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 ...

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, the puppeteer who often stood in for Caroll Spinney as Sesame Street ’s Big Bird and was the first ever live-action Spider-Man, has died at the age of 81. Seagren passed away on ...

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, ...