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Caroll Spinney, puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died

Caroll Spinney, the "Sesame Street" puppeteer behind legendary characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died, Sesame Workshop said Sunday. He was 85. Spinney had been living with dystonia, which ...
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Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — 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, ...
Rolling Stone

Caroll Spinney, Big Bird Puppeteer on ‘Sesame Street,’ Dead at 85

Caroll Spinney, the longtime Sesame Street puppeteer who voiced the characters of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for nearly 50 years, died Sunday at the age of 85. The Sesame Workshop confirmed that ...
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Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought ...
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Caroll Spinney, 'Sesame Street' puppeteer who brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life, has died at age 85

The man behind iconic Sesame Street characters including Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has passed away, Sesame Workshop confirmed on Sunday. Caroll Spinney suffered from dystopia, a neurological ...
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Caroll Spinney, puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch dies at 85

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind ...