Cast & creator
Paul McGinnis
Best known for The West Wing, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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.
Also known as: Paul E. McGinnis
28
film credits
6
television credits
33
1999–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (34)
Showing 34 of 34 credits
The West Wing
Elmo's Right Hand
1999
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Unicorn
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Dog Paws Puppeteer
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Cat Puppeteer
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Mascot
2014
Portlandia
Additional Muppets
2011
The Muppets
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2011
The Muppet Show
Supporting Muppet Performer
2026
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2007
Dry Bones
Tom
2013
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Additional Muppets (uncredited)
2004
Skeleton Xylophone
Spoopy Guy/ Ringmaster
2023
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
Sesame Street: Being Green
Additional Muppets
2009
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read!
Additional Muppet Performer
2009
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2008
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
2002
Tall Poppy
Tall Poppy (Head)
2022
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
Additional Muppet Performer
2007
Sesame Street: Love the Earth!
Additional Muppet Performer
2008
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
Muppet Performer
2009
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Additional Muppet Performer
2004
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Additional Muppet Performer
2013
Bigfoot and Gray on the Run
Associate Producer
2013The Muppets Take The O2
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2018
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
Additional Muppet Performer
2006
Frankenstein's Patchwork Monster
Percy Shelley
2015
Confessions Of A Homicidal Prostitute: Demonatrix
Jackson
2018
Lake Effect
Frank
2023
Darkness Binds
Professor Cromwell
2021