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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

May 06, 2015 | IMDB 7.4

90 min Watch Now

Documentary

A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. At 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.

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Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney, Frank Oz, Emilio Delgado, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Matt Vogel, Norman Stiles, Jon Stone

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