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ArtsJournal: music
2019-12-08 20:30:00
Carol Spinney, Long The Voice Of Sesame Street’s Big Bird And Oscar The Grouch, Has Died At 85
Spinney created two indelible characters, and, in his long tenure on Sesame Street, assisted in the creation of many more. “His Big Bird had a childlike innocence, sometimes goofy, sometimes subdued, outgoing or shy, like most children a creature of habit and mood. His themes were simple: that it was good to speak up, O.K. […]
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ArtsJournal: music
2019-12-08 20:30:00
Caroll Spinney, Long The Voice Of Sesame Street’s Big Bird And Oscar The Grouch, Has Died At 85
Spinney created two indelible characters, and, in his long tenure on Sesame Street, assisted in the creation of many more. “His Big Bird had a childlike innocence, sometimes goofy, sometimes subdued, outgoing or shy, like most children a creature of habit and mood. His themes were simple: that it was good to speak up, O.K. […]
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ArtsJournal: music
2018-10-22 12:45:55
Why Did Sesame Street, Such A Happy Show, Want To Feature A Grump Like Oscar The Grouch?
It’s all thanks to a cab driver from the Bronx, who drove Muppeteer Carol Spinney to his first meeting with Jim Henson.
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ArtsJournal: music
2018-10-17 17:01:34
After Half A Century, The Puppeteer Behind Big Bird And Oscar The Grouch Is Leaving ‘Sesame Street’
Carroll Spinney, now 84, has been playing the two characters since the show’s launch in 1969 and has appeared in thousands of episodes (not to mention a feature film, a documentary, and guest appearances on other shows).
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