Danny Seagren, the puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and TV’s first live-action Spider-Man on ‘The Electric Company,’ has died at 81, his family announced.

Danny Seagren, a “Sesame Street” puppeteer who also appeared as an early iteration of Spider-Man on “The Electric Company,” died on Nov. 10 at 81 years old. His cause of death was not listed. His ...

Danny Seagren, a Jim Henson puppeteer who played Big Bird on Sesame Street and portrayed the first live-action Spider-Man on The Electric Company, has died age 81. Seagren died on November 10, ...

When "Sesame Street" was created in 1969, it was a test - could television teach children? The program was developed with lower-income families in mind, and the set was meant to represent a block in ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The road to Sesame Street goes straight through Astoria, Queens, to an ...