Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fans across the country are mourning the death of legendary puppeteer who brought us Sesame Street's 'Big Bird' and 'Oscar The ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children's television show ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — 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 ...

Oscar the Grouch turns 48-years-old on Thursday. The "Sesame Street" character first appeared on the children's series on Nov. 10, 1969. Oscar's fur was orange during the first season of "Sesame ...

Caroll Spinney, the man who used his talents to voice the iconic “Sesame Street” characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died Sunday. Spinney, 85, died at his home in Connecticut. Sesame Workshop, ...

HARTFORD, CT – Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died Sunday, according to a social media post by Sesame Workshop. The ...

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Sesame Street's Big Bird, died on Sunday, Sesame Workshop announced. He was 85. Spinney, who also operated and voiced Oscar the Grouch, died at his home in ...

Caroll Spinney, the longtime "Sesame Street" puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died Sunday at 85. He died at his Connecticut home "after living with dystonia for some time," ...

Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died today, December 8th 2019, at age 85 at his home in Connecticut, after living with ...

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, ...