Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children's television show "Sesame Street" and even made garbage-loving Oscar the Grouch loveable, died on Sunday at the age of 85, the Sesame Workshop said.
As Big Bird, Spinney entertained generations of children around the world on the television show Sesame Street.Big Bird, Oscar and Spinney were part of "Sesame Street" when it made its debut on November 10, 1969, with the goal of entertaining and educating young children, especially those in low-income families.Spinney announced his retirement at age 84 in October 2018 after completing episodes that were to be aired in 2019 to mark the show's 50th year.
Big Bird was often flustered but persevered with the help of his neighbours on Sesame Street, where puppet creatures and humans lived side by side. When announcing his retirement, Spinney said:"Even as I step down from my roles, I feel I will always be Big Bird. And even Oscar, once in a while." Spinney also gave life to Big Bird's antithesis, Oscar the Grouch, the furry green creature who offered his curmudgeonly views on the goings-on on Sesame Street. Oscar lived in a garbage can and sang about his love of trash - "anything dirty or dingy or dusty, anything ragged or rotten or rusty."
An icon! RIP.
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