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Caroll Spinney
Acting
120 known credits
0.8 popularity score 85 years
Biography
About Caroll Spinney
Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.
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Career at a glance
Caroll Spinney across film and television
115credited titles
103movie credits
12TV credits
1969–2022screen career span
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Awards received
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Notable work
Recent movies and TV shows
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
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Pokémon (1997) — Episodes and downloads
Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
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ToxiCity (2026) — Download guide
An up-and-coming app developer with a troubled past struggles to break free from childhood trauma as he attempts to balance work, family, and a chaotic love life.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Episodes and downloads
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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