Jeff Moss

Jeff Moss was one of the original creators of Sesame Street. He has served as head writer and composer-lyricist on the show, has won fourteen Emmys, and has written the songs for four Grammy-winning records. Moss’s music and lyrics for The Muppets Take Manhattan earned him an Academy Award nomination. He is the author of two collections of poetry, The Butterfly Jar and The Other Side of the Door, and the beloved children’s books Hieronymus White: A Bird Who Believed That He Always Was Right and Bob and Jack: A Boy and His Yak. Moss helped create some of television’s most memorable characters, including Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. His hit songs include “Rubber Duckie,” “I Love Trash,” “The People in Your Neighborhood,” and “I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon.”