Paul McGinnis

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.

Known For

The West Wing

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Portlandia

The Muppets

The Muppet Show

All Movies (25)

The Muppet Show2026 · as Supporting Muppet Performer
Lake Effect2023 · as Frank
Skeleton Xylophone2023 · as Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
Tall Poppy2022 · as Tall Poppy (Head)
Darkness Binds2021 · as Professor Cromwell
Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix2018 · as Jackson
The Muppets Take The O22018 · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster2015 · as Percy Shelley
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular2013 · as Additional Muppet Performer
Dry Bones2013 · as Tom
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars2012
The Muppets2011 · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures2011
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales2009
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces2009 · as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Being Green2009 · as Additional Muppets
Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!2009 · as Additional Muppet Performer
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa2008 · as Additional Muppets (voice)
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland2008 · as Additional Muppets (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live2008 · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Love the Earth!2008 · as Additional Muppet Performer
Elmo's Christmas Countdown2007 · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs2007 · as Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together2006 · as Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?2004 · as Additional Muppet Performer

All TV Shows (6)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Unicorn
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Dog Paws Puppeteer
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Cat Puppeteer
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Mascot
Portlandia2011 · as Additional Muppets
The West Wing1999 · as Elmo's Right Hand