{"id":148762,"date":"2022-12-05T14:03:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sesame-street-original-cast-member-bob-mcgrath-dies-npr\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T14:03:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:03:03","slug":"sesame-street-original-cast-member-bob-mcgrath-dies-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sesame-street-original-cast-member-bob-mcgrath-dies-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Sesame Street’ original cast member Bob McGrath dies : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bob McGrath, an actor and recording artist who was an original cast member on Sesame Street<\/em>, died on Sunday. He was 90.<\/p>\n

McGrath died of complications from a stroke, his daughter Cat McGrath confirmed to NPR.<\/p>\n

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The actor’s death was announced by family members on social media: “He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family,” read the post on McGrath’s Facebook page.<\/p>\n

McGrath, one of Sesame<\/em> street<\/em>‘s first human cast members who starred in the children’s television show 1969 pilot, became a show regular for nearly five decades, playing the friendly neighbor character Bob Johnson, alongside Big Bird and a host of other beloved Muppets.<\/p>\n

Sesame Workshop shared a statement on social media mourning “a beloved member of the Sesame Street family for over 50 years.”<\/p>\n

“Bob embodied the melodies of Sesame Street like no one else, and his performances brought joy and wonder to generations of children around the world, whether teaching them the ABCs, the people in their neighborhood, or the simple joy of feeling music in their hearts ,” the Workshop said on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n