Bob McGrath

2022 - 12 - 6

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Big Bird and Kermit the Frog pay tribute to their 'friend' Bob McGrath (Rhyl Journal)

The fictional duo posted separate tributes to the Sesame Street actor, musician and children's author, who has died aged 90.

A statement shared on his official Facebook said: “The McGrath family has some sad news to share. The first time my brother and I got to be on Sesame Street we had this scene with him. You were so loved all over the world.” “The nicest, sweetest, kindest man. He was the guy you saw on TV. I first met Bob McGrath in 1969 when my father and him starred together on #SesameStreet.

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Remembering 'Sesame Street's' Bob McGrath, LaSalle County native (CBS News)

CHICAGO (CBS/AP) -- "Sesame Street" icon Bob McGrath, who died Sunday at the age of 90, grew up on a farm in LaSalle County and performed in singing ...

"A revered performer worldwide, Bob's rich tenor filled airwaves and concert halls from Las Vegas to Saskatchewan to Tokyo many times over," the Sesame Workshop said in a statement. McGrath went on to serve two years in the Army, and then moved to New York, where he earned a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music, Davis wrote. He performed everything from numbers from "The King and I" and "The Sound of Music" to Stevie Wonder covers for the 1977 album "Bob Sings!" But McGrath's vocal repertoire on "Sesame Street" extended far beyond material composed for the program. "He blossomed vocally and drank in all that was Ann Arbor, Michigan in the early 1950s." [McGrath's passing](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/bob-mcgrath-sesame-street-actor-dies-at-90/) was confirmed by his family, who posted on his Facebook page on Sunday: "The McGrath family has some sad news to share.

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Bob McGrath, actor and musician of 'Sesame Street' fame, dies at 90 (PBS NewsHour)

McGrath was a founding cast member of “Sesame Street” when the show premiered in 1969.

McGrath was a founding cast member of “Sesame Street” when the show premiered in 1969, playing a friendly neighbor Bob Johnson. He also was a singer in the 60s series “Sing Along With Mitch” and launched a successful singing career overseas in Japan. McGrath’s passing was confirmed by his family who posted on his Facebook page on Sunday: “The McGrath family has some sad news to share.

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Sesame Street Original Cast Member Bob McGrath Dies Age 90 (Bloomberg)

The actor, musician and children's author, who was known as one of the first non-Muppet regular characters on the US children's show, died peacefully at his ...

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