Michael McDonald

Born: 1964-12-31

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.


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Ghostbusters

as Jonathan
Released: 2016-07-14

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates,...

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Halloween Kills

as Little John
Released: 2021-10-14

Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she...

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Spy

as Patrick
Released: 2015-05-06

A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms...

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as NATO Soldier
Released: 1999-06-08

When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’...

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as Royal Guard
Released: 2002-07-26

The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical...

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as Henchman Flattened by Steamroller (uncredited)
Released: 1997-05-02

As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin...

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Mother of the Bride

as uncredited
Released: 2024-05-08

When Lana’s daughter Emma returns from a year abroad in London, she drops a bombshell on her...

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The Heat

as Julian
Released: 2013-06-27

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a...

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The Happytime Murders

as Ronovan Scargle
Released: 2018-08-22

In a world where human beings and puppets live together, when the members of the cast of a...

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as Michael's Bodyguard
Released: 2023-01-20

A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the...

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning

as Sarcastic Protester
Released: 1997-09-09

A prequel to the first animated/live-action Casper feature, Casper: A Spirited Beginning...

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The Boss

as Bryce Crean
Released: 2016-04-07

A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges...

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Casper Meets Wendy

as Spike-Stretch
Released: 1998-09-10

When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort...

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Leprechaun 2

as Waiter
Released: 1994-04-08

A thousand years ago, the Leprechaun left a bloody trail when he ripped through the countryside...

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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

as Montgomery
Released: 1998-10-21

After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been...

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Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love

as uncredited
Released: 1994-05-09

Lewis and his nerdy friends attend Booger's wedding to the daughter of a rich politician, but...

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Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

as Disc Jockey
Released: 1992-07-13

The nerds are now in control of the university, as a result of Lewis Skolnick and the rest's...

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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus

as Robo-Dad (voice)
Released: 2019-08-16

ZIM discovers his almighty leaders never had any intention of coming to Earth and he loses...

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Hideaway

as Young Cop
Released: 1995-03-03

Hatch Harrison, his wife, Lindsey, and their daughter, Regina, are enjoying a pleasant drive...

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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

as Maitre' D
Released: 2003-09-04

TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the...

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Slackers

as Economics Professor
Released: 2002-02-01

Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating...

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Watchers II

as Animal Rights Activist (uncredited)
Released: 1990-08-16

A genetically re-engineered dog develops a psychic link with a monster created in a lab...

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Confessions of an Action Star

as Raymond Fischer
Released: 2005-01-23

A 'mocumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star,...

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Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

as Police Officer Wilson
Released: 1996-11-21

International terrorists get a surprise when their cargo turns out to contain living dinosaurs....

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Carnosaur 2

as Evac. Team Pilot
Released: 1995-02-23

A team of scientists go to a nuclear mining facility to investigate a possible meltdown and...

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Uncaged

as Clean Cut John
Released: 1991-04-05

Miki and her younger brother Robby flee their destructive home and find themselves in the...

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Virtual Seduction

as Disoriented Man
Released: 1995-08-01

A man becomes obsessed with a virtual reality game that can ressurect his murdered girlfriend in...

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A Bucket of Blood

as Dancer
Released: 1995-09-12

Walter Paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the Jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after...

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The Crazysitter

as Mr. Smith
Released: 1994-12-31

When a petty criminal escapes from jail, she lays low by posing as a babysitter for two...

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Outing Riley

as Andy
Released: 2004-10-10

Bobby Riley is an affable Irish-American guy-next-door, gay and still in the closet. Bobby's...

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The Unborn II

as Welfare Worker #1
Released: 1994-04-20

A sinister fertility experiment has created a generation of twisted children. A relentless woman...

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Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero

as Corey
Released: 1995-01-31

Terrorists take over a nuclear weapons launch site, but don't count on a humble military...

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Twisted Love

as Stoned Kid
Released: 1995-08-08

Janna Riley is the awkward and shy girl nobody ever seems to notice. Not being able to live up...

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Bloodfist V: Human Target

as Jewelry Store Manager
Released: 1994-01-19

Don "The Dragon" Wilson struggles to regain his memory, not knowing who to trust, or even which...

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Moonpie

as Mitch Henderson
Released: 2006-02-07

An elementary school principal and a third grade teacher find romance...

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Final Judgement

as Rainy
Released: 1992-01-01

A priest is suspected in the brutal murder of a young stripper. To prove his innocence, he...

