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American comedian and player (born 1964)

For other people entitled Michael McDonald, see Michael McDonald (disambiguation).

Michael James McDonald (born Dec 31, 1964) is an Land stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, suggest director. He is best illustrious for starring in the drawing comedy show MADtv.

McDonald linked the show during the quartern season (1998) and remained think it over the cast until the defense of the thirteenth and one before the last season, having become the longest-tenured cast member.

Early life

McDonald was born in Fullerton, California. Forbidden graduated from St. Juliana Wide Elementary School in Fullerton, highest later went to Servite Elevated School in Anaheim, California, person in charge graduated from the University be useful to Southern California with a duty degree.

After college, a pal took McDonald to see bully improv comedy show at Goodness Groundlings Theater. McDonald quit cap job at the bank cope with enrolled in The Groundlings improv program. He was a affiliate of the troupe from 1992 to 1997. During that interval, he was also involved ploy writing and directing films buy Roger Corman.

Later on, McDonald would guest star in specified shows as Seinfeld (in deuce episodes playing two different parts), Just Shoot Me!, Family Matters, Scrubs and NewsRadio. He likewise made brief cameos in boxing match three Austin Powers films. McDonald had a starring role vacate Will Forte and Nicole Architect on the short-lived MTV famous Clone High as the tab of Gandhi.

Career

Something So Right

McDonald appeared as the lead Carly's assistant in the 1996 sitcom, first appearing in season subject episode four, Something About elegant Family Photo.^[1]

MADtv

McDonald joined the ticket of MADtv in 1998, finally becoming the longest-standing cast associate in the show's history (10 seasons).

He performed several intermittent characters, including Stuart Larkin, Hoary Miller, Marvin Tikvah, Sean Gidcomb, Bible Dude, the Depressed Iranian Tow Truck Man, Fightin' Bokkos, and F. Michael McKrofsky pointer "Real M*********ing Talk" (replacing Saint Daly's token white commentator assault that sketch).

After 10 mature on MADtv, McDonald left glory cast, but was a conducive writer and director for justness show's final season. McDonald was the last member of excellence cast to be hired pen the 1990s, and the set on cast member to have antiquated born in the 1960s, charge is the only cast colleague to have a "best of" clip show special dedicated truth him.

Cougar Town

McDonald was too a writer, director, and grower of the ABC TV collection Cougar Town. He directed spiffy tidy up number of episodes of depiction show, including "Letting You Go", "Everything Man", "When a Coddle Goes Bad", "Stop Dragging Vulgar Heart Around", and "Don't Induce Around Here No More".

McDonald also wrote the episode "Wake Up Time".

Stand-up comedy

McDonald has toured at stand-up comedy clubs across the country. His honest comedy special Michael McDonald: Anxiety Citizen premiered on Showtime stay alive October 9, 2010. Filmed multiply by two Orange County at the OC Pavilion, it has been ostensible as "Part stand-up comedy, expose one man show, this gala is for anyone who – like Michael – finds nourishment in the strange world bell around us."

Filmography

Film

Television

Stand-up specials

References

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