Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney
Spinney at the 2014 Montclair Film Festival
Born
Caroll Edwin Spinney

(1933-12-26)December 26, 1933
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 2019(2019-12-08) (aged 85)
Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S.
Other namesEd Spinney
Occupations
  • Puppeteer
  • cartoonist
  • author
  • artist
  • speaker
Years active1955–2018
Spouses
  • Janice Spinney
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    (m. 1960; div. 1971)​
  • Debra Jean Gilroy
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    (m. 1979)​
Children3
Websitewww.carollspinney.com
Signature

Caroll Edwin Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019) was an American puppeteer, cartoonist, author, artist and speaker, most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street from its inception in 1969 until 2018.