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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Portal to Hell
Character:David Pepperdine
Release Date:22/02/2025
Mother of the Bride
Character:Clay
Release Date:08/05/2024
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Character:Michael's Bodyguard
Release Date:20/01/2023
Halloween Kills
Character:Little John
Release Date:14/10/2021
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
Character:Robo-Dad (voice)
Release Date:16/08/2019
The Happytime Murders
Character:Ronovan Scargle
Release Date:22/08/2018
Ghostbusters
Character:Jonathan the Theater Manager
Release Date:14/07/2016
The Boss
Character:Bryce Crean
Release Date:07/04/2016
Spy
Character:Patrick
Release Date:06/05/2015
The Heat
Character:Julian
Release Date:27/06/2013
Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2010
Moonpie
Character:Mitch Henderson
Release Date:07/02/2006
Confessions of an Action Star
Character:Raymond Fischer
Release Date:23/01/2005
Outing Riley
Character:Andy
Release Date:10/10/2004
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Character:Maitre' D
Release Date:04/09/2003
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Character:Royal Guard
Release Date:26/07/2002
Slackers
Character:Economics Professor
Release Date:01/02/2002
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Character:NATO Soldier
Release Date:08/06/1999
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Character:Montgomery
Release Date:21/10/1998
Casper Meets Wendy
Character:Spike-Stretch
Release Date:10/09/1998
Men in White
Character:Secret Service Agent
Release Date:16/08/1998
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Character:Sarcastic Protester
Release Date:09/09/1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Character:Henchman Flattened by Steamroller (uncredited)
Release Date:02/05/1997
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
Character:Police Officer Wilson
Release Date:21/11/1996
Criminal Hearts
Character:Tierney
Release Date:15/02/1996
Bloodfist VII: Manhunt
Character:Running Officer
Release Date:03/10/1995
A Bucket of Blood
Character:Dancer
Release Date:12/09/1995
Twisted Love
Character:Stoned Kid
Release Date:08/08/1995
Virtual Seduction
Character:Disoriented Man
Release Date:01/08/1995
Hideaway
Character:Young Cop
Release Date:03/03/1995
Carnosaur 2
Character:Evac. Team Pilot
Release Date:23/02/1995
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
Character:Corey
Release Date:31/01/1995
The Crazysitter
Character:Mr. Smith
Release Date:31/12/1994
Revenge of the Red Baron
Character:Psychiatrist
Release Date:28/09/1994
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Character:
Release Date:09/05/1994
The Unborn II
Character:Welfare Worker #1
Release Date:20/04/1994
Leprechaun 2
Character:Waiter
Release Date:08/04/1994
Bloodfist V: Human Target
Character:Jewelry Store Manager
Release Date:19/01/1994
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Character:Newscaster
Release Date:18/11/1992
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Character:Disc Jockey
Release Date:13/07/1992
Final Judgement
Character:Rainy
Release Date:01/06/1992
Body Waves
Character:Squirrely
Release Date:26/05/1992
Dance with Death
Character:Henry
Release Date:22/04/1992
In the Heat of Passion
Character:Nick
Release Date:24/01/1992
Uncaged
Character:Clean Cut John
Release Date:05/04/1991
Watchers II
Character:Animal Rights Activist (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1990
Television Appearances
It's Florida, Man.
Character:John Walsh
Good Times
Character:Elon Musk (voice)
Good Times
Character:Manfred / Flying Patriarchy / Guests (voice)
Good Times
Character:Officer Pappardelle (voice)
God's Favorite Idiot
Character:Leviathan
How I Met Your Father
Character:Warren
The Sex Lives of College Girls
Character:George
What We Do in the Shadows
Character:Gustave Leroy
25 Words or Less
Character:Self
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Character:Enrique
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Character:Adam Jarver
Web Therapy
Character:Ben Tomlund
Cougar Town
Character:Wayne Gibbons
Community
Character:Insurance Man
Kath & Kim
Character:Neil
Web Therapy
Character:Ben Tomlund
Pushing Daisies
Character:Galveston Gus
Reaper
Character:Mr. Elliott Sprong
Head Case
Character:Stanley
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Character:
Hannah Montana
Character:Chef Duncan Keats
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Character:Self
Fat Actress
Character:Sam Rascal
Desperate Housewives
Character:Steven
Clone High
Character:Gandhi (voice)
Greg the Bunny
Character:
Scrubs
Character:Mike Davis
Scrubs
Character:Dr. Toilet (voice)
Scrubs
Character:Mr. Cropper
Invader ZIM
Character:RoboDad / Crewman (voice)
Just Shoot Me!
Character:Reg
7th Heaven
Character:Edward Jameson
MADtv
Character:Various
The Drew Carey Show
Character:The Parking Attendant
Sherman Oaks
Character:Jules
NewsRadio
Character:Lee
Ellen
Character:The Guy
The John Larroquette Show
Character:Phil
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Family Matters
Character:Manager
Seinfeld
Character:Jesse
Seinfeld
Character:Player #2
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
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