Sesame Street Star Parade

Tuesday November 10, 2009 marks 40 years to the day that the popular children’s program “Sesame Street” has been a part of public television and millions of children. The show is known for teaching children how to count, their ABC’s, and the numerous lovable Muppets who never seem to grow up. But over the years there have been quite a few famous people from the world of entertainment, sports, and science.

Season 40 of “Sesame Street” kicks off with First Lady Michelle ObamaMichelle ObamaMichelle Obama putting in an appearance talking to the children and Muppets about growing vegetables and eating healthy. Other stars who have stopped by the famous address to sit on the stoop, chat, visit, and sing for the furry residents are:

astronaut Buzz AldrinBuzz AldrinBuzz Aldrin
singer India Arie
actor Alec BaldwinAlec BaldwinAlec Baldwin
sportscaster Chris BermanChris BermanChris Berman
actor Jack BlackJack BlackJack Black
singer James BluntJames BluntJames Blunt
singer Andrea BocelliAndrea BocelliAndrea Bocelli
newsman Anderson CooperAnderson CooperAnderson Cooper
singer Sheryl CrowSheryl CrowSheryl Crow
journalist Ann CurryAnn CurryAnn Curry
singer Feist
entertainer Harvey Fierstien
actor Jamie FoxxJamie FoxxJamie Foxx
actor Cuba Gooding JrCuba Gooding JrCuba Gooding Jr.
actor Neil Patrick Harris
basketball player Allan Houston
singer Wyclef Jean
Jeopardy wiz Ken Jennings

singer Norah Jones
talk show host Larry King
actor T.R. Night
musician Alison Krauss
pianist Lang Lang
newsman Matt Lauer
Little Theatre of the Deaf
singer John Legend
hip-hop artist LL Cool J
comedian Howie Mandel
actress Julianne Moore
talk show host conan O’Brien
actor Sarah Jessica Parker
quarterback Chad Pennington
talk show host and chef Rachael Ray
TV host Al Roker
TV personality Diane Sawyer
”American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard

country music artists Sugarland
baseball manager Joe Torre

TV personality Meredith Vieira
Alvin Ailey Dance Company
tennis star Arthur Ashe
crooner Tony Bennett
actor Candice Bergen
entertainmer Carol Burnett
former First Lady Barbara Bush
entertainer Wayne Brady
Canadian Brass
singers Aaron and Nick Carter
Country music legend Johnny Cash
R&B artist Chaka Kahn
entertainer Carol Channing
singer Mary Chapin-Carpenter
music legend Ray Charles
singer Rosemary Clooney
painter Chuck Close
singer Judy Collins
singer Celia Cruz
actor/comedian Billy Crystal

Actor Tony Danza
singers Destiny’s Child
gymnast Doninique Dawes
country artists The Dixie Chicks
talk show host Ellen DeGeneres
actor Danny DeVito
pianist Dorothy Donegan
actor/comedian Doug E Doug

actor Fran Drescher
singer Gloria Estefan

actor Laurence Fishburne
Banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck
percussionist Evelyn Glennie
Actor/comedian Whoopi Goldberg

Musicians The Goo Goo Dolls
Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves
Basketball stars the Harlem Globetrotters

Jazz musician Herbie Hancock
musicians Hootie and the Blowfish
Singer Lena Horne

Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne
piano man Billy Joel
actor Madeline Kahn

Jazz singer Diana Krall
R&B singer Pattie LaBelle
actor Nathan Lane
actor John Leguizamo
talk show host Jay Leno
basketball sportscaster Rebecca Lobo
cellist Yo-Yo Ma
R&B singer Andrea Martin
Actor Marlee Matlin
TV personality John Moschitta
Actor Liam Neeson
Singer Aaron Neville
actor Laraine Newman

Concert violinist Itzhak Perlman
actor Natalie Portman

Latin musician Tito Puente
Actor Christopher Reeve

Actor Julia Roberts
singer Smokey Robinson
actor Ray Romano
jazz singer Diane Schuur
singer Jill Scott
singer Carly Simon
singer Paul Simon
musicians the Spin Doctors
actor Patrick Stewart
comedian Ben Stiller
skier Picabo Street
writer Amy Tan

Tokyo String Quartet
actor Marisa Tomei
actor/comedian Lily Tomlin
baseball player Dave Winfield
actor Henry Wrinkler

Entertainer Stevie Wonder
country singer Trisha Yearwood
singer Bobby McFerrin
director Spike Lee
actor Stockard Channing
jazz musician Cassandra Wilson
musicians Zap Mama