Big Bird actor shares emotional story about dying child during Reddit AMA
May 8, 2015
Big Bird, Celebrities
Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who has portrayed Sesame Street's Big Bird for over 45 years, participated in a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) yesterday to promote the documentary I am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story. During the online Q&A he was asked about his most memorable interaction with a child and his answer about his conversation with a dying child was so moving it's since gone viral. Read his reply in its entirety.