Caroll Spinney

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Caroll Spinney (2014)

Caroll Edwin Spinney (born December 26, 1933 in Waltham , Massachusetts - † December 8, 2019 in Woodstock , Connecticut ) was an American puppeteer . Since 1969 he played the characters Oscar and Bibo in the American children's program Sesame Street .

Life

While in the United States Air Force , Spinney Harvey wrote and drew a comic strip about life in the military. Under the pseudonym "Ed Spinney" he also created the cartoon series Crazy Crayon . He created the Rascal Rabbit show in the 1950s and was a puppeteer for Goggle on The Judy and Goggle Show . In the 1960s he played Mr. Lion in Bozo's Big Top . He also appeared in several commercials .

In the late 1960s he met Jim Henson . When he created the children's program Sesame Street in 1969 , Spinney took over the characters Oscar and Bibo as puppeteers. He played this in more than 4000 episodes of the series. Spinney performed with Oscar and Bibo in the People's Republic of China , Australia and Japan . In addition to other films, he was also involved in the children's film Big Bird in China , which was made in collaboration with the Chinese state television, China Central Television . His way of playing served as a model for numerous international puppeteers. Spinney also wrote How to Be a Grouch (1976) and The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers (2003).

Spinney received four Daytime Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards for his work . Two of his recordings have gold record status. In 2000 he received the “Library of Congress's Living Legend Award”, and in 2006 he was honored for his life's work by the “National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences”. In 1994 Spinney received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

In 2018, he retired after working for Sesame Street for 50 years .

Filmography (selection)

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Awards (selection)

  • 1974: Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming for Sesame Street
  • 1976: Grammy nomination for Best Recording for Children for Sesame Street
  • 1976: Emmy for Outstanding Children's Programming for Sesame Street
  • 1979: Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming for Sesame Street
  • 1984: Emmy in the category Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Performers for Sesame Street
  • 1994: TV star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , 7021 Hollywood Boulevard
  • 1998: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for Sesame Street
  • 1999: Emmy nomination in the category Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Performers for Sesame Street
  • 2006: Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2007: Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for Sesame Street
  • 2010: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for Sesame Street
  • 2011: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for Sesame Street
  • 2012: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for Sesame Street

Web links

Commons : Caroll Spinney  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert D. McFadden: Caroll Spinney, Big Bird's Alter Ego on 'Sesame Street,' Is Dead at 85. In: NYTimes.com . December 8, 2019, accessed December 9, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Lanre Bakare: Caroll Spinney, Sesame Street's Big Bird, to retire after 50 years. In: TheGuardian.com . October 17, 2018, accessed December 9, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Spinney, Caroll
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spinney, Caroll Edwin (full name); Spinney, Carroll; Spinney, Ed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American puppeteer
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Waltham , Massachusetts , USA
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 2019
Place of death Woodstock , Connecticut