Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Retires After Nearly 50 Years on ‘Sesame Street’ Puppeteer Caroll Spinney is ...

Sesame Workshop announced today that Spinney, the puppeteer who brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life on the seminal kids show since 1969, will be retiring from the position. The good news is ...

Along with Big Bird, Caroll Spinney also voiced Oscar the Grouch when he joined the show in 1969 Sesame Street has lost one of its original residents. Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird ...

On Wednesday, Caroll Spinney, the 84 year-old puppeteer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, announced his retirement. Big Bird is one of the most iconic characters on "Sesame Street," and Spinney ...

The lamp posts that line Sesame Street are a little less bright today with news that puppeteer Caroll Spinney is stepping down as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, roles he has performed on Sesame Street ...

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney is hanging up his feathers after bringing beloved “Sesame Street” character Big Bird to life for nearly 50 years. The cast member of the long-running children’s show is also ...