Big Bird reads to Connor Scott and Tiffany Jiao during a taping of Sesame Street in New York, April 10, 2008. Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has played Big Bird on "Sesame Street" is retiring ...

Caroll Spinney‘s time as Big Bird is about to come to an end.For almost 50 years, Spinney has played and voiced the lovable yellow bird on Sesame Street (and his efforts were documented in the ...

Caroll Spinney, the longtime "Sesame Street" puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died Sunday at age 85, Sesame Workshop confirmed. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

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 ...

Indeed, Big Bird — that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old — has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969.

Caroll Spinney, the big-hearted Muppeteer who played 'Sesame Street' character Big Bird for almost a half-century, died at 85. Skip to main content Plus Icon Click to expand the Mega Menu ...

Indeed, Big Bird — that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old — has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969.

Caroll Spinney, who played Sesame Street's Big Bird as well as Oscar the Grouch character since the premiere episode in 1969, is retiring.

Big Bird called up USA TODAY over Zoom to talk about "The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends," launching Wednesday on Audible. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 Celeb news ⭐ ...

But, of course, on Sesame Street, Big Bird is the big game, arguably the show’s most iconic character. Landing the part has made Vogel, who later married the girlfriend who showed him the ...