Paul McGinnis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 23, 1973 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Huntington 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.
Known For
The Muppets
The West Wing
Portlandia
The Muppet Show
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
Filmography
The Muppet Show
Movie · as Supporting Muppet Performer
Lake Effect
Movie · as Frank
Skeleton Xylophone
Movie · as Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
Tall Poppy
Movie · as Tall Poppy (Head)
Darkness Binds
Movie · as Professor Cromwell
The Muppets Take The O2
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix
Movie · as Jackson
Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster
Movie · as Percy Shelley
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Unicorn, Dog Paws Puppeteer, Cat Puppeteer, Mascot · 2 eps
Dry Bones
Movie · as Tom
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie
The Muppets
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Movie
Portlandia
TV · as Additional Muppets · 1 ep
Sesame Street: Being Green
Movie · as Additional Muppets
Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
Movie · as Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
Movie · as Additional Muppets (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Movie · as Additional Muppets (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Love the Earth!
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Movie · as Additional Muppets (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
Movie
The West Wing
TV · as Elmo's Right Hand · 1 ep