Caroll Spinney
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Caroll Spinney was an American puppeteer and voice actor best known for bringing to life the beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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puppeteer ⓘ television performer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsInSesameStreet | 1969–2018 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daytime Emmy Award
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Disney Legends Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | dystonia-related complications ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-12-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-12-08 ⓘ |
| employer |
Children's Television Workshop
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Sesame Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Spinney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | children's education through television ⓘ |
| fullName | Caroll Edwin Spinney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | children's television ⓘ |
| givenName | Caroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfPerformance |
puppetry
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voice performance ⓘ |
| honor | Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy (Sesame Workshop ensemble recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | generations of children's television performers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Frank Oz
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Jim Henson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portraying Big Bird on Sesame Street
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portraying Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Big Bird
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Oscar the Grouch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sesame Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
children's entertainer
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puppeteer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Woodstock, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationAuthored | The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Woodstock, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesRegularOn | Sesame Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Debra Jean Gilroy
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Janet Spinney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfActivity | 1960s ⓘ |
| subjectOf | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | Sesame Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series
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Caroll Spinney
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