Danny Seagren, renowned Jim Henson puppeteer and the first live-action Spider-Man, has died at age 81. He played Big Bird on Sesame Street, performed in live shows, and contributed to various children ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children's television show ...

Caroll Spinney, the television puppeteer known for his work as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the long-running show "Sesame Street," died Sunday. He was 85. In a statement posted to Facebook, Sesame ...

ACTING legend Danny Seagren who played the First Live-Action Spider-Man has died aged 81. The Electric Company star sadly ...

Danny Seagren, the puppeteer who often stood in for Caroll Spinney as Sesame Street ’s Big Bird and was the first ever live-action Spider-Man, has died at the age of 81. Seagren passed away on ...

Danny Seagren, the puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and TV’s first live-action Spider-Man on ‘The Electric Company,’ has died ...

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

Big Bird barely made it out of the 1980s in one piece. Not only was Sesame Street' s biggest star in talks to ride aboard the Challenger space shuttle, but apparently, he nearly went up in smoke while ...

WOODSTOCK, Conn. (AP) -- The puppeteer who has played Big Bird on "Sesame Street" is retiring after nearly 50 years on the show. Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday will be his last ...

All right. As we heard, puppeteer Caroll Spinney died yesterday. He gave life to Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street." Through them, he taught so many kids about letters and numbers and ...