Caroll Spinney, I Am Big Bird

Since 1969 Caroll Spinney has been the puppeteer and creative force behind Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. An upbeat Spinney recalls landing this dream job, how a stroke of luck decreed that he stayed, and his memories of Jim Henson, the creator of Kermit, Ernie, and other lovable characters.

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