Caroll Spinney

Known for: Acting
Gender: Male
Born: December 26, 1933
Age at death: 85
Died: December 8, 2019
From: Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Known for

Sesame Street

1969 · Cookie Monster

The West Wing

1999 · Big Bird

Scrubs

2001 · Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Portlandia

2011 · Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Muppet Show

1976 · Big Bird

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009 · Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Unpaved

1999

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993 · Dog in Pound (uncredited)

The Muppet Movie

1979 · Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation

2008 · Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Great Muppet Caper

1981 · Oscar the Grouch (voice)

1 vs. 100

2006 · Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998 · Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999 · Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Follow That Bird

1985 · Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987 · Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

1993 · Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007 · Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

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