The late Caroll Spinney voiced and puppeteered Big Bird, who turns 55 this year (but is always 6 years old).

Before retiring in 2018, the late Waltham native Caroll Spinney voiced and puppeteered Big Bird, who turns 55 this year, despite always being 6.

To animate live hand puppets like Cookie Monster and Ernie, puppeteers insert their hands into gloves where the character’s ...

In 1972, Big Bird lined up on `Sesame Street' to receive a measles vaccine as part of a campaign to get more youngsters inoculated against the disease ...

Haim Sings Through the ABCs with Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster and More in Sweet 'Sesame Street' Clip The sister trio — touring with Taylor Swift this summer — explains that A is for Alana, D ...

It’s not every day that you see a country music legend singing with a muppet, but that’s exactly what happened when Waylon Jennings picked up a hitchhiking Big Bird in the debut Seasame Street ...