He is the second actor to play Big Bird. Caroll Spinney was the first to do so and held the role between Sesame Street's inception in 1969 and his retirement in 2018. Spinney died in 2019 aged 85.

Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the ...

Watch the trailer for the documentary film "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story," starring Frank Oz, Jim Henson and Caroll Spinney.