When The Electric Company first debuted in 1971, I was still a devoted fan of Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, and Grover, characters from Sesame Street, created by the same brilliant minds at the ...

Danny Seagren, the Jim Henson-trained puppeteer who performed on the kids show The Electric Company as a silent Spider-Man in the first live-action depiction of the Marvel superhero, has died. He was ...

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.’ By Mike Barnes Senior Editor A professionally trained dancer, ...