Actors Kenny Baker as R2-D2 Jim Carrey Bill Cosby* Anthony Daniels as C-3PO Ellen DeGeneres* Robert De Niro Danny DeVito Fran Drescher Jodie Foster Mel Gibson Whoopi Goldberg John Goodman Arte Johnson (portraying his Nazi character from Laugh-In) James Earl Jones* Burt Lancaster* Shari Lewis and Lambchop* Liam Neeson Rosie O'Donnell Mandy Patinkin Natalie Portman (dressed as an elephant) Julia Roberts Fred Rogers Susan Sarandon* Patrick Stewart* Ben Stiller Robin Williams Noah Wyle Celebrities Kofi Annan Maya Angelou Hillary Rodham Clinton Phil Donahue Jesse Jackson Ralph Nader The Simpsons, including Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert Barbara Walters Musicians James Galway Dizzy Gillespie Herbie Hancock Kronos Quartet Yo-Yo Ma Branford Marsalis Wynton Marsalis Seiji Ozawa Itzhak Perlman Joshua Redman, possibly in the 12th season, playing his violin in the episode where Telly debuts, and plays his tuba. Max Roach Isaac Stern Singers Backstreet Boys Tony Bennett Harry Belafonte* Rubén Blades Garth Brooks Cab Calloway Mary Chapin Carpenter* Aaron and Nick Carter, two-headed monster skit, aired with Baby Bear's little sibling's birth, second episode. Johnny Cash Tracy Chapman Ray Charles* Chubby Checker The Dixie Chicks Judy Collins Bo Diddley Plácido Domingo Gloria Estefan Melissa Etheridge José Feliciano 14 Karat Soul The Four Tops Crystal Gayle Lena Horne Mahalia Jackson Waylon Jennings Billy Joel* Eddie Kendricks (of The Temptations) Kid 'N Play Gladys Knight and the Pips Patti LaBelle Queen Latifah Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ziggy Marley Don McClean Bobby McFerrin Menudo Holly Near N'Sync The Pointer Sisters Lou Rawls Helen Reddy R.E.M, singing Furry Happy Monsters Little Richard Smokey Robinson Linda Ronstadt Diana Ross Buffy Sainte-Marie Pete Seeger Carly Simon Paul Simon Take 6 James Taylor Randy Travis Stevie Wonder Joe Williams Sports Figures Arthur Ashe Michael Chang Julius Erving Peggy Fleming The Harlem Globetrotters Rosie Grier Bo Jackson Joe Namath Martina Navratilova New York Giants New York Knicks New York Mets David Robinson Isiah Thomas Dave Winfield Pre-Celebrities The following persons were not celebrities at the time they appeared on Sesame Street, but later became well-known: Actor Alan Arkin Actor Paul Benedict (as The Number Painter) Dancer Savion Glover Actor Raúl Juliá Actor Charlotte Rae Singer Luther VandrossFirst season 1969
The following persons were not celebrities at the time they appeared on Sesame Street, but later became well-known: