Actor, musician, and singer Bob McGrath has passed away at the age of 91, his family revealed.
The Sesame Street icon, who appeared in 47 seasons of the beloved TV show, died “peacefully at home, surrounded by his family” according to a post on his Facebook page.
For more than four decades, McGrath played the human character Bob Johnson on the television series adored by children and adults alike.
He first appeared in the pilot in 1969 after becoming one of the first four cast members hired for the show. He then went on to appear in more than 150 episodes and 47 seasons of the show before he was let go in 2017.
Though the actor didn’t appear on screen after that, he remained closely linked to the series and continued to work on Sesame Workshop.
“We’ve always looked at children as just short people. We’ve never talked down to them. The kids we were meant to reach, I think we’ve reached,” McGrath said of the show back in 1998.
“They’ve grown up. They’re in their 30s now. They have kids of their own, our Sesame Seeds, and they come up to me and say: ‘Thank you very much. It made a major difference in our lives.’”
Though the Sesame Street veteran didn’t appear in the series after 2017, he later starred in the 2021 documentary movie Sesame Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street.
McGrath is survived by wife Ann Logan Sperry and their three children and five grandchildren.
Our thoughts are with Bob’s family, friends, and colleagues during this challenging time.
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