I Am Big Bird The Caroll Spinney Story

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

This is a documentary about Sesame Street Behind the Scenes.

Released: 2014

Duration: 86 minutes

Director: Dave LaMattina & Chad Walker

Written by: Dave LaMattina

Music: Joshua Johnson

Studio: Copper Pot Pictures

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I Am Big Bird, is a documentary about Caroll Spinney. He was behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street.

This project was announced in 2012 and the film was completed in January 2014. The world premiere of the film was at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, Canada (April 2014). U.S. premiere of the film was, at the Montclair Film Festival, New Jersey (May 2014).

On 2015 was the video-on- demand and theatrically. On August 2015 it was released on DVD.

Official description

I Am The Big Bird is a documentary film about Carrol Spinney, who has been one of the important personalities of Sesame Street since 1969 and brought life to Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.

Although the role of Big Bird was first offered to Frank Oz, he did not accept it. Later, this role was given to Caroll Spinney. Over the years, the puppet actor did not happen. Even once, the fire that broke out in Grouch's trash was dying.

For over 40 years, Caroll Spinney, an integral part of Sesame Street, has successfully played Muppet heroes, the boy's lover, for generations. Although he remained in the background, the main reason for this love was his success.