Caroll Spinney

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    December 26, 1933

    Day of Death

    December 8, 2019 (85 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.

    Caroll Spinney

    Biography

    ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroll Spinney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Known For

    • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

      Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

      2009

    • Scrubs

      Scrubs

      2001

    • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

      Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

      1993

    • The Muppet Movie

      The Muppet Movie

      1979

    • The West Wing

      The West Wing

      1999

    • The Muppet Show

      The Muppet Show

      1976

    • The Great Muppet Caper

      The Great Muppet Caper

      1981

    • Sesame Street

      Sesame Street

      1969

    • Portlandia

      Portlandia

      2011

    • Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

      Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

      2011

    • A Muppet Family Christmas

      A Muppet Family Christmas

      1987

    • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

      The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

      1999

    • Follow That Bird

      Follow That Bird

      1985

    • I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

      I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

      2015

    • Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

      Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

      2021