who does the voice of big bird on sesame street
Caroll Edwin Spinney
title: Big Bird text: as usual. In 2015, due to being diagnosed with dystonia, Spinney no longer puppeteered the bird suit full-time. Matt Vogel performed the bird suit on-set the majority of the time, with Spinney looping the dialogue later or having Vogel do the voice himself. Vogel also performs Big Bird (voice and puppetry) in live appearances, "Chrysler" commercials, "The Furchester Hotel", and started voicing Big Bird in new material in Season 48 of Sesame Street after Spinney's semi-retirement. On October 17, 2018, Spinney announced his full retirement from the character beginning the very same week as he planned to finish his final title: Caroll Spinney text: the best of what television and media have to offer, for doing what I've always wanted to do." Spinney is the subject of a full-length documentary by Copper Pot Pictures called "" that premiered at the April 2014 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Caroll Spinney Caroll Edwin Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a retired American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" from its inception in 1969 until 2018. He is usually credited as Caroll Spinney but has sometimes been credited using the alternate spelling "Carroll Spinney" title: Caroll Spinney text: Caroll Spinney Caroll Edwin Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a retired American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" from its inception in 1969 until 2018. He is usually credited as Caroll Spinney but has sometimes been credited using the alternate spelling "Carroll Spinney" or under the name Ed Spinney. Caroll Edwin Spinney was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on December 26, 1933. His mother, a native of Bolton, England, named him Caroll because he was born the day after Christmas. He has been drawing and painting since he title: Jordan Peele text: were well known for their musical duets at Boom Chicago. He portrayed a popular character called "Danish Supermodel Ute" during his time at Boom Chicago and hosted MTV's Comedy Weekend in 2002. In 2003, Peele joined the cast of "Mad TV" for its ninth season. Around the time Keegan-Michael Key joined the cast as a featured performer, it was assumed that Key would be chosen over Peele. The two of them ultimately were cast together after showing great comedic chemistry. Peele performed celebrity impersonations, which included favorites Caroll Spinney (as the voice of Big Bird from "Sesame Street"), Ja Rule, title: Caroll Spinney text: took over the character in 1980, and the character was given the name Elmo. The character was taken over by Richard Hunt in 1984 and finally given to Kevin Clash by Hunt a year later. Spinney reprised his role as Oscar the Grouch in "" in a cameo appearance next to Darth Vader. On October 17, 2018, Spinney officially announced his retirement from "Sesame Street", beginning that very week. His last performances as Big Bird and Oscar were recorded as part of the series' landmark 50th season, which will air the following year. The roles of Big Bird and Oscar