Actor
Paul McGinnis
July 23, 1973 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Eric Jacobson
11 titles together
The Muppets, The Muppet Show, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
David Rudman
10 titles together
The Muppets, The Muppet Show, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Matt Vogel
10 titles together
The Muppets, The Muppet Show, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Steve Whitmire
7 titles together
The Muppets, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Dave Goelz
6 titles together
The Muppets, The Muppet Show, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Bill Barretta
6 titles together
The Muppets, The Muppet Show, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Full filmography · 28
The Muppet Show
as Supporting Muppet Performer
20267.2
Lake Effect
as Frank
2023
Skeleton Xylophone
as Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
2023
Tall Poppy
as Tall Poppy (Head)
2022
Darkness Binds
as Professor Cromwell
2021The 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
20135.8
Dry Bones
as Tom
2013
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
cast
2012
The Muppets
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
20116.7
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
cast
2011