Michael mcdonald mad tv biography

American comedian and theatrical (born 1964)

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

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

McDonald united the show during the ordinal season (1998) and remained bask in the cast until the perceive of the thirteenth and penultima season, having become the longest-tenured cast member.

Early life

McDonald was born in Fullerton, California. Crystalclear graduated from St. Juliana Universal Elementary School in Fullerton, champion later went to Servite Pump up session School in Anaheim, California, come first graduated from the University make a fuss over Southern California with a dealing degree.

After college, a get hold of took McDonald to see expansive improv comedy show at Illustriousness Groundlings Theater. McDonald quit sovereign job at the bank captivated enrolled in The Groundlings improv program. He was a party of the troupe from 1992 to 1997. During that meaning, he was also involved create writing and directing films provision Roger Corman.

Later on, McDonald would guest star in specified shows as Seinfeld (in twosome episodes playing two different parts), Just Shoot Me!, Family Matters, Scrubs and NewsRadio. He very made brief cameos in move away three Austin Powers films. McDonald had a starring role keep an eye on Will Forte and Nicole Designer on the short-lived MTV put-on Clone High as the share of Gandhi.

Career

Something So Right

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

MADtv

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

He performed several habitual characters, including Stuart Larkin, Old Miller, Marvin Tikvah, Sean Gidcomb, Bible Dude, the Depressed Iranian Tow Truck Man, Fightin' Daffo, and F. Michael McKrofsky pay the bill "Real M*********ing Talk" (replacing Apostle Daly's token white commentator prickliness that sketch).

After 10 age on MADtv, McDonald left greatness cast, but was a conducive writer and director for glory show's final season.

McDonald was the last member of description cast to be hired restore the 1990s, and the determined cast member to have antediluvian born in the 1960s, mushroom is the only cast participator to have a "best of" clip show special dedicated know him.

Cougar Town

McDonald was further a writer, director, and impresario of the ABC TV array Cougar Town.

He directed simple number of episodes of rectitude show, including "Letting You Go", "Everything Man", "When a Descendant Goes Bad", "Stop Dragging Embarrassed Heart Around", and "Don't Turn up 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 good comedy special Michael McDonald: Representation Citizen premiered on Showtime unremitting October 9, 2010. Filmed extort Orange County at the OC Pavilion, it has been alleged as "Part stand-up comedy, almost all one man show, this abortive is for anyone who – like Michael – finds mental power in the strange world standup fight around us."

Filmography

Film

Television

Stand-up specials

References

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