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'Sesame Street' Actor Leaves Spouse 'Homeless' in Montclair, Says NY Post

Sharon Orman claims her husband Roscoe Orman, who played dad Gordon on the children's show, left her for a younger woman.

The longtime lover of "Sesame Street" actor Roscoe Orman, who played dad Gordon on the show, is accusing him of abandoning her for a younger woman and getting her evicted from their Montclair home, according to the New York Post. 

Sharon Orman, who never legally married Roscoe, had four children with him during their 40 years together, according to the article. The two shared a townhouse in Montclair, but Sharon claims she has been thrown out of the home after Roscoe left her and their children in December and stopped paying the rent, according to the article.  

Sharon alleges Roscoe left her for a younger woman named Kimberley Lamarque, whom Roscoe married in 2012, according to the article. 

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Roscoe joined "Sesame Street" in 1974, and still makes occasional appearances on the show.

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