Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1933-12-26
- Day of Death2019-12-08 (85 years)
- Place of BirthWaltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Also Known AsCaroll Edwin SpinneyCarroll SpinneyEd SpinneyCarroll Edwin SpinneyCarrol SpinneyCarrol Edwin SpinneyCarol SpinneyCarol Edwin SpinneyCarol E. SpinneyCarrol E. SpinneyCaroll E. SpinneyCarroll E. SpinneyC. Ed SpinneyC. E. SpinneyEdwin SpinneyCarol Ed SpinneyCarroll Ed SpinneyCarrol Ed SpinneyC. Edwin Spinney
Caroll Spinney
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroll Spinney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of...Read More
Acting Career
- 2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
As: Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- 2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
As: Big Bird
- 2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- 2011
Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas
As: Oscar the Grouch
- 2011
Portlandia
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- 2010
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All about Faces
As: Oscar The Grouch (voice)
- 2009
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- 2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2009Sesame Street: Being Green
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2008Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
As: Big Bird
2008Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)
As: Big Bird
2008Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)
As: Big Bird
2008Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
As: Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)
2008One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
As: Big Bird
2007Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2007Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
As: Big Bird
2006A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
As: Oscar the Grouch / Big Bird (voice)
20061 vs. 100
As: Oscar the Grouch
2005Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
As: Big Bird (voice)
2004Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
As: Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
2003Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
As: Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
2003Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost
As: Big Bird
2003Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic
As: Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2002Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
As: Oscar The Grouch (voice)
2001Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
As: Big Bird (voice)
2001Scrubs
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2001Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1999The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1999The West Wing
As: Big Bird
1999Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
As: Big Bird (voice)
1999CinderElmo
As: Big Bird (voice)
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997Sesame Street: Fiesta!
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997Sesame Street: Quiet Time
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1997Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
As: Big Bird / Oscar (voice)
1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
As: Big Bird (voice)
1996Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
As: Big Bird (voice)
1996Sesame Street: Imagine That!
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1996Sesame Street: Elmocize
As: Big Bird (voice)
1996Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
1993Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1993Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
As: Big Bird and Oscar
1993Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- 1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
As: Dog in Pound (uncredited)
1991Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
As: Big Bird (voice)
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
1990Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1988Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
As: Picklepuss / Pop
1988Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
As: Big Bird / Oscar
1988Big Bird in Japan
As: Big Bird (voice)
1987A Muppet Family Christmas
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1987Sesame Street: Sing Along
As: Big Bird and Oscar
1986Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
As: Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch
1986Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
As: Big Bird (voice)
1985Follow That Bird
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
1985Night of 100 Stars II
As: Big Bird
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1983Big Bird in China
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- 1981
The Great Muppet Caper
As: Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- 1979
The Muppet Movie
As: Big Bird (voice)
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1978A Special Sesame Street Christmas
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
As: Big Bird
1976The Muppet Show
As: Big Bird
1974Out to Lunch
As: Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1969Sesame Street
As: Big Bird
- 1969
Sesame Street
As: Oscar the Grouch
- 1969
Sesame Street
As: Bennett Snerf
- 1969
Sesame Street
As: Sam the Robot
- 1969
Sesame Street
As: Cookie Monster
1969This Way to Sesame Street
As: Big Bird