Caroll Spinney Retires From Sesame Street!

Caroll Spinney is officially retiring from Sesame Street this week, specifically tomorrow will be his last day on the iconic set. 

Due to his physical limitations, he stopped performing Oscar and Big Bird in 2015, while continuing to voice the characters off screen.

His final voice recordings will be used when Sesame Street celebrates its 50th anniversary next year. The shows will on HBO first, and then PBS in 2020.

In the meantime though, Caroll will continue to make appearances at conventions around the country, like his recent appearance at Keystone Comic Con in Philadelphia with Steve Whitmire. 

The New York Times has a great interview with Caroll on this milestone.
We thank Caroll for 50 years of excellent on the street!