Caroll Spinney, the television puppeteer known for his work as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the long-running show "Sesame Street," has died. He was 85.

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for 49 years at “ Sesame Street,” died Sunday in Connecticut after living with dystonia. He was 85.

When Big Bird and Oscar occasionally performed together — bird singing ABCs, grouch fulminating — Spinney operated one puppet while an understudy handled the other, using a vocal recording by ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut ...

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" since the program's 1969 premiere, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the roles.