
Jim Henson Idea Man(2024)
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.


“Big Bird guided you through childhood. Let Caroll take you the rest of the way.”
A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. At 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.

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Jim Henson
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Joan Ganz Cooney
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Frank Oz
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Emilio Delgado
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Sonia Manzano
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Bob McGrath
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Matt Vogel
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Norman Stiles
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Jon Stone
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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is a documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of china, puppetry, sesame street. Directed by Dave LaMattina, it stars Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney. A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. At 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.
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