• Spinney at the 2014 Montclair Film Festival. Born. Caroll Edwin Spinney. (1933-12-26)December 26, 1933. Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
  • Sesame Street Muppets © 2006 Sesame Workshop The Wisdom of Big Bird © 2006 Caroll Spinney & J Milligan carollspinney.com © 2006 Caroll Spinney.
    • Caroll Spinney and Kristin Adams in Buzz: AT&T Original Documentaries (2007)
    • David Canary and Caroll Spinney in The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2005)
    • Caroll Spinney in I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014)
  • Caroll Spinney suffered from dystopia, a neurological condition that causes uncontrolled muscle movement. He died at his Connecticut home.
  • In his three-hour interview, Caroll Spinney (1933-2019) discusses his early interest in drawing and puppetry.
  • Caroll Edwin Spinney was born on 26 December 1933, in in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was named after the Christmas carols by his mother Margaret Spinney.
    • Puppeteer Caroll Spinney has died at the age of 85.
    • For instance, he played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on ‘Sesame Street’ for decades.
  • Early life Caroll Edwin Spinney was born in 1933 in Waltham, Massachussets. He enjoyed drawing, painting and puppeteering from a young age.
  • Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer, brought joy and laughter to millions of people around the world with his iconic characters.