Michael McDonald

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-12-31 (60 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • Community

    Community

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • 25 Words or Less

    25 Words or Less

  • Family Matters

    Family Matters

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

  • The Sex Lives of College Girls

    The Sex Lives of College Girls

  • Cougar Town

    Cougar Town

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • NewsRadio

    NewsRadio

  • The John Larroquette Show

    The John Larroquette Show

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Pushing Daisies

    Pushing Daisies

  • Web Therapy

    Web Therapy

  • The Heat

    The Heat

  • Invader ZIM

    Invader ZIM

  • How I Met Your Father

    How I Met Your Father

  • Reaper

    Reaper

  • STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

    STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Austin Powers in Goldmember

    Austin Powers in Goldmember

  • Casper: A Spirited Beginning

    Casper: A Spirited Beginning

  • Halloween Kills

    Halloween Kills

  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

  • Spy

    Spy

  • Bloodfist VII: Manhunt

    Bloodfist VII: Manhunt

  • Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

  • Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

    Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

  • In the Heat of Passion

    In the Heat of Passion

  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

  • Head Case

    Head Case

  • Web Therapy

    Web Therapy

  • Clone High

    Clone High

  • Greg the Bunny

    Greg the Bunny

  • Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero

    Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero

  • Casper Meets Wendy

    Casper Meets Wendy

  • Mother of the Bride

    Mother of the Bride

  • Talkshow with Spike Feresten

    Talkshow with Spike Feresten

  • Twisted Love

    Twisted Love

  • Bloodfist V: Human Target

    Bloodfist V: Human Target

  • God's Favorite Idiot

    God's Favorite Idiot

  • The Boss

    The Boss

  • Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

    Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

  • Dance with Death

    Dance with Death

  • The Unborn II

    The Unborn II

  • Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

    Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

  • Kath & Kim

    Kath & Kim

  • Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

    Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

  • Fat Actress

    Fat Actress

  • The Happytime Murders

    The Happytime Murders

  • Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

    Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

  • The Crazysitter

    The Crazysitter

  • Revenge of the Red Baron

    Revenge of the Red Baron

  • Confessions of an Action Star

    Confessions of an Action Star

  • Outing Riley

    Outing Riley

  • Slackers

    Slackers

  • Final Judgement

    Final Judgement

  • Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus

    Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus

  • Uncaged

    Uncaged

  • Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.

    Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.

  • Portal to Hell

    Portal to Hell

  • Virtual Seduction

    Virtual Seduction

  • Leprechaun 2

    Leprechaun 2

  • Moonpie

    Moonpie

  • The Pursuit Of Victory

    The Pursuit Of Victory

  • Watchers II

    Watchers II

  • Criminal Hearts

    Criminal Hearts

  • Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love

    Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love

  • Rhett & Link's Buddy System

    Rhett & Link's Buddy System

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • A Bucket of Blood

    A Bucket of Blood

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • Hideaway

    Hideaway

  • Body Waves

    Body Waves

  • Carnosaur 2

    Carnosaur 2