Entertainment Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch dead at 85 Caroll Spinney died at his Connecticut home Sunday after ongoing battle with muscular disorder ...

Big Bird, Oscar and Spinney were part of "Sesame Street" when it made its debut Nov. 10, 1969, with the goal of entertaining and educating young children, especially those in low-income families.

In this April 10, 2008, file photo, Big Bird reads to Connor Scott and Tiffany Jiao during a taping of Sesame Street in New York.

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.

Sesame Street is headed for a detour, but the path forward isn’t exactly clear. The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969, is ...

Big Bird's problems getting into "The Good Birds Club" are at the centre of an anti-bullying effort being launched by Sesame Street. The venerable PBS show will air a special episode Monday that ...

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 ...

“Not sure if you guys care but something really bad happened to Big Bird from Sesame Street. He’s little now. He’s not big anymore. I’ve been crying all day,” another wrote.