Caroll Spinney

Caroll Edwin Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019) was a puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street” from its inception in 1969 until his retirement in 2018.

Death
On December 8, 2019, Caroll Spinney died at his home in Woodstock, Connecticut after living with Dystonia for some time. He was 85 years old.