Big Bird puppeteer Caroll Spinney retires

By Nate Nickolai
Updated October 18 2018 - 7:01pm, first published 6:59pm
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street, is retiring
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street, is retiring

Caroll Spinney has been a television mainstay since 1969, but his face has rarely made an appearance.