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A review of a documentary about Caroll Spinney, the voice — and soul — of “Sesame Street” characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Rating: 3 stars out of 4.
Last week, as Big Bird was making West Coast media tour (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Doctors”) to celebrate, I spoke to Spinney by telephone about his costume (“It’s a costume all the ...
Big Bird called up USA TODAY over Zoom to talk about "The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends," launching Wednesday on Audible. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 Celeb news ⭐ ...
A Reddit thread hosted by the man behind “Sesame Street”’s Big Bird took a surprisingly heartbreaking turn when he revealed details of an interaction he once had with a dying boy. Early ...
After 50 years of starring as the iconic and lovable Big Bird, Caroll Spinney is hanging up his yellow suit and retiring from "Sesame Street." Spinney, 84, will finish his work on the show this ...
Big Bird and the man inside: Inseparable on Sesame Street for almost 50 years. Caroll Spinney, who had played Big Bird since 1969, retired from the show this week.