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Caroll Spinney

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Caroll Spinney

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Also known as Caroll Edwin Spinney, Ed Spinney

American puppeteer (1933–2019)

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Caroll Spinney, born Caroll Edwin Spinney on 26 December 1933 in Waltham, Massachusetts, worked as a puppeteer, cartoonist, actor and comedian. His notable work was Sesame Street, where he played the characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. His career began in 1955 and ended in 2018. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Daytime Emmy Award, lived with the medical condition dystonia, and had 3 children. He spoke English and died on 8 December 2019 in Woodstock.

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Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Scram! Don't Bother Me!
  • I'm Ready to Read Sesame Street Big Bird
  • How to Be a Grouch
  • The wisdom of Big Bird (and the dark genius of Oscar the Grouch)
  • How to be a grouch, by Oscar the Grouch

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Film & TV

Acting · 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1933
Active to
2019

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16
Total plays
350

Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Caroll+Spinney">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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    · 2018 · cited 473x

  5. Mechanistic insight into reactivity of sulfate radical with aromatic contaminants through single-electron transfer pathway

    · 2017 · cited 412x

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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

Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney: author, artist, and puppeteer, he has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street since 1969.

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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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date of birth
1933-12-26
Commons category
Caroll Spinney
name in native language
Caroll Spinney
start of work period
1955-00-00
date of death
2019-12-08
medical condition
dystonia
end of work period
2018-00-00
birth name
Caroll Edwin Spinney
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Caroll Edwin Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019) was an American puppeteer, cartoonist, author, artist and speaker, most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street from its inception in 1969 until 2018.

Early life

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