Caroll Spinney and Oscar the Grouch at the Daytime Emmy Awards in 2007. After some 50 years on Sesame Street, Spinney is retiring. Noel Vasquez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Noel Vasquez/Getty Images Television After 50 Years On 'Sesame Street,' The Voice Of Big Bird And Oscar Is Retiring October 17, 2018 • Caroll Spinney, 84, has performed the roles since the show's very first episode. "I will always be Big Bird," he said. "And even Oscar, once in a while!"
