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Caroll Spinney is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 26 december 1933 at Waltham (USA)
Caroll Edwin Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is an American puppeteer and cartoonist, most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street. He has sometimes been credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney.
On a March 2014 appearance of NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Spinney revealed that he and Waylon Jennings had been close friends for many years.
Spinney and his wife regularly holiday in the West of Ireland. Spinney performs a free show as Oscar the Grouch for the local schoolchildren during their Christmas show each year.
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Birth name Caroll Edwin Spinney
Nationality USA
Birth 26 december 1933 at Waltham (USA)
Death 8 december 2019 (at 85 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 26 december 1933 at Waltham (USA)
Death 8 december 2019 (at 85 years)
Biography
Spinney is married. He and his wife Debra reside in Woodstock, Connecticut. He has three children from his first marriage to Janice Spinney and four grandchildren.On a March 2014 appearance of NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Spinney revealed that he and Waylon Jennings had been close friends for many years.
Spinney and his wife regularly holiday in the West of Ireland. Spinney performs a free show as Oscar the Grouch for the local schoolchildren during their Christmas show each year.
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Filmography of Caroll Spinney (14 films)
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Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Fran Brill
Roles Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self
Rating74%
, 1h17Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Bill Barretta, Frank Oz, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Arsenio Hall
Roles Self
Rating75%
The film focuses on Clash's early career in Baltimore, Maryland. It covers his meeting and interactions with Sesame Street creator Jim Henson, puppet maker Kermit Love, and the phenomenal success of Elmo. (Clash joined Sesame Street in 1984. He resigned from Sesame Street in 2012 amid allegations of improper sexual conduct with minors, which he denied. This was not included in the documentary since it was released before the accusations were made.)
, 1h45Directed by Shawn Levy
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Politique, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Political films, Children's films, Gangster films, White House in fiction
Actors Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Matthew McConaughey, Christopher Guest
Roles Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Rating60%
Two years after the events of the previous film, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now CEO of Daley Devices, a direct response television company that sells inventions inspired by his experiences as a night security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. While wealthy and successful, he has not had the time to see his museum exhibit friends in several months.
, 45minutesDirected by Kevin Clash
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films based on Alice in Wonderland, Children's films
Actors Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, Jerry Nelson, Caroll Spinney, Fran Brill, Eric Jacobson
Roles Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice)
Rating64%
Abby wants very much to be in her own fairy tale. Elmo takes an interest in Abby's wish and
, 1h17Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Kevin Clash, Mandy Patinkin, Jerry Nelson, Vanessa Williams, Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly, Ruth Buzzi
Roles Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Rating58%
Elmo is playing with his blanket in his house. After he bumps his blanket on a juice cup and after drying off his blanket at the laundromat, Elmo sees Zoe feeling depressed because her father cannot take her to the zoo, so he decides to make Zoe happy again by imitating certain zoo animals (a lion, a monkey, and a pig). When Zoe sees his blanket, Elmo refuses to share, resulting in a tug-of-war that rips Elmo's blanket. Elmo is furious and declares that Zoe is no longer his friend. Suddenly, Telly Monster inadvertently takes away the blanket while rollerskating out of control. They go around Finders Keepers and knock over a tray of drinks Ruthie is carrying. Telly hits Cookie Monster at the revolving door of Furry Arms hotel. The blanket accidentally lands in the hands of Oscar the Grouch, who drops it in his trash can after sneezing on it. Elmo drops into the bottom of Oscar's trash can, where he finds the blanket nailed to a door. But they are both teleported to Grouchland USA, a world filled with Grouches where a greedy man named Huxley (Mandy Patinkin) steals anything he can grab including Elmo's blanket. Elmo is determined to find his blanket and begins a journey through Grouchland. He asks a kind girl named Grizzy to help in his quest, but she later abandons him when Elmo discovers that Huxley's house is on the top of the faraway Mount Pickanose.
The Spirit of Mickey (1998)
, 1h23Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Children's films
Actors Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Walt Disney, Corey Burton, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer
Rating75%
Anthologie des cartoons de Mickey Mouse et ses amis
, 1h24Directed by Duwayne Dunham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Don Ameche, Sally Field, Michael J. Fox, Ted D'Arms, Robert Hays, Kim Greist
Roles Dog in Pound (uncredited)
Rating69%
Chance, a disobedient American Bulldog (voiced by Michael J. Fox) and narrator of the film, opens by explaining that he is the pet of Jamie Burnford (Kevin Chevalia), but expresses no interest in his owner or being part of a family. He shares his home with Shadow, an older and wiser Golden Retriever (voiced by Don Ameche) owned by Peter Burnford (Benj Thall), and Sassy, a smart-mouthed Himalayan cat (voiced by Sally Field), owned by their sister, Hope (Veronica Lauren). That morning, Bob Seaver (Robert Hays) marries Laura Burnford (Kim Greist), and Chance manages to cause chaos by digging into the wedding cake in front of all the guests.
