<Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Td> Grouch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Male </Td> </Tr> <P> Oscar the Grouch is a character on the television program Sesame Street . He has a green body, has no visible nose, and lives in a trash can . His favorite thing in life is trash, as evidenced by the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his collection of seemingly useless items in his trash can . "The Grouch" aptly describes his misanthropic interaction with the other characters, but also refers to his species . His birthday, as noted by Sesame Workshop, is on June 1 . The character is performed by Caroll Spinney, and has been performed by him since the show's first episode . Since 2015, Eric Jacobson is the understudy for the character . </P> <P> Initially, the Puppet characters on Sesame Street did not actually appear on Sesame Street itself, but be relegated to the intermediary segments . Muppets creator Jim Henson wanted them to be integrated into the series, suggesting a giant bird and creature living in the neighborhood's trash can . The character was developed by Sesame Street head writer Jon Stone and Henson, based on the personality of a "magnificently rude" waiter . Puppeteer Caroll Spinney found inspiration for the voice in the driver of a New York City taxi he took to the studio . </P>

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