<P> Oscar the Grouch is a character on the television program Sesame Street . He has a green body ( during the first season he was orange ) , has no visible nose , and lives in a trash can . His favorite thing in life is trash , as evidenced by the song `` I Love Trash '' . A running theme is his collection of seemingly useless items in his trash can . `` The Grouch '' aptly describes his misanthropic interaction with the other characters , but also refers to his species . His birthday , as noted by Sesame Workshop , is on June 1 . The character is performed by Caroll Spinney , and has been performed by him since the show 's first episode . Since 2015 , Eric Jacobson is the understudy for the character . </P>
<P> Oscar the Grouch is a character on the television program Sesame Street . He has a green body ( during the first season he was orange ) , has no visible nose , and lives in a trash can . His favorite thing in life is trash , as evidenced by the song `` I Love Trash '' . A running theme is his collection of seemingly useless items in his trash can . `` The Grouch '' aptly describes his misanthropic interaction with the other characters , but also refers to his species . His birthday , as noted by Sesame Workshop , is on June 1 . The character is performed by Caroll Spinney , and has been performed by him since the show 's first episode . Since 2015 , Eric Jacobson is the understudy for the character . </P>
who lives in the trash can in sesame street
who lives in the trash can in sesame street
Oscar the Grouch
Oscar the Grouch