After 50 years of starring as the iconic and lovable Big Bird, Caroll Spinney is hanging up his yellow suit and retiring from "Sesame Street." Spinney, 84, will finish his work on the show this ...

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Caroll Spinney, who puppeteered and voiced Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, is retiring from "Sesame Street" after 50 years. He has been part of the show since its inception in 1969. (He even met ...

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The man who has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since "Sesame Street" debuted in 1969 is retiring this week, Sesame Workshop said Wednesday in a news release. Caroll Spinney, 84, will perform ...

Caroll Spinney, the person who voiced Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died.

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird on the show for nearly 50 years, has died at age 85, Sesame Workshop announced in a statement Sunday.

Caroll Spinney, the person who voiced Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died.