Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" since the program's 1969 premiere, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the roles.

Big Bird speaks: Why the Sesame Street star missed out on a space trip. The Sesame Street character also reveals he has presidential relatives. By Katy Finbow Published: 25 April 2015 ...

HBO threw 'Sesame Street' a lifeline a decade ago, enabling the production of new episodes. Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to stop financing first-run episodes after this season.

Within the world of Sesame Street, Big Bird’s scary transformation seems only to have lasted a single afternoon. In this rebooted, social media-based version, however, the tiny Big Bird ...

(CNN) - This is one angry bird. After President Barack Obama's campaign released a commercial using the Sesame Street character to mock rival Mitt Romney, Big Bird's parents at Sesame Workshop ...

Sesame Street is headed for a detour, but the path forward isn’t exactly clear.. The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969 ...

Sesame Street characters have been dominating social media lately thanks to Elmo, and more recently, Grover who’s decided to chart an ill-fated path into journalism. (Grover, no!) Now, here ...

On Thursday morning, Brandi Carlile appeared on "Sesame Street." Yes, the Grammy and Americana Music Association award-winner's creative circle of late includes 17-year-old singer-songwriter ...

Big Bird might soon ask: “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” After a nearly decade-long run with HBO, the group that produces “Sesame Street” is seeking a new television partner ...