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{{short description|Character on Sesame Street}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Count von Count
| series = [[Sesame Street]]
| image = Count von Count kneeling.png
| image_size = 225px
| caption =
| first = Gordon and Susan meet Sam the Robot (November 13, 1972)
| creator = [[Norman Stiles]]
| lbl1 = Performed by
| data1 = {{Plainlist|
*[[Jerry Nelson]] (1972–2012)
*[[Matt Vogel (puppeteer)|Matt Vogel]] (2013–present)
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| alias = The Count
| species = Muppet Vampire
| gender = Male
| nationality = [[Romanians|Romanian]]
}}
'''Count von Count''' (known simply as '''the Count''') is a [[List of Sesame Street Muppets|Muppet]] character on the [[PBS]]/[[HBO]] [[children's television series|children's television show]] ''[[Sesame Street]].'' He is meant to parody [[Bela Lugosi]]'s vampiric character, [[Count Dracula]]. His first appearance on the show was in the 4th season premiere in 1972, where he counts blocks in a sketch with [[Bert and Ernie]].