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Caroll Spinney, Who Played Big Bird And Oscar On 'Sesame Street,' Dies At 85

The actor and puppeteer performed on the popular TV show from its very first episode in 1969 until his retirement last year.
Puppeteer Caroll Spinney who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on <em>Sesame Street</em>, died Sunday at age 85.

Caroll Spinney, the actor and puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street over five decades, died Sunday at age 85.

The Sesame Workshop Spinney had died at home in Connecticut, and that he had long lived

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