Tag: Big Bird
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Caroll Spinney | DISNEY THIS DAY | December 26, 1933
On this day in 1933, puppeteer Caroll Spinney was born. He was best known for bringing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life on ‘Sesame Street’ for 50 years. Spinney had guest appearances in many Muppet films and television shows, including ‘The Muppet Show,’ ‘The Muppet Movie,’ ‘The Great Muppet Caper,’ ‘The Muppets Take…
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Legendary Sesame Street Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Dead at 85
Caroll Spinney, the man behind many beloved Sesame Street characters like Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch died today at the age of 85. He joined Sesame Street at the beginning in 1969 and was a part of the Sesame Street family for decades. He died at his home after living with Dystonia. For five…
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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story – A Review
Caroll Spinney’s story is that of romance, of overwhelming joy, emotions, beauty, and most of all, innocence. For those too young to remember a time before the Tickle-Me-Elmo craze, Big Bird ruled supreme. The break-out star of Sesame Street and a towering icon of 20th century Americana, Big Bird represented something beautiful and joyous in…