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
2004
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Portlandia
2015
The Muppets
2011
The Muppet Show
2026
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
Dry Bones
2013
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
2008
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
33
Producing
1
2026
The Muppet Show
as Supporting Muppet Performer
2023
Lake Effect
as Frank
2023
Skeleton Xylophone
as Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
2022
Tall Poppy
as Tall Poppy (Head)
2021
Darkness Binds
as Professor Cromwell
2018
The Muppets Take The O2
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2018
Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix
as Jackson
2016
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Dog Paws Puppeteer
2015
Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster
as Percy Shelley
2015
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Cat Puppeteer
2015
Portlandia
as Additional Muppets
2015
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Mascot
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Unicorn
2013
Dry Bones
as Tom
2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
as Additional Muppet Performer
2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2011
The Muppets
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2011
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
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
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
as Muppet Performer
2008
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
as Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
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
2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2007
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
as Additional Muppet Performer
2006
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
as Additional Muppet Performer
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Additional Muppet Performer
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Additional Muppets (uncredited)
2004
The West Wing
as Elmo's Right Hand
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!