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Caroll Spinney, the person behind two pivotal Sesame Street characters, has died. He was 85.He voiced and operated the characters of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from their inception in 1969 when he ...

Caroll Spinney, the television puppeteer known for his work as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the long-running show "Sesame Street," died Sunday. He was 85. In a statement posted to Facebook, Sesame ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, ...