I heard that the guy who does the voice of Elmo is this big 6 foot tall black guy who has made millions from this.
I also remember hearing one time that the guy who is in the inside of the Barney costume is black. Once news of this got out, many parents didn't want their children to watch Barney anymore. I cracked up laughing when I heard this. I mean really, once you're dealing with a big purple dinosaur, you're actually going to take issue with the color of the person inside of the costume?