Michael McDonald (actor)
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| Born | December 31, 1964 Fullerton, California |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1987-present |
Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American comedian and actor currently starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv. McDonald joined the show during the fourth season (1998) and currently holds the record as the longest serving cast member. While on the show, he has developed many memorable characters.
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[edit] Biography
McDonald graduated from Servite High School in Anaheim, California, and graduated from University of Southern California with a business degree. While at USC, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He worked as a loan officer at a bank in Los Angeles, California.
His life would change when a friend of McDonald's took him to see an improv comedy show at Groundling Theater. McDonald quit his job at the bank and enrolled in Groundling's improv program. He was a member of the troupe from 1992 to 1997. During that time, he was also involved in writing and directing films for Roger Corman.
Later on, McDonald would guest star in such shows as Seinfeld (in two episodes playing two different parts), Just Shoot Me!, Scrubs and NewsRadio. He also made brief appearances in all three Austin Powers movies. McDonald had a starring role with Will Forte and Nicole Sullivan on the short-lived MTV show Clone High as the voice of Gandhi.
[edit] MADtv
McDonald joined the cast of MADtv in 1998, and has since become the cast member with the longest tenure in the history of the show (10 seasons). He has performed several recurring characters, including Stuart Larkin, Rusty Miller, Marvin Tikvah, and Mofaz the Depressed Persian Tow Truck Driver. McDonald also performs impressions of celebrities and well-known figures, including Bob Barker, John Kerry, Dr. Phil McGraw, Bill O'Reilly, Maury Povich, Steve Jobs, John Ramsey Hugh Laurie (as Dr. House), and Simon Cowell.
[edit] Film/TV roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998-Present | MADtv | Various | Has appeared in 239 episodes (as of Season 4-13) |
| 2008 | Scrubs : Episode 7-08 My Manhood | Patient's Husband | Also directed this episode. |
| 2007 | Moonpie | Mitch Henderson | |
| 2007 | Scrubs : Episode 6-20 My Conventional Wisdom | Voice of Dr. Toilet | Also directed this episode. |
| 2006 | Invader Zim | Voices: Robo-dad, Irken crew member, electronic voice and various minor characters. | Voiced two 2001 episodes and two 2006 episodes |
| 2006 | 7th Heaven | Edward Jameson | Guest-starred: (2005-2006, 2006-2007) |
| 2005 | All Grown Up | Jason Matheny | |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | Steven | 'Silly People' episode |
| 2005 | Fat Actress | Sam Rascal | Played agent of titular character |
| 2004 | Outing Riley | Andy | |
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Maitre d' | |
| 2003 | Clone High | Gandhi | |
| 2002 | Scrubs | Mike Davis | |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Royal Guard | |
| 2002 | Greg the Bunny | Leo | |
| 2002 | Slackers | Economics professor | |
| 2001 | Passions | The face in the pool | |
| 2001 | Chump Change | Dack | |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | NATO soldier who recognized Dr. Evil on The Jerry Springer Show | |
| 1999 | Banned in America: The World's Sexiest Commercials | Host | |
| 1998 | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Montgomery | |
| 1998 | Casper Meets Wendy | The Human Stretch | |
| 1998 | The Drew Carey Show | Parking attendant | |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Security guard crushed by a steam roller | |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Acquaintance of The Wig Master | |
| 1991 | Leprechaun 2 | Bar owner who was comically killed by Leprechaun with an overheated espresso machine. |
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