Troy and Bob in Episode 0121
Behind the scenes with Caroll Spinney (as Big Bird) and Matt Robinson
Troy Byer (b. 1964) is an actress, author, and Doctor of Psychology who began her TV career as one of the Kids on Sesame Street. She appeared on the show until she was twelve years old.[1]
Subsequent roles included Knots Landing, a regular spot on Dynasty, the Showtime TV movie Uncle Tom's Cabin (with Phylicia Rashad), and feature films like Eddie (with Whoopi Goldberg) and John Q (with Denzel Washington). She wrote and appeared in the 1997 film B*A*P*S*, which starred Halle Berry, and in 2017 she published the book How to Be a Responsibly Powerful Bitch.
In a 1987 interview, Byer recalled how she auditioned for the show:
Appearances[]
- Episode 0040 — the letter K with Gordon and Oscar
- Episode 0043 — Susan reads I Have a Tree
- Episode 0048 — singing with Pete Seeger
- Episode 0058 — observing a turkey; feeding a rabbit
- Episode 0060 — lowercase i with Gordon and Mauricio
- Episode 0073 — jumping rope
- Episode 0074 — a guessing game with Gordon and Renee
- Episode 0094 — parts of the body with Bob, Josh, and Robin
- Episode 0103 — the alphabet family with Susan
- Episode 0111 — Bob's letter E; "Everybody Wash" your ears
- Episode 0112 — Simon Says; letters with Bob
- Episode 0113 — "The Alphabet Song" with Big Bird
- Episode 0114 — Ruby Dee reads Moving Day for Manuel
- Episode 0121 — introducing the show with Bob
- Episode 0122 — playing with Big Bird
- Episode 0123 — observing a crow with Mr. Hooper
- Episode 0127 — Gordon plays the drum
- Episode 0128 — Alphabet Bates; playing with magnets
- Episode 0138 — getting a bandage from Miguel
- Episode 0139 — Three Billy Goats Gruff; proud with Gordon
- Episode 0147 — playing on the tire swing
- Episode 0153 — riding a tricycle
- Episode 0154 — what's a surprise?
- Episode 0162 — counting with Gordon, Melody, and Josh
- Episode 0167 — "Right in the Middle of My Face"
- Episode 0168 — Susan unboxes an ugly lamp
- Episode 0173 — sorting bottles
- Episode 0174 — "I've Got Two"; drinking milk with Farley
- Episode 0187 — helping Big Bird
- Episode 0188 — "What Can I Do?"
- Episode 0199 — playing on the see-saw; "Someday, Little Children"
- Episode 0200 — "Three of These Things"
- Episode 0203 — Pete Seeger visits
- Episode 0204 — playing with blocks in the yard
- Episode 0207 — Farley watches the kids solve a puzzle
- Episode 0208 — segue to "Eating"
- Episode 0215 — Michael Cooney sings
- Episode 0216 — solving a puzzle with Miguel
- Episode 0223 — puzzle with Bob; "Everybody Wash" your hands
- Episode 0224 — counting cookies
- Episode 0247 — Pete Seeger visits
- Episode 0254 — sorting with Mr. Hooper
- Episode 0256 — animal game; singing with Maria (Carla Pinza)
- Episode 0265 — playing on the tire swing
- Episode 0268 — playing pin the tail on the donkey
- Episode 0272 — playing the tambourine
- Episode 0273 — saying goodbye in the yard
- Episode 0299 — letters with Bob
- Episode 0313 — Bob gets a knot out of her shoe
- Episode 0333 — attending Antonio's birthday
- Episode 0349 — Maria sings a lullaby to Mrs. Aguila's baby
- Episode 0350 — forward and backward
- Episode 0378 — percussion with Rafael; "One of These Things"
- Episode 0390 — "I Don't Wanna"
- Episode 0417 — counting five kids on the stoop
- Episode 0431 — pretending to be an elephant
- Episode 0439 — Smart Alex races Big Bird; Kate's flat tire
- Episode 0440 — spotting Alphabet Bates with David and Kate
- Episode 0453 — conjuring a sled for the snow
- Episode 0489 — under an umbrella with Big Bird
- Episode 0501 — "Stop!"
- Episode 0518 — showing off her skates
- Episode 0530 — P words
- Episode 0531 — chews bubble gum
- Episode 0555 — demonstrating the letter N with Luis
- Episode 0573 — shapes with rope
- Episode 0621 — dancing with Reggie in the yard
- Episode 0654 — "My Little Game"
- Episode 0657 — Oscar's Scary Street
- Episode 0661 — with National Theatre of the Deaf
- Episode 0687 — with National Theatre of the Deaf
- Episode 0702 — Maria's construction job
Notes[]
Photos circulated on social media have misidentified Byer as playing Sally in Episode 0001,[2][3] however the timeline of her age and the production dates don't match.[4] A later Instagram post from Byer included the correct photo of herself on the Sesame Street set.[5]
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ebony magazine Interview. December 1987
- ↑ @hollyrpeete November 11, 2019)
- ↑ @troybyer November 11, 2018
- ↑ Forum:The Saga of Sally
- ↑ @troybyer October 28, 2019