(CNN) After 46 years as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney is stepping ... included here in its entirety. \"This is a very sad story, but it's real. I got a letter from a fan who ...

Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died ... profit behind the television show, broke the sad news today on the website. Caroll died on Saturday ...

(Big Bird, New York Post) "I'm sad because I'm happy / And I'm happy, 'cause I'm mad / And I'm mad, 'cause it sounds sappy / To be happy when you're sad." (Oscar the Grouch) ...

LOS ANGELES - Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly ... a childlike sweetness often used to handle sad subjects, and giving the trashcan-dwelling ...

He was 85.He voiced and operated the characters of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from their inception ... a childlike sweetness often used to handle sad subjects, and giving the trashcan-dwelling ...