According to NBC4i, Bob McGrath, one of the original cast members of Sesame Street, has died at age 90.
News of his death was shared in a Facebook post Sunday evening, saying he died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.
McGrath joined Sesame Street as a founding cast member in 1969, playing the character of Bob Johnson. He would remain part of the cast for several decades before his retirement in 2016.
Sesame Workshop shared a touching tribute to McGrath on Facebook, mourning the loss of the man who played the show’s longest-running human character.
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