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Caroll Spinney

Puppeteer / Cartoonist / Actor / Comedian | * 12/26/1933 († 85, 12/08/2019) | Waltham, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Caroll Edwin Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019) was an American puppeteer, cartoonist, author, artist and speaker, most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street from its inception in 1969 until 2018. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Kids & Family | Comedies | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant! ...

The Muppet Movie

G

1979 | 3.6/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Adventure, Music, Kids & Family
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Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journe ...

Sesame Street: Follow That Bird

G

1985 | 3.2/5 | 1h 28min
Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Music
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Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secre ...

The Great Muppet Caper

G

1981 | 3.4/5 | 1h 35min
Kids & Family, Crime, Comedy, Mystery, Music
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On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs. ...

Sesame Street

TV-Y

1969- | 3.5/5 | 54min per episode
Kids & Family, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Caroll Spinney

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Daytime Emmy Awards
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Movies with Caroll Spinney as Actor(57)

as Big Bird2023 Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie
as himself2021 Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self / Big Bird2019 Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Celebration!
as Big Bird2019 Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as himself2018 Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)2016 Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Self - Muppet Performer2015 In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Himself2015 I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2012 Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
as himself2011 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Oscar The Grouch (voice)2010 Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)2009 Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)2009 Sesame Street: Being Green
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)2008 Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
as Big Bird2008 One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
as Big Bird2007 Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)2007 Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)2006 A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch2003 Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
as Oscar the Grouch (voice) (archive footage)2002 Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Oscar The Grouch (voice)2002 Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
as Big Bird (voice)2001 Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
as Big Bird (voice)1999 CinderElmo
as Big Bird (voice)1999 Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1999 The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1998 Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1997 Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Big Bird (voice)1997 Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch1996 Sesame Street: Learning to Share
as Big Bird (voice)1996 Sesame Street: Elmocize
as Big Bird (voice)1996 Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch1994 Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)1994 The World of Jim Henson
as Big Bird1990 Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)1990 Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Big Bird1988 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Oscar1988 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Big Bird1988 Big Bird in Japan
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1987 A Muppet Family Christmas
as Big Bird (voice)1986 Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)1986 Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)1985 Sesame Street: Follow That Bird
as Caroll Spinney (self)1984 Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1983 Big Bird in China
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)1981 The Great Muppet Caper
as Oscar the Grouch1981 The Great Muppet Caper
as Self - as Big Bird (voice)1979 Bob Hope on the Road to China
as Big Bird (voice)1979 The Muppet Movie
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch1979 A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) (as Carroll Spinney)1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Big Bird1978 The Bermuda Depths
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch1978 A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)1974 Out to Lunch
1973 Julie on Sesame Street

TV Shows/Series with Caroll Spinney as Actor(9)

as Oscar the Grouch2006 1 vs. 100
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)2001 Scrubs
as Big Bird1969 Sesame Street
as Oscar the Grouch1969 Sesame Street
as Sam the Robot1969 Sesame Street
as Bennett Snerf1969 Sesame Street
as Cookie Monster1969 Sesame Street
as himself1969 Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show

Movies with Caroll Spinney as Crew(1)

Writing/Story1983 Big Bird in China

Full Name: Caroll Spinney
Born: Tuesday, 12/26 1933 (December) in Waltham, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 12/08 2019 (December) in Woodstock (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Other names for Caroll Spinney (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Caroll Edwin Spinney"
"Carroll Spinney"
"Ed Spinney"
"Carroll Edwin Spinney"
"Carrol Spinney"
"Carrol Edwin Spinney"
"Carol Spinney"
"Carol Edwin Spinney"
"Carol E. Spinney"
"Carrol E. Spinney"
"Caroll E. Spinney"
"Carroll E. Spinney"
"C. Ed Spinney"
"C. E. Spinney"
"Edwin Spinney"
"Carol Ed Spinney"
"Carroll Ed Spinney"
"Carrol Ed Spinney"
"C. Edwin Spinney"
Caroll Spinney frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Clash (38x, Actor)
Jim Henson (34x, Actor)
Frank Oz (33x, Actor)
Jerry Nelson (29x, Actor)
Jon Stone (20x, Crew)
Martin P. Robinson (20x, Actor)
David Rudman (19x, Actor)
Fran Brill (19x, Actress)
Steve Whitmire (16x, Actor)
Roscoe Orman (16x, Actor)
Sonia Manzano (15x, Actress)
Bill Lawrence (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:490027, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/18/2024