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Matthew Thomas Robinson Jr. January 1, — August 5, was an American actor, writer and television producer. When Sesame Street began in , not only did Robinson play Gordon, but he also provided the voice of the puppet Roosevelt Franklin and was one of the show's producers.

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He left the show in In later years, when producers needed a last name for the Gordon character, then played by Hal Miller and later Roscoe Orman , they used Matt's last name. In , he joined the staff of The Cosby Show as a producer and staff writer. By that time, he was beginning to show symptoms of Parkinson's disease , but stayed with the show for seven seasons despite the difficulty.

He ultimately died from the disease on August 5, , in Los Angeles at the age of Born Matthew Thomas Robinson Jr. His father worked as a postal worker and one of the first African American columnists for The Philadelphia Independent newspaper, while his mother worked as an elementary-school teacher. In , Robinson wrote a slave revolt drama titled Rained All Night.

He began his media career in as a writer, and soon after producer and on-air talent, at television station WCAU-TV in his hometown of Philadelphia.

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Robinson produced and hosted Opportunity in Philadelphia , a weekly televised employment service oriented toward African Americans. By televising job opportunities, Opportunity in Philadelphia sought to allay the apprehension many minorities felt when looking for work. Robinson established his talent at WCAU, ultimately leading to future successes as a producer and actor.

Robinson's television breakthrough came in when he joined the Children's Television Workshop CTW to assist in the development of a new children's program for National Educational Television titled Sesame Street.