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 ...

Birdman, one of the year’s biggest Oscar contenders, seems ripe for parody by Sesame Street, home of Big Bird. And while Caroll Spinney, the man behind the bird, is no Michael Keaton, it’s a ...

LOS ANGELES—Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut ...

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.

Their collaboration was unveiled on Sesame Street ‘s official YouTube channel Wednesday morning (Nov. 20). Elphaba in Wicked is famously green, just like Oscar, though Erivo appears as herself ...

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Caroll Spinney, the master puppeteer behind the popular Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died at age 85.According to the non-profit group Sesame Workshop, Spinney died at ...