VIDEO : Big Bird Actor Caroll Spinney WIll Fly The 'Sesame Street' Coop

Caroll Spinney has been the puppeteer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" since 1969.
CNN reports, on Wednesday Spinney announced that he is stepping down from the roles.
Spinney's decades portraying the beloved characters left him in the shadows, even as Big Bird and Oscar became famous worldwide.
Big Bird, who stands more than eight feet tall has even been feted with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Spinney holds four honorary doctorates, a Lifetime Achievement Emmy, six other Emmys, two Gold Records and two Grammy honors.