{"id":3610,"date":"2024-09-06T21:14:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=3610"},"modified":"2024-09-06T21:14:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:14:54","slug":"longtime-sesame-street-star-bob-mcgrath-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=3610","title":{"rendered":"Longtime \u2018Sesame Street\u2019 Star Bob McGrath Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bob McGrath, longtime star of the hit children\u2019s program, Sesame Street, has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Longtime \u2018Sesame Street\u2019 Star Bob McGrath Passes Away<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Christopher Kruger (@christopher.kruger.18400)<\/p>\n<p>Born Robert Emmett McGrath, he was known for being an actor, singer, musician, and children\u2019s author. He played Sesame Street resident Bob Johnson for 45 years, from 1969 to 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He was 90 years old at the time of his death. McGrath is survived by his wife of 64 years Ann McGrath, their five children, and their 8 grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong>Children Ask Heart-Wrenching Questions About Police Brutality In \u2018Sesame Street\u2019 Special<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Baby Lamb Creations (@baby_lamb_creations)<\/p>\n<p>News of the actor\u2019s passing was first made public by his family, who released a statement on Facebook on Sunday, December 4. \u201cThe McGrath family has some sad news to share. Our father Bob McGrath passed away today. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His Sesame Street co-star Alan Muraoka quickly followed suit, sharing a statement of his own remembering his friend. \u201cWords cannot begin to express what Bob meant to me: a role model, a mentor, a friend,\u201d Muraoka, who has played shopkeeper Alan since 1998, wrote, according to Yahoo!.<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by @collecting_wonderland<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis kindness and wicked sense of humor were such a joy, and I loved him so much. We all gathered in July to wish him a happy 90th birthday, and that was the last time Herb and I saw him. Rest well my friend. 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