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.
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Movies (25)
The Muppet Show
as Supporting Muppet Performer
2026
Lake Effect
as Frank
2023
Skeleton Xylophone
as Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
2023
Tall Poppy
as Tall Poppy (Head)
2022
Darkness Binds
as Professor Cromwell
2021
Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix
as Jackson
2018
The Muppets Take The O2
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2018
Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster
as Percy Shelley
2015
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
as Additional Muppet Performer
2013
Dry Bones
as Tom
2013
Bigfoot and Gray on the run
Associate Producer (Production)
2013
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
The Muppets
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2011
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
Sesame Street: Being Green
as Additional Muppets
2009
Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!
as Additional Muppet Performer
2009
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
as Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2008
Sesame Street: Love the Earth!
as Additional Muppet Performer
2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2007
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
as Additional Muppet Performer
2007
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
as Additional Muppet Performer
2006
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Additional Muppet Performer
2004
