Caroll Spinney, “Sesame Street“ puppeteer who played Big Bird, dies at 85
Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at his Connecticut home. He was 85 years old. Anthony Mason reports on his decades-long career.
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