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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 Best TV shows of 2025 📺 ...

Big Bird is known to many as the yellow-colored, loveable friend that children have watched on "Sesame Street" for decades.In February 2021, a tweet about the colors of Big Bird's extended family ...

A heartless robber stole an enormous Big Bird costume from a town's local Sesame Street circus. According to a report from ABC Radio Adelaide, the unidentified criminal stole the nearly 7ft-tall ...

The widespread attention surrounding Big Bird since Wednesday night’s debate is proof that the newly politicized “Sesame Street” character has bipartisan appeal, generating a connection in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Spinney started with the PBS children's TV program at its launch in 1969, retiring in 2018.

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.

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 ⭐ ...