Question: has big bird's voice changed?
Answer: Today, 23 years later, Vogel, now 48, doesn't animate just any Muppet — he's the man inside the Muppet, taking over the role and voice of Big Bird from longtime puppeteer Caroll Spinney after he retired last year at age 85. ... But then he bumped into Spinney, who at the time had been looking for an apprentice.