Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died Sunday at age 85. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) ...

Caroll Spinney has been with Sesame Street since its start in 1969. But the puppeteer who brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life for nearly 50 years says its time to retire.

The puppeteer who has played Big Bird on “Sesame Street” is retiring after nearly 50 years on the show. Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday will be his last day on the ...

Caroll Spinney attends the 'I Am Big Bird' Screening at 2014 Doc NYC on November 14, 2014. Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images Someone is going to have some big bird shoes to fill at Sesame Street.

When Sesame Street shopkeeper Mr. Hooper died, Big Bird had to get a lesson in accepting death, saying in the memorable 1983 episode that “he’s gotta come back.

News Sesame Street turns 55: Here’s where to follow Big Bird, Elmo and more on social media and their reassuring messages about anxiety, kindness and cookies Several Sesame Street characters have ...

Over its several decades, the show’s setting has always been both realistic and idealistic. And it has evolved, much like the ...

The Big Bird actor has to give a performance with every part of his body without having a view of the stage, inside the thermal equivalent of a parka Colby Cosh Published Oct 17, 2018 • 4 minute ...