The Friendliest Fowl on Sesame Street You could probably guess by his name that Big Bird is big. How big? He's 8 feet, 2 inches tall! Wow! He should play basketball! Big Bird is a very curious creature who makes friends easily. He is six years old and shares his nest with Radar, his teddy bear. Birthday: March 20 Favorite Songs: "ABC-DEF-GHI"; "Freebird"; "A Wing and a Prayer" Best Friend: Snuffleupagus Quote: "Gee Mr. Looper! I mean Cooper! I mean Hooper!" Likes: Figuring things out; being a part of everything; roller-skating; birdseed milkshakes from Mr. Hooper's store Dislikes: When he can't help; when nobody believes his best friend exists; chicken soup

					Horoscope: Like all Pisceans, Big Bird is creative and artistic, and sees the world through rose-colored (or maybe yellow-colored) glasses. He shares his sign with Mr. Rogers (makes sense), Albert Einstein (it's all relative), and Spike Lee (go figure). Scientific Name: Bigus canarius Philosophy: There's no such thing as a stupid question. Hobbies: Drawing pictures and writing poetry Voice and Puppetry: Caroll Spinney

	For more great behind-the-scenes Sesame Street scoop, see Sesame Street Unpaved: The Scripts, Stories, Secrets, and Songs. Excerpts reprinted with permission of CTW.