Is big bird a boy or a girl?

Big Bird is the main protagonist of the children's television show Sesame Street. Officially performed by Caroll Spinney since 1969, he is an eight-foot two-inch (249 cm) tall bright yellow anthropomorphic canary. He can roller skate, ice skate, dance, swim, sing, write poetry, draw, and even ride a unicycle. read more

On February 16, 2015, Big Bird appeared with Michelle Obama to promote healthy eating, on the web series Billy on the Street. Big Bird appeared with Caroll Spinney in a spoof of the Academy Award winning film Birdman. read more

Just 'cause he sounds feminine it doesn't make him a girl, but then again Carroll (no offense to Carroll Spinney) is a very feminine-sounding name, but I assure you that Big Bird is and always will be a boy. read more