The Cute-and-Fuzziest, Warm-and-Cuddliest Muppet Around Elmo is one of the newest and most playful members of the Sesame Street monster family. In fact, he can turn almost anything into a game, and then invite friends to join him in imaginative fun. Elmo's fire-engine red fur and sunshine nose are almost as colorful as his personality. Birthday: February 3 Favorite Song: "Elmo's Song" Best Friends: Grover and Zoe Favorite game: You name it, he'll play it. Quote: "That tickles." Likes: Anything and everything; doing whatever Ernie and Bert can do Dislikes: Brussels sprouts (but who doesn't?)

				Horoscope: Elmo, like Ernie, is an Aquarian—incurably friendly, curious, and full of surprise. He shares his sign with Mary Lou Retton (tell me you wouldn't have bought a "Tickle-Me Mary Lou" doll?), Jimmy Durante (their noses are similar), and Drew Barrymore (who was about Elmo's size when she starred in E.T.). Scientific Name: Furrius childus Philosophy: Give love and you shall receive love. Voice and Puppetry: Kevin Clash

	For more great behind-the-scenes Sesame Street scoop, see Sesame Street Unpaved: The Scripts, Stories, Secrets, and Songs. Excerpts reprinted with permission of CTW.