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Caroll Spinney

ACTING

1933-12-26 (92)

Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroll Spinney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroll Spinney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street(1969)

Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bennett Snerf, Sam the Robot, Cookie Monster

This Way to Sesame Street poster

This Way to Sesame Street(1969)

Big Bird

Out to Lunch poster

Out to Lunch(1974)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show(1976)

Big Bird

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street poster

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street(1978)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

A Special Sesame Street Christmas poster

A Special Sesame Street Christmas(1978)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney poster

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney(1978)

Big Bird

The Muppet Movie poster

The Muppet Movie(1979)

Big Bird (voice)

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street poster

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street(1979)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Great Muppet Caper poster

The Great Muppet Caper(1981)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Big Bird in China poster

Big Bird in China(1983)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Story

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art poster

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art(1983)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Follow That Bird poster

Follow That Bird(1985)

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

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II(1985)

Big Bird

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years poster

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years(1986)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters poster

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters(1986)

Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers poster

Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers(1986)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories poster

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories(1986)

Big Bird (voice)

A Muppet Family Christmas poster

A Muppet Family Christmas(1987)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time poster

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time(1987)

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Sing Along poster

Sesame Street: Sing Along(1987)

Big Bird and Oscar

Big Bird in Japan poster

Big Bird in Japan(1988)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie poster

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie(1988)

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

Wow, You're A Cartoonist! poster

Wow, You're A Cartoonist!(1988)

Picklepuss / Pop

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson poster

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson(1990)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! poster

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!(1990)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Monster Hits! poster

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!(1990)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals poster

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals(1991)

Big Bird (voice)

Getting Ready to Read poster

Getting Ready to Read(1992)

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey poster

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey(1993)

Dog in Pound (uncredited)

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! poster

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!(1993)

Big Bird and Oscar

Sesame Street Stays Up Late! poster

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!(1993)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration poster

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration(1993)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! poster

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!(1994)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmocize poster

Sesame Street: Elmocize(1996)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share poster

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share(1996)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas poster

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas(1996)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet poster

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet(1996)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Imagine That! poster

Sesame Street: Imagine That!(1996)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Fiesta! poster

Sesame Street: Fiesta!(1997)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Quiet Time poster

Sesame Street: Quiet Time(1997)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance poster

Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance(1997)

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies poster

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies(1997)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! poster

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!(1998)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The West Wing poster

The West Wing(1999)

Big Bird

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland poster

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland(1999)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs poster

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs(1999)

Big Bird (voice)

CinderElmo poster

CinderElmo(1999)

Big Bird (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play poster

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play(1999)

Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Let's Make Music poster

Sesame Street: Let's Make Music(2000)

Big Bird / Oscar

Sesame Street: Elmo's World poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World(2000)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch ("Music" segment)

Scrubs poster

Scrubs(2001)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf(2001)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 poster

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2(2001)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse poster

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse(2002)

Oscar The Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play poster

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play(2002)

Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke poster

Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke(2003)

Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost poster

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost(2003)

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites poster

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites(2004)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!(2004)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover poster

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover(2004)

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?(2004)

Big Bird / Oscar

The Colbert Report poster

The Colbert Report(2005)

Big Bird (uncredited)

Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings! poster

Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!(2005)

Big Bird (voice)

1 vs. 100 poster

1 vs. 100(2006)

Oscar the Grouch

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol poster

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol(2006)

Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?(2007)

Big Bird

Elmo's Christmas Countdown poster

Elmo's Christmas Countdown(2007)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland poster

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland(2008)

Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984) poster

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)(2008)

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974) poster

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)(2008)

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979) poster

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)(2008)

Big Bird

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure poster

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure(2008)

Big Bird

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian poster

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian(2009)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Being Green poster

Sesame Street: Being Green(2009)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo poster

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo(2009)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales poster

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales(2009)

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces(2010)

Oscar The Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World poster

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World(2010)

Big Bird

Portlandia poster

Portlandia(2011)

Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas poster

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas(2011)

Oscar the Grouch

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures poster

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures(2011)

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers(2012)

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars poster

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars(2012)

Big Bird (voice)

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! poster

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!(2015)

Big Bird/Oscar

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas poster

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas(2016)

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting poster

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting(2019)

Big Bird

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic poster

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic(2022)

Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie poster

Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie

Big Bird

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games poster

Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games

Big Bird

Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party poster

Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch