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Caroll Spinney in 2015: How he got his start, favorite celebrity guest on 'Sesame Street'

Written By WGN News on Monday, Dec 09, 2019 | 11:27 AM

 
Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the Sesame Workshop. He visited WGN Morning News back in August 2015 — here is that interview.