- Hi, I'm Lucy Liu, and it is an honor

to be on the set of Sesame Street right now.

My parents are from China.

And I was born in New York City, Queens,

not far from here,

in the studios of Kaufman Studios.

I did not speak English

for the beginning part of my life.

And my parents worked a lot, they were immigrants,

they were both born in China,

and they met in New York City.

So, I grew up and learned English

because of Sesame Street.

- A. - Got that.

Keep going.

- B.

C.

D.

E. - Yeah.

- F.

G.

- So Cookie Monster, the Count,

Big Bird, Snuffleupagus.

All of these wonderful family members

were part of my life.

So this is an extremely huge honor for me

to be here on the set

and to say, congratulations on 50 years

of absolute excellence,

and to be in everybody's hearts

from the age of three months and up.

I'm speechless, this is a dream come true.

I send all my love to all of the viewers

and to the crew, and the cast,

and the writers, Jim Henson.

I can die happy. (chuckles)

Thank you.

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