Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch Puppeteer on ‘Sesame Street’ Dies at 85

Caroll Spinney, Sesame Street's Big Bird portrayer and puppeteer, in New York City on Nov. 08, 2019. Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images

The puppeteer who was behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street” died on Sunday, said the Sesame Workshop.

Caroll Spinney died at age 85 after living with Dystonia, a common movement disorder, for some time, the website said. It did not list a cause of death.