Talk:Norm Macdonald
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[edit] Filmography
Added a filmography. Only includes movies at the moment, but maybe someone wants to expand on it to include his numerous television appearences. --Relax Relapse 23:55, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bilingual
- I'm pretty sure that Norm isnt bilingual - he grew up in Quebec, and says several times that he didnt learn French, and instead learned Latin. In addition, lots of English people growing up in Quebec didnt learn French, due to cultural conflict, back in the 50s/60s/70s.
- He said in this interview (http://www.comedycouch.com/interviews/nmacdonald.htm) that he didn't learn to speak French, and took Latin in high school. I doubt he's fluent in Latin, and therefore not bilingual.
He said on the Tonight show that he isn't Scottish. His family - originally Polish - changed their name.
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- Not only does it not seem like he's bilingual, but referring to him as a "bilingual Cananadian actor and comedian" puts too much emphasis on the "bilingual" thing for no reason. Deleted, it can be re-added if anyone has proof he's bilingual. --68.149.181.145 04:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Celebrity Millionaire
The article should include mention of his appearance on Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire. I don't know the date of his appearance. He was the last one to make it to the stage because of his (purposely?) poor performance on the fastest finger questions. However, once on stage he did very well. He should have been the only celebrity to actually win the million dollars for his charity. He verbally stated the correct answer to the million dollar question, but host Regis Philbin talked him out of submitting it as his "final answer." Norm looked visibly upset after it was revealed that his answer was in fact correct.
I remember that. "Okay, fine. Final Answer." "But you would've been right!" DeathWeed 07:36, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Newsradio
I'm not positive he was in Complaint Box. Imdb lists it as him, but it was only a voice, and he wasn't credited in the episode. Additionally, the role of Jimmy's Lawyer was taken over by Drake Sather (a newsradio producer/writer), who sounded kinda like Norm. Unless someone knows of another source (not drawing from imdb) that says it was Norm, I'd suggest removing it.
[edit] Political humor
Originally, this was ==Politics== and someone deleted the section. I put it back, renamed it, and noted the paradox of his claiming to be apolitical, and still making political jokes. That Clinton joke got Norm a lot of free publicity. I added (see Vince Foster) to put the Clinton joke in context. --Lexein 07:03, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] political humor bookmark
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a1417874830.htm - refers to Norm on the 11/16/2000 "The View" joking "Clinton... he killed a guy..." . Still seeking video or official transcript of that appearance. At least the date is right. Only notable because Norm joked about Clinton in this manner for many years, including SNL's Weekend Update(1996). This doesn't go in the main article yet. --Lexein 06:33, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Early life
Norm does not have a sister named Leslie. He has a brother whose name is Leslie. For some strange reason, I correct this and it shows up again.71.247.229.53 02:18, 17 February 2007 (UTC)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.247.229.53 (talk) 02:16, 17 February 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Let's start spelling his name right
It's Macdonald, not MacDonald. Check his web site: http://www.normnews.com As well, CBC.ca says his brother Neil's name is spelled Macdonald. Alaric the Goth 00:39, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
