WOODSTOCK, Conn. (AP) — The puppeteer who has played Big Bird on “Sesame Street” is retiring after nearly 50 years on the show. Caroll Spinney announced in a statement Wednesday that he’s handing over ...

The mission may have been Challenger's doomed flight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind famous ...

Follow that bird... to Snapchat. Big Bird celebrated his 6th birthday (for the 47th time) on March 20, and to mark the big day, Sesame Street has collaborated with Snapchat to create a lens fitting ...

Caroll Spinney, the television puppeteer known for his work as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the long-running show "Sesame Street," died Sunday. He was 85. In a statement posted to Facebook, Sesame ...

NEW YORK - Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street! That's what he decides on the "Sesame Street" season opener. A rapping real-estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new habitat ("habitat," the episode ...

That's what he decides on the "Sesame Street" season opener. A rapping real-estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new habitat ("habitat," the episode's "Word on the Street"). After sizing up a ...