Paul McGinnis
Acting • Born 1973-07-23
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
Movie • 2008
Additional Muppets (voice)
Sesame Street: Being Green
Movie • 2009
Additional Muppets
Darkness Binds
Movie • 2021
Professor Cromwell
Skeleton Xylophone
Movie • 2023
Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
Lake Effect
Movie • 2023
Frank
Tall Poppy
Movie • 2022
Tall Poppy (Head)
Dry Bones
Movie • 2013
Tom
Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster
Movie • 2015
Percy Shelley
The Muppets Take The O2
Movie • 2018
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Movie • 2008
Additional Muppets (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Movie • 2008
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
The Muppets
Movie • 2011
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix
Movie • 2018
Jackson
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Movie • 2007
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
Movie • 2007
Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
Movie • 2006
Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Love the Earth!
Movie • 2008
Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!
Movie • 2009
Additional Muppet Performer
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Movie • 2013
Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie • 2004
Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Movie • 2011
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie • 2012
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Movie • 2009
The Muppet Show
Movie • 2026
Supporting Muppet Performer
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Unicorn
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Dog Paws Puppeteer
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Cat Puppeteer
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Additional Muppets
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Mascot
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Elmo's Right Hand