Watch the trailer for the documentary film "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story," starring Frank Oz, Jim Henson and Caroll Spinney.

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 ...

'Sesame Street' puppeteer Caroll Spinney joins Andy Greenwald to talk about his 46 years as Big Bird and Oscar as well as the new documentary about his life.

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.

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 ...