Paul McGinnis

Paul McGinnis

Acting • Born 1973-07-23

Acting1Huntington Beach, California, USA

Biography

Paul McGinnis (born July 23, 1973) is an American puppeteer for Sesame Street and The Muppets. He has also performed in various non-Muppet television productions such as The Book of Pooh, Julie's Greenroom, The Wiz Live!, Crash & Bernstein, Crank Yankers, Warren the Ape, Greg the Bunny, It's a Big Big World, Between the Lions and Dog with a Blog. McGinnis performed on stage in the 2004–2005 Broadway tour of Little Shop of Horrors, as well as Walking with Dinosaurs − The Arena Spectacular. McGinnis also creates his own works of puppetry on YouTube. In September 2017, McGinnis was an additional Muppet performer on The Muppets Take the Bowl live show at the Hollywood Bowl. In July 2018, he was an additional Muppet performer for The Muppets Take the O2 live show at the O2 Arena. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul McGinnis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

30 credits
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

Movie • 2008

Additional Muppets (voice)

Sesame Street: Being Green

Sesame Street: Being Green

Movie • 2009

Additional Muppets

Darkness Binds

Darkness Binds

Movie • 2021

Professor Cromwell

Skeleton Xylophone

Skeleton Xylophone

Movie • 2023

Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster

Lake Effect

Lake Effect

Movie • 2023

Frank

Tall Poppy

Tall Poppy

Movie • 2022

Tall Poppy (Head)

Dry Bones

Dry Bones

Movie • 2013

Tom

Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster

Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster

Movie • 2015

Percy Shelley

The Muppets Take The O2

The Muppets Take The O2

Movie • 2018

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

Movie • 2008

Additional Muppets (voice)

The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

Movie • 2008

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

The Muppets

The Muppets

Movie • 2011

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix

Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix

Movie • 2018

Jackson

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Movie • 2007

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs

Movie • 2007

Additional Muppet Performer

Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together

Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together

Movie • 2006

Additional Muppet Performer

Sesame Street: Love the Earth!

Sesame Street: Love the Earth!

Movie • 2008

Additional Muppet Performer

Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!

Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!

Movie • 2009

Additional Muppet Performer

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

Movie • 2013

Additional Muppet Performer

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Movie • 2004

Additional Muppet Performer

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

Movie • 2011

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

Movie • 2012

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

Movie • 2009

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

Movie • 2026

Supporting Muppet Performer

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV • 2014

Unicorn

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV • 2014

Dog Paws Puppeteer

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV • 2014

Cat Puppeteer

Portlandia

Portlandia

TV • 2011

Additional Muppets

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV • 2014

Mascot

The West Wing

The West Wing

TV • 1999

Elmo's Right Hand

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