Caroll Spinney
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Monday, January 20, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)
category: 
Television
clue: His most famous characters are a trash-dwelling grouch and an enormous canary.
explanation: Spinney performed Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird for decades. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates
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