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DVD

I am Big Bird : the Caroll Spinney story

Call Number

  • DVD 921 S757I (CEN)

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Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Featuring: Caroll Spinney, Debra Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Emilio Delgado, Dr. Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Joan Ganz Cooney.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Cinedigm Entertainment, [2015]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

For 46 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man behind Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch--and at 81 years old, he has no intention of stopping. A loving portrait of the man in the yellow suit, this documentary features extraordinary footage of Spinney's earliest collaborations with Jim Henson and traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon. And as the yellow feathers gives way to gray hair, it is the man, not the puppet, who will steal your heart.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced as a documentary in 2014.

Bonus features: Deleted scenes: Caroll on camera, Caroll meets Michael Jackson, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird's biggest fan, First date, Deb's song, Chinese Big Bird.

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