Carroll Spinney/Big Bird

jeremyactor

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I was watching SS the other day and saw a new segment with Big Bird and Ernie (I forgot what it was called - but it was basically Find Ernie in one of many exotic locations during a game of hide and seek). Anyhow- I noticed the voice is NOT Carroll Spinney anymore. I didn't hear or read anything - but is he retired now, or semi retired? The voice didn't sound right at all - far too southern, IMO. Just wondering what happened to him, and who's doing Big Bird now?

Jeremy
 

Lu775

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Journey To Ernie

It is someone else doing Big Bird in the Journey to Ernie segments.
Carroll is still around, just doing less than he used to . I'm sure one of the many experts can tell you the name of the guy doing Big Bird for him.... I've blanked out on his name. Sorry!
 

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The other big bird voice is Matt Vogel. He has also voiced janice and scooter in Muppet Racemania
 

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It's nice to know this, but Carol is still about. He still plays Big Bird and Oscar.

It's just hard to tell, 'cause the Journey to Ernie segment reuse footage. I think they shot it all in a day or two!
 

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Carol S. is still Big Bird, Matt Vogel is his sucessor in training, after losing Jim and Richard Hunt I think the Henson and Sesame Street people realized it might be a good idea to get the younger puppeteers trained by the originals to keep the tranistion smoother
 
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