Acting
Caroll Spinney
Also Known As: Caroll Edwin Spinney, Carroll Spinney, Ed Spinney
Birth Date
December 26, 1933
Death Date
December 8, 2019
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity
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Biography
Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
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TV Show
Sesame Street
Big Bird
1969 • 3523 episodes
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TV Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Big Bird (archive footage)
2015 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The West Wing
Big Bird
1999 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Colbert Report
Big Bird (uncredited)
2005 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Scrubs
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2001 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Portlandia
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2011 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Muppet Show
Big Bird
1976 • 1 episode
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Movie
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2009
TV Show
Sesame Unpaved
1999 • 67 episodes
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Movie
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1978
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Movie
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Dog in Pound (uncredited)
1993
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Movie
The Muppet Movie
Big Bird (voice)
1979
Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2008
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Movie
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1998
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Movie
The Great Muppet Caper
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1981
Movie
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
1996
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Movie
A Muppet Family Christmas
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1987
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Movie
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2007