After a surprising amount of silence on 2019's part since the death of Russi Taylor, another high profile has come. For today word has reached the ears of many that Caroll Spinney, one of the longest lasting Muppet puppeteers who famously played (and voiced) Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street since its inception in 1969, died today at his home in Woodstock, he was 85 years old.