Michael McDonald
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-12-31
Place of Birth
Fullerton, California, USA
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.
Also Known For
The Crazysitter
Dec 31, 1994
Halloween Kills
Oct 14, 2021
The Unborn II
Apr 20, 1994
The Boss
Apr 07, 2016
Mother of the Bride
May 08, 2024
Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
Jan 01, 2010
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Jan 20, 2023
Outing Riley
Oct 10, 2004
The Pursuit Of Victory
Watchers II
Aug 16, 1990
Criminal Hearts
Feb 15, 1996
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Sep 04, 2003
A Bucket of Blood
Sep 12, 1995
Carnosaur 2
Feb 23, 1995
Dance with Death
Apr 22, 1992
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
May 09, 1994
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Jul 13, 1992
Leprechaun 2
Apr 08, 1994
Spy
May 06, 2015
Casper Meets Wendy
Sep 10, 1998
Ghostbusters
Jul 14, 2016
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
Nov 21, 1996
Final Judgement
Jun 01, 1992
Body Waves
May 26, 1992
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Jul 26, 2002
Twisted Love
Aug 08, 1995
Uncaged
Apr 05, 1991
Virtual Seduction
Aug 01, 1995
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
Jan 31, 1995
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Jun 08, 1999
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
May 02, 1997
The Heat
Jun 27, 2013
The Happytime Murders
Aug 22, 2018
Hideaway
Mar 03, 1995
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
Aug 16, 2019
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Sep 09, 1997
Confessions of an Action Star
Jan 23, 2005
Slackers
Feb 01, 2002
Bloodfist V: Human Target
Jan 19, 1994
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Oct 21, 1998
Revenge of the Red Baron
Sep 28, 1994
Moonpie
Feb 07, 2006
Portal to Hell
Feb 22, 2025
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Nov 18, 1992
Bloodfist VII: Manhunt
Oct 03, 1995
The Drew Carey Show
Sep 13, 1995
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Sep 16, 2006
Greg the Bunny
Mar 27, 2002
Seinfeld
Jul 05, 1989
Desperate Housewives
Oct 03, 2004
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Aug 03, 2005
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Clone High
Nov 02, 2002
Fat Actress
Mar 07, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
Family Matters
Sep 22, 1989
MADtv
Oct 14, 1995
Hannah Montana
Mar 24, 2006
Pushing Daisies
Oct 03, 2007
7th Heaven
Aug 26, 1996
Scrubs
Oct 02, 2001
Just Shoot Me!
Mar 04, 1997
Reaper
Sep 25, 2007
Community
Sep 17, 2009
Seinfeld
Jul 05, 1989
Head Case
Apr 18, 2007
Invader ZIM
Mar 30, 2001
Web Therapy
Sep 22, 2008
Web Therapy
Jul 19, 2011
What We Do in the Shadows
Mar 27, 2019
Cougar Town
Sep 23, 2009
The John Larroquette Show
Sep 02, 1993
God's Favorite Idiot
Jun 15, 2022
Good Times
Apr 12, 2024
Good Times
Apr 12, 2024
Good Times
Apr 12, 2024
Scrubs
Oct 02, 2001
Scrubs
Oct 02, 2001
NewsRadio
Mar 21, 1995
The Sex Lives of College Girls
Nov 18, 2021
How I Met Your Father
Jan 18, 2022
25 Words or Less
Aug 06, 2018
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Oct 19, 2016
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sep 17, 2013
Ellen
Mar 29, 1994
