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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, a…
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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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Michael McDonald's Filmography
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Portal to Hell
as David Pepperdine
Mother of the Bride
as Clay
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
as Michael's Bodyguard
Halloween Kills
as Little John
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
as Robo-Dad (voice)
The Happytime Murders
as Ronovan Scargle
Ghostbusters
as Jonathan the Theater Manager
The Boss
as Bryce Crean
Spy
as Patrick
The Heat
as Julian
Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
as Self
Moonpie
as Mitch Henderson
Confessions of an Action Star
as Raymond Fischer
Outing Riley
as Andy
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
as Maitre' D
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Royal Guard
Slackers
as Economics Professor
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as NATO Soldier
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
as Montgomery
Casper Meets Wendy
as Spike-Stretch
Men in White
as Secret Service Agent
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Sarcastic Protester
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
as Henchman Flattened by Steamroller (uncredited)
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
as Police Officer Wilson
Criminal Hearts
as Tierney
Bloodfist 7: Manhunt
as Running Officer
A Bucket of Blood
as Dancer
Twisted Love
as Stoned Kid
Virtual Seduction
as Disoriented Man
Hideaway
as Young Cop
Carnosaur 2
as Evac. Team Pilot
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
as Corey
The Crazysitter
as Mr. Smith
Revenge of the Red Baron
as Psychiatrist
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
as Evil Hypnotist
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
The Unborn II
as Welfare Worker #1
Leprechaun 2
as Waiter
Bloodfist V: Human Target
as Jewelry Store Manager
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
as Newscaster
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Disc Jockey
Final Judgement
as Rainy
Body Waves
as Squirrely
Dance with Death
as Henry
In the Heat of Passion
as Nick
Uncaged
as Clean Cut John
Watchers II
as Animal Rights Activist (uncredited)
No Poster
The Pursuit Of Victory
as Frank