I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) featured a cast of 14 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (58%) are still alive today and 5 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Joan Ganz Cooney, age 96. This film starred Caroll Spinney and Jim Henson.
58% still with us· verified cast50% of full cast · incl. 2 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 58% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
1990
1997
2019
2022
Cast14 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Caroll Spinney Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self | Deceased | 26/12/1933 | 85 | 08/12/2019 | 82 |
 Jim Henson Self | Self | Deceased | 24/09/1936 | 53 | 16/05/1990 | 79 |
 Joan Ganz Cooney Self | Self | Living | 30/11/1929 | 96 | — | 86 |
 Frank Oz Self | Self | Living | 25/05/1944 | 82 | — | 71 |
 Emilio Delgado Self | Self | Deceased | 08/05/1940 | 81 | 10/03/2022 | 75 |
 Sonia Manzano Self | Self | Living | 12/06/1950 | 76 | — | 65 |
 Bob McGrath Self | Self | Deceased | 13/06/1932 | 90 | 04/12/2022 | 83 |
 Matt Vogel Self | Self | Living | 06/10/1970 | 55 | — | 45 |
Norman Stiles Self | Self | Living | 04/12/1942 | 83 | — | 73 |
 Jon Stone Self | Self | Deceased | 13/04/1931 | 65 | 30/03/1997 | 84 |
 Fran Brill Self | Self | Living | 30/09/1946 | 79 | — | 69 |
 Roscoe Orman Self | Self | Living | 11/06/1944 | 82 | — | 71 |
Lianzi Ouyang Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tony Thaxton Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |