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Michelle Obama stands in the White House kitchen smiling at Big Bird from Sesame Street, with a basket of vegetables in the foreground and pots hanging behind them. Big Bird in Sesame Street Big Bird from Sesame Street meets first lady Pat Nixon
Quizzes
(Left) Eiffel Tower; (right) Washington Monument. Combo using assets (Eiffel Tower) 245552 and (Washington Monument) 245554.
Which Is Taller? Quiz
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and more of the Sesame Street Characters.
Quiz: How Do You Get To Sesame Street?

Big Bird: References & Edit History

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    Nicholas Moreau is a part-time staff member at the Peel Heritage Complex; there, he serves as reprographics specialist at the Region of Peel Archives, and copyright researcher for the Art Gallery of Peel. A graduate of an advertising and graphic design program.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: NPR - A Life Inside Big Bird. Aug 02, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - A Life Inside Big Bird. Dec 26, 2024
Links added. Jun 29, 2023
Changed the name of the designer from β€œ0” to β€œKermit Love.” Jul 22, 2020
Noted that Caroll Spinney, who played Big Bird, retired in 2018. Oct 24, 2018
Media added. Nov 03, 2017
Noted the release of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014). May 06, 2015
Updated to include Spinney's Daytime Emmy Award, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, and Big Bird in China. Feb 02, 2009
New article added. Aug 28, 2008
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