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, ...

18:33, Thu, Nov 27, 2025 Updated: 18:57, Thu, Nov 27, 2025 Puppeteer Danny Seagren, who was trained by Jim Henson, has died aged 81. He was credited for his role in ‘The Electric Company’ as the first ...

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

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.