Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney Edwin ( born December 26, 1933, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States), also known as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney, is an American puppeteer. He plays since 1969, the figures Oscar and Big Bird in the U.S. children's show Sesame Street ( the original Sesame Street).

Career

During his time in the U.S. Air Force wrote and drew Spinney Harvey, a comic strip about life in the military. Under the pseudonym " Ed Spinney " also he created the cartoon series Crazy Crayon.

In the 50s Spinney created the show Rascal Rabbit and worked in The Judy and Goggle show as a puppeteer of Goggle with.

In the 60s Spinney played in Bozo 's Big Top Mr. Lion. He has also appeared in several commercials.

Sesame Street

End of the 60s learned Spinney Jim Henson know. As this 1969, the children's show Sesame Street has created, Spinney worked as a puppeteer with the figures Oscar and Big Bird. These two figures far he has played in more than 4,000 episodes. With them Spinney occurred among others in China, Australia and Japan. His playing style served as a model for numerous international puppeteers. In addition Spinney wrote the books How to Be a Grouch and The Wisdom of Big Bird ( and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch ): Lessons from a Life in Feathers.

Awards

For his work Spinney received four Daytime Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards. Two of his recordings have gold record status.

In 2000, Spinney received the " Library of Congress 's Living Legend Award ," 2006, he was honored by the " National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences " for his life's work.

Since 1994, Spinney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.