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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Caroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933), was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the childrens television show Sesame Street.Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroll Spinney, .. ... ... ( read more! ) Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operato ... ... ( read more! ) Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials.Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry ... ... ( read more! ) James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, actor, animator, creative producer, and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (19831987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986), as well as creating th ... ... ( read more! ) Sonia Manzano is an actress and writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Follow That Bird (1985) and Firepower (1979). She has been married to Richard Reagan since 1986. They have one child. ... ... ( read more! ) Martin P. Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company. He originally built, designed, and performed the puppets for Little Shop of Horrors. He is perhaps best known for his work on Sesame Street. He has performed the characters of Telly Monster, Slimey the Worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Tony The Turtle on the show for more ... ... ( read more! ) ... Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don ... ... ( read more! ) Emilio Delgado was a Mexican American television, film and stage actor, voice artist and singer best known for his role as Luis, the Fix-it Shop owner, on the childrens television series Sesame Street. ... ... ( read more! ) Fran Brill(born September 30, 1946) is an actress and puppeteer who worked onSesame Streetbeginning in 1970. She was the first female puppeteer hired byJim Henson, outside of wifeJane Henson. She is best known for performingPrairie DawnandZoe. Brill retired from performing in September 2014. ... ... ( read more! ) While a student atNew YorksHigh School of Art and Design, Orman made his theatrical debut in the 1962 topical revue "If We Grow Up." He was an early member of theFree Southern Theaterfor two years in the mid-1960s and a founding member ofHarlem, New Yorks New Lafayette Theatre, where he acted in and directed numerous plays. His many other stage app ... ... ( read more! ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kevin Jeffrey Clash (born September 17, 1960) is an American voice actor and puppeteer whose characters include Elmo, Baby Sinclair, Clifford, Splinter and Hoots the Owl. He currently serves as Sesame Street Muppet Captain and co-executive producer.In the fall of 2006, Clash released an autobiography titled My ... ... ( read more! ) ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.David Rudman (born June 1st 1964) is a puppeteer, voice actor and producer, best known as a performer of many Sesame Street Muppet characters. He originated the role of Baby Bear, and has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work replacing Frank Oz in the role of Cookie Monster. However, Oz still comes in ... ... ( read more! ) ...