Danny Seagren, the Jim Henson-trained puppeteer who played Big Bird on Sesame Street and portrayed the first-ever live-action Spider-Man on the kids' show The Electric Company, has died. He was 81.

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, the Jim Henson-trained puppeteer who played Big Bird on Sesame Street and portrayed the first-ever live-action Spider-Man on the kids’ show The Electric Company, has died. He was 81.

Spider-Man's had an impressive legacy in live-action thanks to his many theatrical adventures. However, before the Wall-Crawler enjoyed the ever-warm spotlight provided by red-carpet events, his first ...

Daniel Seagren, Jim Henson, and Frank Oz rehearse for an episode of 'Sesame Street' in 1970 Danny Seagren, the Jim Henson-trained puppeteer who occasionally portrayed Big Bird on Sesame Street and ...

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, ...