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Michael J. McDonald , Michael James McDonald
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1964-12-31
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 7.9
- info Birth Place Fullerton, California, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Michael McDonald
4.9
The Crazysitter
1994-12-31
6.5
Halloween Kills
2021-10-14
4.1
The Unborn II
1994-04-20
5.9
The Boss
2016-04-07
5.9
Mother of the Bride
2024-05-08
3.5
Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
2010-01-01
7.6
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023-01-20
6
Outing Riley
2004-10-10
0
The Pursuit Of Victory
4.9
Watchers II
1990-08-16
5.4
Criminal Hearts
1996-02-15
5
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003-09-04
5.3
A Bucket of Blood
1995-09-12
4.3
Carnosaur 2
1995-02-23
4.2
Dance with Death
1992-04-22
4.6
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
1994-05-09
4.5
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992-07-13
5.6
Leprechaun 2
1994-04-08
6.9
Spy
2015-05-06
6
Casper Meets Wendy
1998-09-10
5.4
Ghostbusters
2016-07-14
4
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
1996-11-21
3.4
Final Judgement
1992-06-01
4
Body Waves
1992-05-26
6
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002-07-26
0
Twisted Love
1995-08-08
5
Uncaged
1991-04-05
3.6
Virtual Seduction
1995-08-01
4.2
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
1995-01-31
6.3
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999-06-08
6.6
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997-05-02
6.6
The Heat
2013-06-27
5.8
The Happytime Murders
2018-08-22
5.2
Hideaway
1995-03-03
7.4
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
2019-08-16
5.4
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997-09-09
4.3
Confessions of an Action Star
2005-01-23
5.1
Slackers
2002-02-01
5
Bloodfist V: Human Target
1994-01-19
4.7
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998-10-21
2.6
Revenge of the Red Baron
1994-09-28
2
Moonpie
2006-02-07
0
Portal to Hell
2025-02-20
6.6
The Drew Carey Show
1995-09-13
5.5
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006-09-16
6
Greg the Bunny
2002-03-27
8.3
Seinfeld
1989-07-05
8
Desperate Housewives
2004-10-03
5
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005-08-03
5.5
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05
7.5
Clone High
2002-11-02
6.2
Fat Actress
2005-03-07
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25
6.8
Family Matters
1989-09-22
6.9
MADtv
1995-10-14
7.2
Hannah Montana
2006-03-24
7.9
Pushing Daisies
2007-10-03
6.4
7th Heaven
1996-08-26
8
Scrubs
2001-10-02
6.7
Just Shoot Me!
1997-03-04
7
Reaper
2007-09-25
8
Community
2009-09-17
8.3
Seinfeld
1989-07-05
6.5
Head Case
2007-04-18
8.4
Invader ZIM
2001-03-30
7.5
Web Therapy
2008-09-22
7
Web Therapy
2011-07-19
8
What We Do in the Shadows
2019-03-27
6.4
Cougar Town
2009-09-23
6.7
The John Larroquette Show
1993-09-02
6.4
God's Favorite Idiot
2022-06-15
6.3
Good Times
2024-04-12
6.3
Good Times
2024-04-12
6.3
Good Times
2024-04-12
8
Scrubs
2001-10-02
8
Scrubs
2001-10-02
7.4
NewsRadio
1995-03-21
7.3
The Sex Lives of College Girls
2021-11-18
6.7
How I Met Your Father
2022-01-18
6.7
25 Words or Less
2018-08-06
7.3
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
2016-10-19
8.3
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013-09-17
6.3
Ellen
1994-03-29
5.1
Kath & Kim
2008-10-09
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5.1
Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
2010-01-01
5.1
The Crazysitter
1994-12-31
5.1
A Bucket of Blood
1995-09-12
5.1
Alien Avengers II
1997-10-25
5.1
A Bucket of Blood
1995-09-12
5.1
The Crazysitter
1994-12-31
5.1
Alien Avengers
1996-08-03
5.1
Revenge of the Red Baron
1994-09-28
5.1
Beautiful People
2012-05-01
5.1
MADtv
1995-10-14
5.1
7th Heaven
1996-08-26
5.1
Scrubs
2001-10-02
5.1
Cougar Town
2009-09-23
5.1
Save Me
2013-05-23
5.1
Beautiful People
5.1
Benched
2014-10-28
5.1
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013-09-17
5.1
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012-04-11
5.1
Cougar Town
2009-09-23
5.1
Outmatched
2020-01-23
5.1
God's Favorite Idiot
2022-06-15
5.1
Men At Work
2012-05-24
5.1
Man with a Plan
2016-10-24
5.1
Powerless
2017-02-02
5.1
American Housewife
2016-10-11
5.1
The Good Place
2016-09-19
5.1
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013-09-26
5.1
Mike & Molly
2010-09-20
5.1
Home Economics
2021-04-07
5.1
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
2021-03-26
5.1
Not Dead Yet
2023-02-08