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Dance with Death

as Henry
Released: 1992-04-22

A string of murders at a local strip joint gives a reporter the chance to do an undercover...

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Body Waves

as Squirrely
Released: 1992-05-26

To prove his independence, a cocky teenager bets his father that he can support himself without...

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The Kill Team

as Self
Released: 2022-01-11

It takes a big team to create a film on the scale of Halloween Kills, especially when part of...

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Revenge of the Red Baron

as Psychiatrist
Released: 1994-09-28

The Red Baron returns in a toy plane to kill the former World War I ace that shot him down.

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Criminal Hearts

as Tierney
Released: 1996-02-15

A jilted woman out for revenge picks up a hitchhiker running from police. An innocent road trip...

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Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.

as Self
Released: 2010-01-01

Michael McDonald (MADtv, Austin Powers, Kathy Griffin – My Life on the D-List) returns home to...

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Scrubs

as Mike Davis
First aired: 2001-10-02

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine,...

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Scrubs

as Dr. Toilet (voice)
First aired: 2001-10-02

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine,...

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Scrubs

as Mr. Cropper
First aired: 2001-10-02

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine,...

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Adam Jarver
First aired: 2013-09-17

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New...

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What We Do in the Shadows

as Gustave Leroy
First aired: 2019-03-27

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in...

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The Drew Carey Show

as The Parking Attendant
First aired: 1995-09-13

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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Hannah Montana

as Chef Duncan Keats
First aired: 2006-03-24

At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the...

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The John Larroquette Show

as Phil
First aired: 1993-09-02

The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John...

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Just Shoot Me!

as Reg
First aired: 1997-03-04

Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March...

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7th Heaven

as Edward Jameson
First aired: 1996-08-26

Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that...

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Seinfeld

as Jesse
First aired: 1989-07-05

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in...

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Seinfeld

as Player #2
First aired: 1989-07-05

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in...

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Family Matters

as Manager
First aired: 1989-09-22

A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family...

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Desperate Housewives

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-10-03

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of...

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The Sex Lives of College Girls

as George
First aired: 2021-11-18

Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex College. A...

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Cougar Town

as Wayne Gibbons
First aired: 2009-09-23

Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of...

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Community

as Insurance Man
First aired: 2009-09-17

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college...

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How I Met Your Father

as Warren
First aired: 2022-01-18

In the near future, Sophie tells her son the story of how she met his father: a story that...

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Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

as Self
First aired: 2005-08-03

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is an American reality television series on Bravo. The...

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Greg the Bunny

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-03-27

Greg the Bunny is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox TV in 2002. It...

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Pushing Daisies

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-10-03

A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his...

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Reaper

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-09-25

21 year-old slacker Sam Oliver learns that his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was...

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Good Times

as Elon Musk (voice)
First aired: 2024-04-12

In this edgy, irreverent reimagining of the TV classic, a new generation of the Evans family...

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Good Times

as Manfred / Flying Patriarchy / Guests (voice)
First aired: 2024-04-12

In this edgy, irreverent reimagining of the TV classic, a new generation of the Evans family...

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Good Times

as Officer Pappardelle (voice)
First aired: 2024-04-12

In this edgy, irreverent reimagining of the TV classic, a new generation of the Evans family...

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NewsRadio

as Lee
First aired: 1995-03-21

The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New...

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God's Favorite Idiot

as Leviathan
First aired: 2022-06-15

Clark Thompson, a midlevel tech-support employee, finds love with co-worker Amily Luck at...

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Talkshow with Spike Feresten

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-09-16

Talkshow with Spike Feresten was an American late-night talk show television program on Fox...

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Clone High

as Gandhi (voice)
First aired: 2002-11-02

A group of high-school teens are the products of government employees' secret experiment. They...

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Invader ZIM

as RoboDad / Crewman (voice)
First aired: 2001-03-30

Invader Zim is an American animated television series created by Jhonen Vasquez. The show...

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Web Therapy

as Ben Tomlund
First aired: 2008-09-22

Fiona Wallice is a therapist with limited patience for others' problems.

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Head Case

as Stanley
First aired: 2007-04-18

Meet Therapist Dr Elizabeth Goode. She's brash, unconventional, judgmental, but undeniably...

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Web Therapy

as Ben Tomlund
First aired: 2011-07-19

Fiona Wallice is a therapist with little patience for her patients. Tired of hearing about...

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Fat Actress

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-03-07

Kirstie Alley's semi-autobiographical tale describes her struggles as a former television star...

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MADtv

as Various
First aired: 1995-10-14

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...

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