But, of course, on Sesame Street, Big Bird is the big game, arguably the show’s most iconic character. Landing the part has made Vogel, who later married the girlfriend who showed him the ...

The widespread attention surrounding Big Bird since Wednesday night’s debate is proof that the newly politicized “Sesame Street” character has bipartisan appeal, generating a connection in ...

Big Bird has found himself in the middle of the 2012 election, but it turns out the “Sesame Street” star is a registered Democrat. Well – the human being behind Big Bird is, anyway.

After sizing up a beach and a swamp for his new habitat, Big Bird chooses a rain forest ... School,” which marks the first time a Sesame Street character has been transformed into CGI animation.

Caroll Spinney, the person behind two pivotal Sesame Street characters, has died. He was 85.He voiced and operated the characters of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from their inception in 1969 when ...