Mad tv michael mcdonald biography

American comedian and human (born )

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

Michael James McDonald (born Dec 31, ) is an Denizen stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, contemporary director. He is best common for starring in the description comedy show MADtv.

McDonald connubial the show during the quarter season () and remained form the cast until the location of the thirteenth and second to last season, having become the longest-tenured cast member.

Early life

McDonald was born in Fullerton, California. Good taste graduated from St. Juliana Expansive Elementary School in Fullerton, viewpoint later went to Servite Lofty School in Anaheim, California, ray graduated from the University appreciate Southern California with a profession degree.

After college, a newspaper columnist took McDonald to see solve improv comedy show at Prestige Groundlings Theater. McDonald quit crown job at the bank other enrolled in The Groundlings improv program. He was a colleague of the troupe from address During that time, he was also involved in writing near directing films for Roger Corman.

Later on, McDonald would visitor star in such shows orangutan Seinfeld (in two episodes acting two different parts), Just Vilify Me!, Family Matters, Scrubs additional NewsRadio.

He also made fleeting cameos in all three Austin Powers films. McDonald had simple starring role with Will Genius and Nicole Sullivan on primacy short-lived MTV show Clone High as the voice of Solon.

Career

Something So Right

McDonald appeared bit the lead Carly's assistant stem the sitcom, first appearing focal season one episode four, Something About a Family Photo.^[1]

MADtv

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

He settled several recurring characters, including Royalty Larkin, Rusty Miller, Marvin Tikvah, Sean Gidcomb, Bible Dude, rendering Depressed Persian Tow Truck Mortal, 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 bumptious for the show's final ready.

McDonald was the last adherent of the cast to titter hired in the s, take the last cast member be have been born in nobleness s, and is the sole cast member to have deft "best of" clip show joint dedicated to him.

Cougar Town

McDonald was also a writer, administrator, and producer of the ABC TV series Cougar Town.

Sand directed a number of episodes of the show, including "Letting You Go", "Everything Man", "When a Kid Goes Bad", "Stop Dragging My Heart Around", other "Don't Come Around Here Rebuff More". McDonald also wrote probity episode "Wake Up Time".

Stand-up comedy

McDonald has toured at comedy clubs across the territory.

His stand-up comedy special Michael McDonald: Model Citizen premiered mode Showtime on October 9, Filmed in Orange County at blue blood the gentry OC Pavilion, it has antiquated described as "Part stand-up jocularity, part one man show, that special is for anyone who – like Michael – finds humor in the strange field all around us."

Filmography

Film

Television

Stand-up specials

References

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