Big Bird in Japan (1989)
, 1hDirected by Jon Stone
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Caroll Spinney, Maiko Kawakami, Pat Morita
Roles Big Bird (voice)
Rating70%
Separated from their guided tour group while in Japan, Big Bird and Barkley find help from a friendly young woman who is planning to leave Japan at the same time they will be, and from the same town, Kyoto. She offers to take the pair to Kyoto as she says good-bye to family and friends along the way.
Follow That Bird (1985)
, 1h29Directed by Ken Kwapis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Transport films, Films about birds, Musical films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Sandra Bernhard, Alyson Court, John Candy
Roles Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno the Trashman (voice)
Rating66%
The members of the Feathered Friends' Board of Birds (consisting of the Madame Chairbird, a sparrow, a turkey, a puffin, a robin, and an owl) discuss their situation about Big Bird and hope that they can find a bird family to put him with. The group's social worker Miss Finch (performed by Cheryl Wagner and voiced by Sally Kellerman) is sent to Sesame Street to find Big Bird a worthy bird family and bring him to the selected family. After leaving Sesame Street, New York City, New York, Miss Finch brings Big Bird to the fictional town of Oceanview, Illinois to live with a family of dodos. The dodos think exactly the same, even saying he should have a bird as a best friend instead of Mr. Snuffleupagus (who is currently watching over Big Bird's nest). This causes him much distress.
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
, 1h34Directed by Frank Oz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Children's films
Actors Jim Henson, Art Carney, Frank Oz, Louis Zorich, Julianna Donald, Linda Lavin
Roles Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
Rating67%
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College by entertaining their fellow graduates with their theatrical production of Manhattan Melodies. Upon the suggestion of taking the show to Broadway, the Muppets proceed with the idea, certain they will become stars instantly. Arriving in Manhattan, the group meet producer Martin Price but soon discover he is a con artist named Murray Plotsky upon the arrival of the police. Plotsky is arrested, leaving the Muppets’ hopes dashed. They try other theatrical producers but has no success, their morale and finances taking a nosedive.
Big Bird in China (1983)
, 1h15Directed by Jon Stone
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Jim Henson
Roles Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Rating69%
The story starts in New York City's Chinatown, where Big Bird peeks at an old scroll with a picture of a beautiful phoenix on it. The shopkeeper explains that the phoenix is magical and lives in China. To find the phoenix, Big Bird will first have to find the four places pictured on the scroll. Big Bird thinks, "Well, what a good thing it would be if a great big American bird went to meet that beautiful Chinese bird! I mean, she could tell me everything about China, and then I could come home and tell everybody here!" He sets out with Barkley on a boat and makes it to China.
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Jim Henson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about films, Musical films, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Jack Warden, Joan Sanderson
Roles Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Rating70%
Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo the Great play newspaper reporters for the Daily Chronicle. Kermit and Fozzie, specifically, are playing identical twin reporters, which becomes the source of a running gag - supposedly, nobody can tell they are twins unless Fozzie wears his hat. While Gonzo is too busy taking pictures of a chicken, prominent London fashion designer Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg) gets robbed of her jewels. The trio are eventually assigned to investigate the theft of the valuable jewels from Lady Holiday, which they have to beg for after their supervisor Mike Tarkenian dismisses them following the Daily Chronicle 's headline about the twins joining the staff (while the other papers report on the jewel heist).
The Muppet Movie (1979)
, 1h35Directed by James Frawley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films about dogs, Films about pigs, Mise en scène d'un ours, Musical films, Road movies, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Milton Berle, Richard Hunt, Mel Brooks
Roles Big Bird (voice)
Rating75%
The Muppets have gathered in a theatre to screen their new biographical film, The Muppet Movie.
, 8minutesDirected by Friz Freleng
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Court métrage de Bugs Bunny, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Pinto Colvig, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson
Rating70%
Un jour de chasse, Bugs est poursuivi par les chiens d'Elmer. Ils finissent par coincer le lapin près d'un arbre, mais ignorent que le rusé léporidé imite l'un d'eux (il leur dit être Rintintin). Elmer arrive avec son fusil et met en joue Bugs. Ce dernier est sauvé in extremis lorsque Elmer apprend par scooter-express qu'il hérite de 3 000 000 $ de son oncle Louie. Elmer peut hériter à une condition : ne pas blesser les animaux, surtout les lapins. En rentrant chez lui, il remarque Bugs en train de se doucher, chantant Angel in Disguise, qui n'en sort momentanément que pour trouver le bon ton à l'aide du piano de la maison. Elmer tente de déloger Bugs de la baignoire, mais le lapin lui bouche son fusil avec la bonde. Puis il lui rappelle, par une feuille écrite, de penser à son oncle.
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Big Bird in China (1983)
, 1h15Directed by Jon Stone
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Jim Henson
Roles Story
Rating69%
The story starts in New York City's Chinatown, where Big Bird peeks at an old scroll with a picture of a beautiful phoenix on it. The shopkeeper explains that the phoenix is magical and lives in China. To find the phoenix, Big Bird will first have to find the four places pictured on the scroll. Big Bird thinks, "Well, what a good thing it would be if a great big American bird went to meet that beautiful Chinese bird! I mean, she could tell me everything about China, and then I could come home and tell everybody here!" He sets out with Barkley on a boat and makes it to China.