Danny Seagren, the puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and TV’s first live-action Spider-Man on ‘The Electric Company,’ has died at 81, his family announced.

Jim Henson trained him to be a puppeteer, and he also worked on ‘Sesame Street’ and appeared as Big Bird on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show.’ ...

Danny Seagren, who was the first person to play Spider-Man in a live-action role, died in Little River, South Carolina, following a illustrious career that also included work on Sesame Street ...

Danny Seagren was a Sesame Street puppeteer and the first actor to portray Spider-Man on television, after he landed the role b y pulling off a Spidey-stunt in his audition ...

Danny Seagren, the first live-action Spider-Man and a former Sesame Street puppeteer, has died at the age of 81, his family has announced. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Seagren became the first ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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