HBO threw 'Sesame Street' a lifeline a decade ago, enabling the production of new episodes. Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to stop financing first-run episodes after this season.

Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died Sunday, according to a social media post by Sesame Workshop.

Caroll Spinney voiced and operated Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from their inception in 1969 and performed them almost exclusively into his 80s.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut ...

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