The man in the feathered suit, Caroll Spinney, tells how Big Bird saved him suicide - and more stunning stories from "Sesame Street." (Left) Everett Collection, (right) Ron Asadorian Throughout ...

Caroll Spinney is hanging up his big yellow bird suit. After playing the iconic Big Bird on "Sesame Street" for nearly 50 years, the 84-year-old puppeteer announced on Wednesday that he is ...

Along with Big Bird, Carroll Spinney has also voiced Oscar the Grouch since he joined the show in 1969 Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE Big Bird is hanging up his feathers. Carroll Spinney, the puppeteer ...

All right. As we heard, puppeteer Caroll Spinney died yesterday. He gave life to Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street." Through them, he taught so many kids about letters and numbers ...

Some bittersweet news this morning - Big Bird is retiring. More precisely, the voice behind the man inside Big Bird is hanging up his bright yellow feathers after nearly 50 years on "Sesame Street." ...