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