Bob Barry's Unearthed Interviews

Caroll Spinney


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It was the holiday season and I've got the idea that the Sesame Street characters would make a good addition to the festivities. So, I attempted to call the Cookie Monster, Big Bird and the Sesame gang, or Muppets as you might call them. As luck would have it, the man who answered the phone was Caroll Spinney, the voice of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Caroll was on Sesame Street for 49 years, retiring in 2018. He was earning over $300,000 at that time. To this day, I'm not sure if Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, was in the office with Spinney. But Kermit the Frog made a mysterious appearance on the show. By the way, Caroll got his name because he was born the day after Christmas.

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