Acting
Paul McGinnis
Also Known As: Paul E. McGinnis
Birth Date
July 23, 1973
(53 years old)
Place of Birth
Huntington Beach, California, USA
Popularity
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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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TV Show
The West Wing
Elmo's Right Hand
1999 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Unicorn
2014 • 2 episodes
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TV Show
Portlandia
Additional Muppets
2011 • 1 episode
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Movie
The Muppets
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2011
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Movie
The Muppet Show
Supporting Muppet Performer
2026
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Movie
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2007
Movie
Skeleton Xylophone
Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
2023
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Movie
Dry Bones
Tom
2013
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Movie
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!
Additional Muppet Performer
2009
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Movie
Tall Poppy
Tall Poppy (Head)
2022
Movie
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
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Movie
The Muppets Take The O2
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2018
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Movie
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2008
Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
Movie
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
Movie
Sesame Street: Being Green
Additional Muppets
2009
Movie
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Additional Muppet Performer
2004
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Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Additional Muppets (uncredited)
2004
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Movie
Sesame Street: Love the Earth!
Additional Muppet Performer
2008