{"id":28896,"date":"2022-12-05T07:06:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T07:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/05\/sesame-street-veteran-bob-mcgrath-dead-at-90\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T07:06:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T07:06:06","slug":"sesame-street-veteran-bob-mcgrath-dead-at-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/05\/sesame-street-veteran-bob-mcgrath-dead-at-90\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sesame Street&#8217; Veteran Bob McGrath Dead at 90"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-3999e0d60b32c3de9bf7955b6c63255e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3999e0d60b32c3de9bf7955b6c63255e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7387016e8f21b113b16a78def1d6531d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Bob McGrath<\/strong> &#8212; one of many unique human stars on &#8216;Sesame Street,&#8217; and a longtime staple on the present for years &#8212; has died &#8230; this in keeping with his family members.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7387016e8f21b113b16a78def1d6531d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e971e33e9ffa6128e9ce528922e1fafd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The actor&#8217;s household shared the unhappy information Sunday, writing on his official Facebook web page &#8230; &#8220;Our father Bob McGrath, handed away right this moment. He died peacefully at house, surrounded by his household.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e971e33e9ffa6128e9ce528922e1fafd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d1143b6c18ad3ab34be3f26b7afce7a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-code-block canvas-code-block-permalink canvas-code-block--default  \">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbob.mcgrath.7165%2Fposts%2Fpfbid09EXZXQucDg3iyoGrSGkKe85JpsYsGTztXkvrZyVJPvD5NDw8U67T6fcNSvzfSxa6l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"629\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d1143b6c18ad3ab34be3f26b7afce7a2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d1c0592ea53a569e5f435ddb708297a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>McGrath will greatest be remembered as a recurring solid member of the beloved kids&#8217;s sequence &#8230; having made his first look when the present first aired within the &#8217;60s. He was featured within the pilot in 1969, enjoying himself, and went on to work in an extra 47 seasons. He stopped appearing on &#8216;Sesame Street&#8217; in 2017 &#8230; his final episode was &#8216;Having a Ball.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d1c0592ea53a569e5f435ddb708297a7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b25da37ec2fb0e7ae5e9778569e4fe8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>His contributions to &#8216;Sesame Street&#8217; cannot be overstated &#8230; not solely did he present instructional classes for kids by way of his interactions with the puppets &#8212; however he introduced a musical component to the present too, with unique songs like &#8220;People in Your Neighborhood,&#8221; &#8220;Sing a Song,&#8221; &#8220;If You&#8217;re Happy And You Know It&#8221; and even the &#8216;SS&#8217; theme tune.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b25da37ec2fb0e7ae5e9778569e4fe8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2962f5344c734baf88b2a54288b21015\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2962f5344c734baf88b2a54288b21015--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-db890220bc0366a1a3e50491480f635c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While Bob stepped away from showing on-camera for &#8216;Sesame Street&#8217; in recent times &#8230; he continued to work with Sesame Workshop &#8212; the corporate that runs the franchise &#8212; by going to public occasions and serving as an advocate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-db890220bc0366a1a3e50491480f635c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ebb46b0b79e83924be27528f019731dd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bob starred in numerous &#8216;Sesame Street&#8217; productions through the years &#8212; together with standalone movies, sing-alongs, vacation specials, video video games and extra. He was one of many longest-standing human grownup solid members on the sequence. He&#8217;s survived by his spouse and children.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ebb46b0b79e83924be27528f019731dd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8d00888ab40eefa786b95703c7102cdb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20221204_b76101ab69964a5da0cf02d7b32eef2c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c07da4dc-b0bf-4cc3-8d05-db62799979ca\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b7\/4by3\/2022\/12\/04\/b76101ab69964a5da0cf02d7b32eef2c_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8d00888ab40eefa786b95703c7102cdb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-47af2a1ee1b6acbb2669f942f615e60e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>BMG was 90. RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-47af2a1ee1b6acbb2669f942f615e60e--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Bob McGrath &#8212; one of many unique human stars on &#8216;Sesame Street,&#8217; and a longtime staple on the present for years &#8212; has died &#8230; this in keeping with his family members. 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