Caroll Spinney
Special | 28m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Spinney has been playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since the beginning.
Big Bird is woven into the fabric of international media, and Caroll Spinney is the man that makes the feathered personality come to live. Discovered by Muppets founder Jim Henson, Spinney has been playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since the beginning of Sesame Street.
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Conversations with Jeff Weeks is a local public television program presented by WSRE PBS
Caroll Spinney
Special | 28m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Big Bird is woven into the fabric of international media, and Caroll Spinney is the man that makes the feathered personality come to live. Discovered by Muppets founder Jim Henson, Spinney has been playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since the beginning of Sesame Street.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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