Caroll Spinney, Puppeteer & Voice of Big-Bird Dies at 85
Your cozy rainy day gets rather melancholic when you find out the legendary Caroll Spinney has died.
The Voice and Puppeteer who brought to life the likeness of Big-Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street passed away today at the age of 85. Even more impressive, is Caroll’s dedication to these characters he portrayed from 1969 all the way up until 2018.
Sesame Workshop put out a statement regarding his passing: