What is Big Bird?
{{Infobox character|name=Big Bird|color=Yellow|series=[[Sesame Street]]|first=Episode 0001 (November 10, 1969)|creator=[[Jim Henson]]|designer=[[Kermit Love]]|portrayer=[[Caroll Spinney]] (1969–2015)<br />[[Matt Vogel]] (1996-present)|nickname=Grandsonny, by his grandmother<br />Bird, by his best friend, Snuffy|species=[[Muppet]] bird|gender=Male|image=Photograph of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Posing on the Big Bird Nest Set with Big Bird and Rosita to Celebrate the 25th Season of Sesame Street - NARA - 4003478.jpg|alt=First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Posing on the Big Bird Nest Set with Big Bird and Rosita.|caption=First Lady [[Hillary Clinton]] posing on Big Bird's nest with Big Bird and [[Rosita]] to celebrate the 25th season of [[Sesame Street]] in [[New York City]].}} '''Big Bird''' is a [[The Muppets|Muppet]] [[fictional character|character]] on the [[child]]ren's [[television]] show ''[[Sesame Street]]''. He is a big, yellow [[bird]]. Unlike most other Muppets, he is a full-body Muppet, meaning that the person controlling him is completely inside the [[costume]]. The person who played the role of Big Bird was [[Caroll Spinney]] from 1969 to 2018. In 2018, Caroll Spinney retired, and [[Matt Vogel]] started playing Big Bird full time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/arts/television/sesame-street-big-bird.html|title=Original Big Bird, Caroll Spinney, Leaves 'Sesame Street' After Nearly 50 Years|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 17, 2018|last=Itzkoff|first=David}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Muppet films}} {{tv-stub}} [[Category:Sesame Street characters]] [[Category:Muppets]]