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Michael McDonald

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60 Years Old

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.

Born

Fullerton, California, USA on 31st December 1964

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Jarver
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Seinfeld
Player #2
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Seinfeld
Jesse
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Web Therapy
Ben Tomlund
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Desperate Housewives
Steven
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Talkshow with Spike Feresten
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25 Words or Less
Self
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Community
Insurance Man
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Cougar Town
Wayne Gibbons
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What We Do in the Shadows
Gustave Leroy
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Family Matters
Manager
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The John Larroquette Show
Phil
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Scrubs
Mr. Cropper
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Scrubs
Dr. Toilet (voice)
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Scrubs
Mike Davis
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Ellen
The Guy
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NewsRadio
Lee
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The Sex Lives of College Girls
George
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How I Met Your Father
Warren
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Hannah Montana
Chef Duncan Keats
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Greg the Bunny
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Web Therapy
Ben Tomlund
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Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self
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The Drew Carey Show
The Parking Attendant
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Good Times
Officer Pappardelle (voice)
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Good Times
Manfred / Flying Patriarchy / Guests (voice)
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Good Times
Elon Musk (voice)
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Invader ZIM
RoboDad / Crewman (voice)
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Reaper
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Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Enrique
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Pushing Daisies
Galveston Gus
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Kath & Kim
Neil
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Fat Actress
Sam Rascal
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God's Favorite Idiot
Leviathan
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Head Case
Stanley
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Clone High
Gandhi (voice)
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7th Heaven
Edward Jameson
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Just Shoot Me!
Reg
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MADtv
Various
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Spy
Patrick
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
NATO Soldier
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Ghostbusters
Jonathan the Theater Manager
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Henchman Flattened by Steamroller (uncredited)
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Austin Powers in Goldmember
Royal Guard
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The Heat
Julian
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Halloween Kills
Little John
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Mother of the Bride
Clay
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The Happytime Murders
Ronovan Scargle
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Michael's Bodyguard
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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
Robo-Dad (voice)
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Casper Meets Wendy
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Leprechaun 2
Waiter
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Casper: A Spirited Beginning
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The Boss
Bryce Crean
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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Montgomery
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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Maitre' D
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Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Disc Jockey
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Hideaway
Young Cop
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Final Judgement
Rainy
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Bloodfist VII: Manhunt
Running Officer
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Confessions of an Action Star
Raymond Fischer
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Slackers
Economics Professor
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Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
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Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
Police Officer Wilson
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Carnosaur 2
Evac. Team Pilot
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Outing Riley
Andy
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Uncaged
Clean Cut John
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Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
Corey
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Bloodfist V: Human Target
Jewelry Store Manager
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Criminal Hearts
Tierney
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Virtual Seduction
Disoriented Man
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Dance with Death
Henry
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Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Newscaster
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Twisted Love
Stoned Kid
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Portal to Hell
David Pepperdine
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The Crazysitter
Mr. Smith
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A Bucket of Blood
Dancer
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Watchers II
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The Unborn II
Welfare Worker #1
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Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
Self
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Revenge of the Red Baron
Psychiatrist
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Body Waves
Squirrely
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Moonpie
Mitch Henderson
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The Pursuit Of Victory
Frank