Caroll Spinney
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1933-12-26 · Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- 2019-12-08
Known for
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) — Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) — Dog in Pound (uncredited)
- The Muppet Movie (1979) — Big Bird (voice)
- The West Wing (1999) — Big Bird (voice)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Muppet Show (1976) — Big Bird
- The Great Muppet Caper (1981) — Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- The Colbert Report (2005) — Big Bird (uncredited)
- Sesame Street (1969) — Cookie Monster
- Scrubs (2001) — Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- Portlandia (2011) — Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) — Self
- A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) — 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)
- I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) — Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self