Caroll Spinney, 84, retired from “Sesame Street” on Oct. 17, relinquishing his role as Big Bird after nearly 50 years. (Video: Patrick Martin, Blair Guild/The Washington Post) ...

In this 2008 file photo, Michelle Hickey, a Muppet wrangler adjusts a book for Big Bird, voiced by Carroll Spinney, so he can read to Connor Scott during a taping of Sesame Street in New York.

Ever wonder how the puppets on Sesame Street operate? ... Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Abby Cadabby, and Rudy explain the various functions and features of their Muppets.

But, of course, on Sesame Street, Big Bird is the big game, arguably the show’s most iconic character. Landing the part has made Vogel, who later married the girlfriend who showed him the ...

Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Spinney started with the PBS children's TV program at its launch in 1969, retiring in 2018.

As "Sesame Street" celebrates its 50th anniversary, ... 'Sesame Street' turns 50: How Big Bird, ... "We have to make that puppet look and feel real to the audience, ...

Cast members from the friendliest street in America will perform Thursday at Carr’s Hill for an Arts on the Hill event, following a workshop with students in Helms Theatre. Sesame Street puppeteer ...

Newsmax host Eric Bolling eagerly jumped aboard the right-wing ragefest over Big Bird promoting vaccines, declaring on Monday that “Sesame Street are a bunch of communists” for “hawking the ...

In this 2008 file photo, puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who voices Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, is interviewed during a break from taping an episode of Sesame Street in New York.

The Sesame Workshop says 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 ...

One late November afternoon in 1969, a little girl named Sally was touring her new neighborhood along Sesame Street. She met Mr. Hooper, the manager of the corner store. She met a nice lady named S… ...

In this 2008 file photo, puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who voices Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, is interviewed during a break from taping an episode of Sesame Street in New York.