“I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story,” which celebrates this “Sesame Street” puppet master who, at age 81, continues to breathe life into a pair of the world’s best-loved personalitie ...

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Big Bird. Since that very first episode of "Sesame Street" in 1969, the lovable, endlessly childish and very large puppet has been a mainstay in the minds and hearts of children around the world.

Other commenters denounced Big Bird as a puppet (literally) and communist. Lavern Spicer, a congressional candidate in Florida, wrote that "Big Bird & Elmo are at least a step UP from [Dr. Anthony ...

Millions of people around the globe spent some of their childhood watching Big Bird on Sesame Street. The giant, yellow eight-foot-two bird first debuted in 1969 and for decades, fans assumed they ...

“The puppets are very avant-garde ... He met puppeteers such as Caroll Spinney, who performed Big Bird for nearly five decades, and the man behind Mr. Snuffleupagus. “ ...

Big Bird and Oscar, that's okay, because they are individuals anyway." 3 - Elmo Wasn't Originally Called Elmo Even though Elmo has exploded in popularity in recent years, Spinney said that puppet ...

He wanted Spinney to appear as himself and demonstrate to children how he operated the Big Bird puppet. Spinney refused. In a 2003 interview, Spinney recalled thinking, "I can't believe I'm ...

Spinney left the apartment and slept on friends’ couches; meanwhile, he was making more money doing puppet work in Boston, even as Big Bird landed on the cover of Time magazine. Legendary ...

“I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story,” which celebrates this “Sesame Street” puppet master who, at age 81, continues to breathe life into a pair of the world’s best-loved personalitie ...