Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 26, 1933 (age 93)
Place of Birth
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Also Known As
- Caroll Edwin Spinney
- Carroll Spinney
- Ed Spinney
- Carroll Edwin Spinney
- Carrol Spinney
Caroll Spinney
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
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Known For - Movies
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Dog in Pound (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie
as Big Bird (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Big Bird
The Great Muppet Caper
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Follow That Bird
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self / Big Bird (archive footage)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Scrubs
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Sesame Street
as Big Bird
Sesame Street
as Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street
as Sam the Robot
Sesame Street
as Bennett Snerf
Sesame Street
as Cookie Monster
The West Wing
as Big Bird
The Colbert Report
as Big Bird (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest