Bob McGrath, 'Sesame Street' legend, dies at 90 - The Associated Press - en Español

Bob McGrath, an actor, instrumentalist and children’s writer wide known for his portrayal of 1 of the archetypal regular characters connected the children’s amusement “Sesame Street” has died astatine the property of 90.

McGrath’s passing was confirmed by his household who posted connected his Facebook leafage connected Sunday: “The McGrath household has immoderate bittersweet quality to share. Our begetter Bob McGrath, passed distant today. He died peacefully astatine home, surrounded by his family.”

Sesame Workshop tweeted Sunday evening that it “mourns the passing of Bob McGrath, a beloved subordinate of the Sesame Street household for implicit 50 years.”

McGrath was a founding formed subordinate of “Sesame Street” erstwhile the amusement premiered successful 1969, playing a affable neighbour Bob Johnson. He made his last quality connected the amusement successful 2017, marking an astir five-decade-long fig successful the “Sesame Street” world.

The histrion grew up successful Illinois and studied euphony astatine the University of Michigan and Manhattan School of Music. He besides was a vocalist successful the 60s bid “Sing Along With Mitch” and launched a palmy singing vocation overseas successful Japan.

“A revered performer worldwide, Bob’s affluent tenor filled airwaves and performance halls from Las Vegas to Saskatchewan to Tokyo galore times over,” Sesame Workshop said. “We volition beryllium everlastingly grateful for his galore years of passionate originative contributions to Sesame Street and honored that helium shared truthful overmuch of his beingness with us.”

He is survived by his wife, Ann Logan Sperry, and their 5 children.

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This communicative corrects that McGrath studied astatine the University of Michigan, not Maryland.