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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 31, 1964
Place of Birth
Fullerton, California, USA
Also Known As
- Michael J. McDonald
- Michael James McDonald
Michael McDonald
1.2 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
0.0
David Pepperdine
Portal to Hell
2025
6.3
John Walsh
It's Florida, Man.
2024
5.9
Clay
Mother of the Bride
2024
5.9
Elon Musk (voice)
Good Times
2024
5.9
Manfred / Flying Patriarchy / Guests (voice)
Good Times
2024
5.9
Officer Pappardelle (voice)
Good Times
2024
7.8
Michael's Bodyguard
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023
6.2
Leviathan
God's Favorite Idiot
2022
6.5
Warren
How I Met Your Father
2022
7.2
George
The Sex Lives of College Girls
2021
Credits
Portal to Hell
as David Pepperdine
2025
0.0
It's Florida, Man.
as John Walsh
2024
6.3
Mother of the Bride
as Clay
2024
5.9
Good Times
as Elon Musk (voice)
2024
5.9
Good Times
as Manfred / Flying Patriarchy / Guests (voice)
2024
5.9
Good Times
as Officer Pappardelle (voice)
2024
5.9
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
as Michael's Bodyguard
2023
7.8
God's Favorite Idiot
as Leviathan
2022
6.2
How I Met Your Father
as Warren
2022
6.5
The Sex Lives of College Girls
as George
2021
7.2
Halloween Kills
as Little John
2021
6.4
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
as Robo-Dad (voice)
2019
7.4
What We Do in the Shadows
as Gustave Leroy
2019
8.0
The Happytime Murders
as Ronovan Scargle
2018
5.8
25 Words or Less
as Self
2018
5.2
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
as Enrique
2016
7.0
Ghostbusters
as Jonathan the Theater Manager
2016
5.4
The Boss
as Bryce Crean
2016
5.8
Spy
as Patrick
2015
6.8
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Adam Jarver
2013
8.2
The Heat
as Julian
2013
6.6
Web Therapy
as Ben Tomlund
2011
6.7
Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
as Self
2010
3.5
Cougar Town
as Wayne Gibbons
2009
6.5
Community
as Insurance Man
2009
8.0
Kath & Kim
as Neil
2008
4.9
Web Therapy
as Ben Tomlund
2008
7.5
Pushing Daisies
as Galveston Gus
2007
7.8
Reaper
as Mr. Elliott Sprong
2007
7.0
Head Case
as Stanley
2007
6.3
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
5.5
Hannah Montana
as Chef Duncan Keats
2006
7.1
Moonpie
as Mitch Henderson
2006
2.0
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self
2005
5.0
Fat Actress
as Sam Rascal
2005
5.2
Confessions of an Action Star
as Raymond Fischer
2005
4.1
Outing Riley
as Andy
2004
5.0
Desperate Housewives
as Steven
2004
7.9
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
as Maitre' D
2003
5.1
Clone High
as Gandhi (voice)
2002
7.5
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Royal Guard
2002
6.0
Greg the Bunny
2002
6.0
Slackers
as Economics Professor
2002
5.2
Scrubs
as Mike Davis
2001
8.0
Scrubs
as Dr. Toilet (voice)
2001
8.0
Scrubs
as Mr. Cropper
2001
8.0
Invader ZIM
as RoboDad / Crewman (voice)
2001
8.5
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as NATO Soldier
1999
6.3
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
as Montgomery
1998
4.8
Casper Meets Wendy
as Spike-Stretch
1998
5.9
Men in White
as Secret Service Agent
1998
3.4
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Sarcastic Protester
1997
5.4
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
as Henchman Flattened by Steamroller (uncredited)
1997
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Reg
1997
6.6
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
as Police Officer Wilson
1996
4.0
7th Heaven
as Edward Jameson
1996
6.4
Criminal Hearts
as Tierney
1996
4.5
MADtv
as Various
1995
7.0
Bloodfist VII: Manhunt
as Running Officer
1995
3.9
The Drew Carey Show
as The Parking Attendant
1995
6.5
A Bucket of Blood
as Dancer
1995
4.9
Twisted Love
as Stoned Kid
1995
1.0
Virtual Seduction
as Disoriented Man
1995
3.7
NewsRadio
as Lee
1995
7.3
Hideaway
as Young Cop
1995
5.2
Carnosaur 2
as Evac. Team Pilot
1995
4.3
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
as Corey
1995
4.4
The Crazysitter
as Mr. Smith
1994
5.0
Revenge of the Red Baron
as Psychiatrist
1994
2.4
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994
4.5
The Unborn II
as Welfare Worker #1
1994
4.5
Leprechaun 2
as Waiter
1994
5.5
Ellen
as The Guy
1994
6.1
Bloodfist V: Human Target
as Jewelry Store Manager
1994
4.8
The John Larroquette Show
as Phil
1993
6.7
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
as Newscaster
1992
5.0
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Disc Jockey
1992
4.5
Final Judgement
as Rainy
1992
3.3
Body Waves
as Squirrely
1992
2.5
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Dance with Death
as Henry
1992
4.0
In the Heat of Passion
as Nick
1992
3.6
Uncaged
as Clean Cut John
1991
3.7
Watchers II
as Animal Rights Activist (uncredited)
1990
4.7
Family Matters
as Manager
1989
6.7
Seinfeld
as Jesse
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Player #2
1989
8.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
5.4
🎬
The Pursuit Of Victory
as Frank
N/A
0.0