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Paul McGinnis

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 23, 1973 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2026The Muppet ShowSupporting Muppet Performer
2023Lake EffectFrank
2023Skeleton XylophoneSpoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
2022Tall PoppyTall Poppy (Head)
2021Darkness BindsProfessor Cromwell
2018The Muppets Take The O2Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2018Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: DemonatrixJackson
2015Frankenstein's Patchwork MonsterPercy Shelley
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverUnicorn
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverDog Paws Puppeteer
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverCat Puppeteer
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverMascot
2013Dry BonesTom
2013Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday SpectacularAdditional Muppet Performer
2012Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2011The MuppetsAdditional Muppet Performer (voice)
2011Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011PortlandiaAdditional Muppets
2009Sesame Street: Being GreenAdditional Muppets
2009Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!Additional Muppet Performer
2009Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2008Sesame Street: Abby in WonderlandAdditional Muppets (voice)
2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaAdditional Muppets (voice)
2008The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost LiveAdditional Muppet Performer (voice)
2008Sesame Street: Love the Earth!Additional Muppet Performer
2007Elmo's Christmas CountdownAdditional Muppet Performer (voice)
2007Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country SongsAdditional Muppet Performer
2006Sesame Beginnings: Exploring TogetherAdditional Muppet Performer
2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Additional Muppet Performer
1999The West WingElmo's Right Hand
Production
2013Bigfoot and Gray on the runAssociate Producer