
Paul McGinnis
Acting
1973-07-23 · Huntington Beach, California, USA
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

The Muppet Show
2026 · Movie

Lake Effect
2023 · Movie

Skeleton Xylophone
2023 · Movie

Tall Poppy
2022 · Movie

Darkness Binds
2021 · Movie

Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix
2018 · Movie
The Muppets Take The O2
2018 · Movie

Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster
2015 · Movie

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Series

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013 · Movie

Dry Bones
2013 · Movie

Bigfoot and Gray on the Run
2013 · Movie

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · Movie

The Muppets
2011 · Movie

Portlandia
2011 · Series

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
2009 · Movie

Sesame Street: Being Green
2009 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!
2009 · Movie

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008 · Movie

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
2008 · Movie

The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
2008 · Movie

Sesame Street: Love the Earth!
2008 · Movie

Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007 · Movie

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
2007 · Movie

Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
2006 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 · Movie

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004 · Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
2002 · Movie

The West Wing
1999 · Series