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, 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 Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch ...