Big Bird is a Muppet character designed by Jim Henson and built by Kermit Love for the long-running children's television show Sesame Street. An eight-foot two-inch (249 cm) tall bright yellow anthropomorphic bird, he can roller skate, ice skate, dance, swim, sing, write poetry, draw, and ride a unicycle. Despite this wide array of talents, he is prone to frequent misunderstandings, on one occasion even singing the alphabet as one long word (from the song called "ABC-DEF-GHI," pronounced /æbkədɛfɡiːdʒɛkəlmɪnɒpkwərˈstuːvwɪksɪz/), pondering what it could mean. He would refer to grocer Mr. Hooper as "Mr. Looper", among other mispronunciations. He lives in a large nest behind the 123 Sesame Street brownstone and right next to Oscar the Grouch's trash can. He also has a teddy bear named Radar. In Season 46, Big Bird's large nest is now sitting within a small, furnished maple tree, and is no longer hidden by used construction doors. More about Big Bird
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Caroll Spinney performed Big Bird from 1969 to 2018. Matt Vogel began as an understudy in 1996 before becoming the character's full-time performer in 2018.The most expensive item with a signature of Big Bird (Mark Fidrych Carroll Spinney (BIG BIRD) Signed Sports Illustrated 6/6/77 JSA) was sold in June 2017 for $299.99 while the cheapest item (Sesame Street Big Bird Signed Color Photo 8 x 10) found a new owner for $0.01 in April 2013. The month with the most items sold (5) was December 2019 with an average selling price of $45.00 for an autographed item of Big Bird. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with $165.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.69 was March 2020. In average, an autographed item from Big Bird is worth $24.99.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Authentic BIG BIRD Feather Sesame Street Autograph | $120.00 | ||
Autographed 8x10 - Carol Spinney - Sesame Street (Big Bird/Oscar) - JSA Cert | $99.99 | ||
BIG BIRD Carroll Spinney SIGNED LOT FAN PICTURE & LETTER 1991 SESAME STREET | $14.99 | ||
Carol Spinney Autographed Baseball With Personal Big Bird Drawing | $80.00 | ||
Carroll Spinney #52 signed auto 1992 Sesame Street Big Bird & Oscar Card BAS | $165.00 | ||
Carroll Spinney Original letter Big Bird Signed Autograph | $39.99 | ||
Carroll Spinney Original signed photo Big Bird Autograph | $39.99 | ||
Carroll Spinney Signed 11x17 Steel City Con Photo Sesame Street Big Bird COA | $9.99 | ||
Sesame Street Cast Auto Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo Elmo Big Bird Cookie Monster | $9.99 | ||
Sesame Street Signed Big Bird Photo Costume Feather 8x10 | $24.99 |
9 Times Big Bird Helped Us Be Better People (12/09/19): Caroll Spinney, who portrayed Big Bird for decades, died on Sunday. But the lessons he shared on “Sesame Street” live on.
Caroll Spinney, Big Bird’s Alter Ego on ‘Sesame Street,’ Is Dead at 85 (12/08/19): Besides the sweet-natured giant yellow bird, he also played the misanthropic bellyacher Oscar the Grouch.
Sesame Street puppeteer who voiced Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, dies at age 85 (12/08/19): “Before I came to ‘Sesame Street,’ I didn’t feel like what I was doing was very important. Big Bird helped me find my purpose.”