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, according to the ...

Caroll Spinney, the beloved and renowned puppeteer who brought the original Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life on Sesame Street for nearly 50 years, died on Dec. 8 at the age of 85. According ...

Thank you." Spinney's career as the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch is the subject of a new documentary, "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story," which was released yesterday.