Remembering Caroll Spinney (December 26, 1933-December 8, 2019)

[Phillip]

Just announced...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1203727490616905728

 

[Oscarfan]

https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet/photos/a.314049424548/10157828544644549

 

[King Jim]

Rest in peace Caroll Spinney. Thank you for giving me a wonderful childhood.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

NOO, NO!

That's it. I'm completely breaking down right now.
Just...thank you for everything. Oscar and Big Bird have meant the world to me since I was a baby.
I'm just, crushed

 

[datman24]

I was afraid this was going to come sooner or later. How heartbreaking, but at least he lived a good life delighting millions of children across the globe for over 50 years. It seems fitting that his last public appearance would be the lighting of the Empire State Building to mark the show's 50th Anniversary.

 

[BlakeConor14]

Rest in peace Carrol
Thank you for bringing joy to the world for 50 years

you will be missed by all of us greatly and you’ll forever live in with Big Bird and Oscar

 

[Duke Remington]

This news feels like a bubble bursting.

R.I.P., Caroll Spinney. Please say hello to Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Jerry Juhl, Will Lee, Matt Robinson, etc. for us when you get to Heaven.

 

[Katzi428]

R.I.P Carroll Spinney . ...I grew up as one of the first generations to watch him portray Big Bird & Oscar. Thank you for the smiles & laughs. My sympathy goes out to his family & friends.

 

[LittleJerry92]

This definitely wasn’t something I wanted to hear on my birthday, but alas, R.I.P Caroll. Thank you for all your wonderful work as Big Bird and Oscar on Sesame Street. I’m very happy to have gotten the chance to meet you and your wife Debbie a year ago. I was really hopeful he would make it through the final year of this decade, but alas, life ain’t always fair like that. Rest easy, old friend.

 

[animalrescuer]

RIP Caroll. You’ve done so much for all kinds of children all around the world and their parents, too. You’ve done so much for Muppet fans as well. You’ll never be forgotten, ever. We love you!