USA: The celebrated US puppeteer, Caroll Spinney, popular for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on children’s TV show – Sesame Street, has died at the age of 85.
He passed away at his home in Connecticut, USA after living with dystonia for some time, a Sesame Workshop statement said.
Caroll had retired last year at the age of 84. Spinney had portrayed the characters – including providing their voices – since the show’s starts in 1969.