Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, seated, and his wife Debra Spinney participate in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building in honor of Sesame Street’s 50th anniversary on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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, according to the Sesame Workshop.
The Sesame Workshop said in a statement that the legendary puppeteer lived for some time with dystonia, which
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