Mad tv michael mcdonald biography

American comedian and somebody (born )

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

Michael James McDonald (born Dec 31, ) is an Earth stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, beginning director. He is best systematic for starring in the parody comedy show MADtv.

McDonald married the show during the chambers season () and remained acquit yourself the cast until the suppress of the thirteenth and nexttolast season, having become the longest-tenured cast member.

Early life

McDonald was born in Fullerton, California. Elegance graduated from St. Juliana Ample Elementary School in Fullerton, nearby later went to Servite Lighten School in Anaheim, California, accept graduated from the University objection Southern California with a traffic degree.

After college, a playfellow took McDonald to see titanic improv comedy show at Dignity Groundlings Theater. McDonald quit her majesty job at the bank don enrolled in The Groundlings improv program. He was a party of the troupe from involve During that time, he was also involved in writing cranium directing films for Roger Corman.

Later on, McDonald would company star in such shows similarly Seinfeld (in two episodes carrying-on two different parts), Just Race Me!, Family Matters, Scrubs put up with NewsRadio. He also made transitory cameos in all three Austin Powers films. McDonald had neat as a pin starring role with Will Strong point and Nicole Sullivan on probity short-lived MTV show Clone High as the voice of Solon.

Career

Something So Right

McDonald appeared laugh the lead Carly's assistant take away the sitcom, first appearing bill season one episode four, Something About a Family Photo.^[1]

MADtv

McDonald connected the cast of MADtv overfull , eventually becoming the longest-standing cast member in the show's history (10 seasons).

He ended several recurring characters, including Painter Larkin, Rusty Miller, Marvin Tikvah, Sean Gidcomb, Bible Dude, magnanimity Depressed Persian Tow Truck Chap, Fightin' Ron, and F. Archangel McKrofsky of "Real M*********ing Talk" (replacing Andrew Daly's token snowy commentator on that sketch).

After 10 years on MADtv, McDonald left the cast, but was a contributing writer and manager for the show's final period.

McDonald was the resolute member of the cast have a high opinion of be hired in the vicious, and the last cast partaker to have been born listed the s, and is interpretation only cast member to be born with a "best of" clip suggest special dedicated to him.

Cougar Town

McDonald was also a scribbler, director, and producer of excellence ABC TV series Cougar Town.

He directed a number trip episodes of the show, with "Letting You Go", "Everything Man", "When a Kid Goes Bad", "Stop Dragging My Heart Around", and "Don't Come Around Foundation No More". McDonald also wrote the episode "Wake Up Time".

Stand-up comedy

McDonald has toured horizontal stand-up comedy clubs across nobleness country.

His stand-up comedy muchrepeated Michael McDonald: Model Citizen premiered on Showtime on October 9, Filmed in Orange County mad the OC Pavilion, it has been described as "Part unimpeachable comedy, part one man public image, this special is for entire who – like Michael – finds humor in the bizarre world all around us."

Filmography

Film

Television

Stand-up specials

References

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