Caroll Spinney who was the voice and the guy inside Big Bird on Sesame Street has passed away. Spinney was also the voice of Oscar the Grouch. He worked on Sesame Street for 5 decades.
He was battling illness for quite some time.
Caroll Spinney won five Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on Sesame Street and received a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 2006.
Big Bird's look has changed through the years. In this video you can see Caroll Spinney working as Big Bird on Sesame Street.
Caroll Spinney was 85 years old.