Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who gave life to beloved Sesame Street characters of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for nearly 50 years, died on Sunday at his home in Connecticut, according to a statement ...

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind the iconic Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch died Sunday at the age of 85. He passed away at his Connecticut home after living with dystonia, ...

Caroll Spinney, the puppet performer behind “Sesame Street’s” indelible Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, was remembered by friends and colleagues as a gifted artist who dedicated his professional life ...

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, according ...

LOS ANGELES – 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 ...

There are no two Muppets more temperamentally opposed than “Sesame Street’s” Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and both of them were Caroll Spinney, who died Sunday at the age of 85, having performed the ...

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" since the program's 1969 premiere, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the roles. Caroll ...

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, ...