Caroll Spinney

Film & TV

Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Known for

• Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic — Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)2022
• Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street — Self2021
• Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Self / Big Bird2019
• Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting — Big Bird2019
• Mister Rogers: It's You I Like — Self2018
• Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas — Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)2016
• I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story — Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self2015
• In Their Own Words: Jim Henson — Self - Muppet Performer2015
• Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! — Big Bird/Oscar2015
• Drew: The Man Behind the Poster — Self2013

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Key facts

Born

Caroll Edwin Spinney , ( 1933-12-26 ) December 26, 1933, Waltham, Massachusetts , U.S.

Died

December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) (aged 85), Woodstock , Connecticut , U.S.

Resting place

Spinney Family Cemetery, Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S.

Other name

Ed Spinney

Occupations

Puppeteer cartoonist author artist speaker

Years active

1955–2018

Spouses

Janice Spinney ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1971 ) ​ Debra Jean Gilroy ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ) ​

Website

www .carollspinney .com

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Waltham

Place of death

Woodstock

Occupation

comedian

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Award

Daytime Emmy Award

Notable work

Sesame Street

Official website

www.carollspinney.com

Image

Carroll Spinney 2014.jpg

Number of children

3

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