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Caroll Spinney signs autographs during the Dean Martin Expo and Nostalgic, Comedy and Comic Convention featuring collections of memorabilia from 1950's and 60's in New York on June 28, 2014. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

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Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

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Caroll Spinney signs autographs during the Dean Martin Expo and Nostalgic, Comedy and Comic Convention featuring collections of memorabilia from 1950's and 60's in New York on June 28, 2014. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Puppeteer who played Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’ retiring

Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday will be his last day on the program, which he joined from the start in 1969. In addition to Big Bird, the 84-year-old was also Oscar the Grouch.

By Associated Press

Arts May 08

Caroll Spinney signs autographs during the Dean Martin Expo and Nostalgic, Comedy and Comic Convention featuring collections of memorabilia from 1950's and 60's in New York on June 28, 2014. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Big Bird puppeteer tugs at heartstrings with poignant memories in Reddit AMA

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street,” did a Reddit AMA session Friday, where he fielded questions about his decades-long career with the PBS children’s television show.

By Joshua Barajas

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