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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 ...
WBUR

'Sesame Street' Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Dies At Age 85

Caroll Spinney and Kermit Love on the set of a "Sesame Street" production. (Courtesy Debra Spinney) Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on ...
USA Today

'Sesame Street' icon Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, dies at 85

Caroll Spinney, the longtime "Sesame Street" puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died Sunday at 85. He died at his Connecticut home "after living with dystonia for some time," ...
Page Six

Caroll Spinney, puppeteer and voice behind Big Bird, dead at 85

Sesame Street's Big Bird and puppeteer Caroll Spinney participate in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building in honor of Sesame Street's 50th anniversary on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in New ...
IGN

Caroll Spinney, Actor and Puppeteer for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Dead at 85

Caroll Spinney, the longtime puppeteer and voice actor for Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died at the age of 85, according to a press release from the Sesame Workshop. Spinney was ...
NPR

Remembering Caroll Spinney, the voice and spirit of Big Bird

Just hearing the name Big Bird sends many of us swirling down memory lane. Perhaps you remember watching the beloved bird on Sesame Street with your mom or your best ...
Los Angeles Times

Caroll Spinney, ‘Sesame Street’ puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, dies at 85

HARTFORD, Conn. — 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, according ...
radaronline

‘Sesame Street’ Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Dies From Muscle Disorder At 85

Sesame Street has lost a legend. As RadarOnline.com has learned, Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird and voiced Oscar the Grouch for nearly 50 years, has died. Spinney died on Sunday, ...
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Caroll Spinney, the ‘Sesame Street’ Puppeteer Behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Dies at 85

CONNECTICUT — Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought beloved “Sesame Street” characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life, died on Sunday, according to Sesame Workshop. Spinney passed away at ...
The Denver Post

Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Puppeteer Caroll Spinney is interviewed during a break from taping an episode of Sesame Street on Thursday, April 10, 2008 in New York. Being Big Bird is ...
Houston Public Media

Caroll Spinney, Who Played Big Bird And Oscar On ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies At 85

Caroll Spinney, the actor and puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street over five decades, died Sunday at age 85. The Sesame Workshop said Spinney had died at home in ...
Tampa Bay Times

Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85

Spinney gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years. In this Thursday, April 27, 2006, file photo, Caroll Spinney, right, who portrays "Sesame Street" characters Oscar ...