Michael McDonald
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1964-12-31 (59 years old)
Place of Birth Fullerton, California, USA
Also Known As Michael J. McDonald , Michael James McDonald
Michael McDonald
Biography
Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv. He was also a writer, director, and producer of the ABC TV series Cougar Town. His best known movie roles are as Little John in Halloween Kills, Ronovan Scargle in The Happy time Murders, Jonathan in Ghostbusters (2016), Bryce Crean in The Boss, Patrick in Spy, Julian in The Heat, and small roles in each Austin Powers movie. He graduated from USC with a degree in Business and became a loan officer at a bank in Los Angeles. A friend took him to see a sketch comedy/improv show at L.A.'s famous Groundling Theater, and everything changed for him. He quit his job as a banker, enrolled in the Groundling's Improv Program, and became a member of the troupe from 1992 to 1997. His first professional writing and acting jobs came from Concorde Pictures, Roger Corman's infamous low-budget movie studio. Starting as an extra, he landed small roles in many B-movies of the early 1990s, and he gradually earned bigger roles as well as eventually writing and directing some films. He joined MADtv during the fourth season (1998) and remained in the cast until the end of the thirteenth and penultimate season, having become the longest-tenured cast member. After 10 years on MADtv, he left the cast, but was a contributing writer and director for the show's final season. He was the last member of the cast to be hired in the 1990s, and the last cast member to have been born in the 1960s, and is the only cast member to have a "best of" clip show special dedicated to him.
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as Frank
as Clay
as Elon Musk (voice)
as Manfred / Flying Patriarchy / Guests (voice)
as Officer Pappardelle (voice)
as Michael's Bodyguard
as Leviathan
as Warren
as Little John
as George
as Robo-Dad (voice)
as Gustave Leroy
as Ronovan Scargle
as Jonathan
as Bryce Crean
as Enrique
as Patrick
as Julian
as Adam Jarver
as Ben Tomlund
as Wayne Gibbons
as Insurance Man
as Neil
as Ben Tomlund
as Galveston Gus
as Stanley
as Mitch Henderson
as Chef Duncan Keats
as Raymond Fischer
as Sam Rascal
as Andy
as Steven
as Maitre' D
as Royal Guard
as Economics Professor
as Gandhi (voice)
as Mike Davis
as Dr. Toilet (voice)
as Mr. Cropper
as RoboDad / Crewman (voice)
as NATO Soldier
as Montgomery
as Spike-Stretch
as Sarcastic Protester
as Henchman Flattened by Steamroller (uncredited)
as Reg
as Police Officer Wilson
as Tierney
as Edward Jameson
as Dancer
as Stoned Kid
as Disoriented Man
as Young Cop
as Evac. Team Pilot
as Corey
as Various
as The Parking Attendant
as Lee
as Mr. Smith
as Psychiatrist
as Welfare Worker #1
as Waiter
as Jewelry Store Manager
as The Guy
as Phil
as Disc Jockey
as Rainy
as Squirrely
as Henry
as Clean Cut John
as Animal Rights Activist (uncredited)
as Manager
as Jesse
as Player #2
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as Screenplay
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Producer
as Executive Producer