Emilio Delgado Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Emilio Delgado (born May 8, 1940 in Calexico, California) is an American actor. He is best known for his long-running role as Luis, the friendly Fix-it Shop owner, on the children's television series Sesame Street. Delgado joined the cast of Sesame Street in 1971 and has remained with the show ever since. He began his professional career in Los Angeles in 1968. Delgado lives in New York City with his wife Carole. Delgado can easily claim the longest running part for a Mexican-American actor in a continuing television series. He has also performed in live shows throughout his Sesame Street... MORE

Emilio Delgado (born May 8, 1940 in Calexico, California) is an American actor. He is best known for his long-running role as Luis, the friendly Fix-it Shop owner, on the children's television series Sesame Street. Delgado joined the cast of Sesame Street in 1971 and has remained with the show ever since. He began his professional career in Los Angeles in 1968. Delgado lives in New York City with his wife Carole. Delgado can easily claim the longest running part for a Mexican-American actor in a continuing television series. He has also performed in live shows throughout his Sesame Street career, singing the songs of Sesame Street and entertaining thousands of children and their families. On Sesame Street, his character, Luis, was one of the first human additions to the original cast. Luis was a handyman and an aspiring writer. The characters Luis and Maria taught viewers about Hispanic culture and language. In Los Angeles, he was a company member of Inner City Rep, The Group Repertory, and LA Repertory. Some of his New York theatre credits include Floating Home (HExTC), Boxing 2000 (Richard Maxwell NYC Players), Dismiss All the Poets (New York Fringe Festival 2002), Nilo Cruz's A LESS