The lamp posts that line Sesame Street are a little less bright today with news that puppeteer Caroll Spinney is stepping down as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, roles he has performed on Sesame Street ...

The post Remembering Sesame Street’s Caroll Spinney, Big Bird, and Oscar the Grouch appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Caroll Spinney may not be a household name. But ask any child or parent who ...

Fans across the country are mourning the death of legendary puppeteer who brought us Sesame Street's 'Big Bird' and 'Oscar The Grouch.' Carol Spinney, who was behind the two beloved characters, died ...

WOODSTOCK, Conn. — The friendly, bearded face of Caroll Spinney may not be one you recognize immediately. But if you have watched TV at any point in the past 50 years or so, you are almost certainly ...

That's what he decides on the "Sesame Street" season opener. A rapping real-estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new habitat ("habitat," the episode's "Word on the Street"). After sizing up a ...

NEW YORK -- You can take a walk down memory lane with "Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days." You won't want to miss the lineup of special guests to "Sesame Street" including First Lady of the United ...

Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died today, December 8th 2019, at age 85 at his home in Connecticut, after living with ...

“Caroll Spinney’s contributions to Sesame Street are countless. He not only gave us Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, he gave so much of himself as well,” Sesame Street co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney said ...

Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Spinney started with the PBS children's TV program at its launch in 1969, retiring in 2018. All right. As we ...

Along with Big Bird, Caroll Spinney also voiced Oscar the Grouch when he joined the show in 1969 Sesame Street has lost one of its original residents. Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird ...