Danny Seagren, who played the first live-action Spider-Man, has died at the age of 81.

The actor was also a proficient puppeteer and worked on Sesame Street, stepping in for Caroll Spinney to play Big Bird on a number of episodes.

Seagren died earlier this month in South Carolina, his family announced in an obituary. His cause of death has not been shared.

The statement, posted to a memorial website, also notes that ‘a celebration of life will be held at a later date’.

‘Danny will be greatly missed by his family, friends and those throughout the community he loved living in,’ his family wrote online.

In the memorial note, he was described as a ‘dancer, writer and producer’ who worked as a puppeteer and puppet maker for Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets. Born in 1943 in Minneapoli

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