only)
  • Episode 116: Yip Yip Tree Tree / The Snowman Scarecrow (pt. 1 only)
• Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular (co-writer)

Sources