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, the pioneering actor who first brought Spider-Man to live-action television and a celebrated puppeteer for Sesame Street, has died at the age of 81, his family has announced. Born in ...

According to his DignityMemorial.com obituary, Seagren died on Monday, November 10, 2025. A cause of death was not provided. The obit said that Seagren “will be greatly missed by his family, friends ...