This is part of an ongoing series that looks at the history of disability issues in television. You can find Part One in the series here and Part Two here. As a disabled writer, I will use both ...
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for 49 years at “Sesame Street,” died Sunday in Connecticut after living with dystonia. He was 85. Sesame Workshop announced his ...
In today’s TV news roundup, Sesame Workshop announced a premiere date for “Sesame Street’s Historic 50th Anniversary Celebration” and “Brave New World” adds Sophie McIntosh. Casting New Zealand ...
Now in its 46th season, “Sesame Street” has transitioned from PBS to HBO, and one of the big changes is that the long-running educational show for kids apparently no longer has room for the humans in ...
When old-school fans of the iconic kid’s show Sesame Street learned that of three of the original cast members — Bob McGrath, Emilio Delgado and Roscoe Orman, aka Bob, Luis and Gordon — were being ...
Word spread last week that three longtime castmembers would no longer need to know how to get to Sesame Street. And today the CEO of the nonprofit group behind the show addressed what he called the ...
Despite last week’s news of a major Sesame Street casting shake-up, CEO Jeff Dunn insists that fans have not seen the last of Bob McGrath (Bob), Emilio Delgado (Luis) and Roscoe Orman (Gordon). ...
Roscoe Orman (Gordon), Bob McGrath (Bob) and Emilio Delgado (Louis) will no longer be a part of the Sesame Street cast, according to reports on Wednesday. ‘Sesame Street’ Fires Longtime Cast Members ...
Sesame Street is saying goodbye to some of its oldest inhabitants. TVLine reports long-time castmembers Bob McGrath (above, right), Emilio Delgado (far left), and Roscoe Orman (front row, center) will ...
Sesame Street will join HBO for five seasons without three familiar faces, according to a statement released by Sesame Workshop. Longtime cast members Bob McGrath, 84, ("Bob"), Emilio Delgado, 76, ...
People often throw around the all-too-melodramatic phrase “my childhood is ruined.” Now I’m not going to say that here, but I will say that the younger version of me is certainly more than a little ...
“Sesame Street” is losing a few longtime residents and fans are not happy. The show, which recently moved from PBS to HBO, is letting go cast members Emilio Delgadgo (Luis), Roscoe Orman (Gordon) and ...
The evolution of Sesame Street continues with the now-hbo series losing three longtime regulars. Bob McGrath (music teacher and singer Bob), Emilio Delgado (Fix-it Shop handyman Luis) and Roscoe Orman ...
PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger addressed the uproar surrounding “Sesame Street” and the recent decision to let go three of the show’s veteran cast members. “‘Sesame Street’ is produced by Sesame ...
The cutting of three veteran Sesame Street cast members was the result of the educational children’s series’ “evolving” curriculum and thus characters, and not any HBO interference, producers said in ...
There are three new openings on Sesame Street. The longrunning children's show is set to let go of three of its longtime senior cast members, E! News has confirmed. The stars departing the series are ...
Sesame Street is saying goodbye to its of their longtime cast members from the show. On Thursday, a representative for the show told People in a statement thatg Bob McGrath, 84, Emilio Delgado, 76, ...
If you were to compile a list of iconic children’s TV characters, who would occupy a slot near the very top, say in the top five (to quote a recent Chris Rock flick)? Oh, we’re not talking about those ...
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