There’s a feud brewing on Sesame Street. Oscar the Grouch shut down Big Bird in a tweet on Tuesday, July 31 — and Twitter went wild. “Oscar is a grouch, but he’s still my friend (even if h ...

And if that isn’t impressive enough, he’s also played Oscar the Grouch for the same number of years. Although Big Bird is an international star, Spinney, 81, has mostly remained hidden behind ...

MARTIN: Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who retires today after nearly five decades of performing on "Sesame Street" as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.

While he is most well known as Big Bird’s puppeteer, he also was the puppeteer and soul behind Oscar the Grouch. Contrary to popular belief, Oscar was never mean-spirited or angry, simply grouchy.

Long-time puppeteer Caroll Spinney has announced that he is stepping down from the roles of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Spinney is pleased that his iconic roles will be carried on by puppeteers ...

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Caroll Spinney, the "Sesame Street" puppeteer behind legendary characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, has died, Sesame Workshop said Sunday. He was 85. Spinney had been living with dystonia ...

A drawing of Carroll Spinney, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch by resident show artist, Louis Henry Mitchell, is on display at the The Life and Legacy of Caroll Spinney exhibit on display at the ...

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street” since the program’s 1969 premiere, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the roles.

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 ...

(CNN) After 46 years as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney is stepping forward in a new documentary about his life as Big Bird. Sesame Street's puppeteer, at 81 years-old, participated ...