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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-12-31 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Fullerton, California, USA

Also Known As

Michael J. McDonald

Michael James McDonald

Michael McDonald

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

Acting

The Crazysitter

1994

The Crazysitter

as

Mr. Smith

Halloween Kills

2021

Halloween Kills

as

Little John

The Unborn II

1994

The Unborn II

as

Welfare Worker #1

The Boss

2016

The Boss

as

Bryce Crean

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

2023

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

as

Michael's Bodyguard

Outing Riley

2004

Outing Riley

as

Andy

Watchers II

1990

Watchers II

as

Animal Rights Activist (uncredited)

A Bucket of Blood

1995

A Bucket of Blood

as

Dancer

Criminal Hearts

1996

Criminal Hearts

as

Tierney

Carnosaur 2

1995

Carnosaur 2

as

Evac. Team Pilot

Dance with Death

1992

Dance with Death

as

Henry

Leprechaun 2

1994

Leprechaun 2

as

Waiter

Spy

2015

Spy

as

Patrick

Casper Meets Wendy

1998

Casper Meets Wendy

as

Spike-Stretch

Ghostbusters

2016

Ghostbusters

as

Jonathan the Theater Manager

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

1996

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

as

Police Officer Wilson

Body Waves

1992

Body Waves

as

Squirrely

Final Judgement

1992

Final Judgement

as

Rainy

Twisted Love

1995

Twisted Love

as

Stoned Kid

Uncaged

1991

Uncaged

as

Clean Cut John

Virtual Seduction

1995

Virtual Seduction

as

Disoriented Man

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

as

Henchman Flattened by Steamroller (uncredited)

The Heat

2013

The Heat

as

Julian

The Happytime Murders

2018

The Happytime Murders

as

Ronovan Scargle

Hideaway

1995

Hideaway

as

Young Cop

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus

2019

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus

as

Robo-Dad (voice)

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

as

Sarcastic Protester

Confessions of an Action Star

2005

Confessions of an Action Star

as

Raymond Fischer

Slackers

2002

Slackers

as

Economics Professor

Bloodfist V: Human Target

1994

Bloodfist V: Human Target

as

Jewelry Store Manager

Revenge of the Red Baron

1994

Revenge of the Red Baron

as

Psychiatrist

Moonpie

2006

Moonpie

as

Mitch Henderson

Portal to Hell

2025

Portal to Hell

as

David Pepperdine

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

1992

Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

as

Newscaster

Bloodfist VII: Manhunt

1995

Bloodfist VII: Manhunt

as

Running Officer

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

as

The Parking Attendant

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Jesse

Clone High

Clone High

as

Gandhi (voice)

Fat Actress

Fat Actress

as

Sam Rascal

MADtv

MADtv

as

Various

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana

as

Chef Duncan Keats

Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies

as

Galveston Gus

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Edward Jameson

Scrubs

Scrubs

as

Mike Davis

Community

Community

as

Insurance Man

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Player #2

Head Case

Head Case

as

Stanley

Invader ZIM

Invader ZIM

as

RoboDad / Crewman (voice)

Web Therapy

Web Therapy

as

Ben Tomlund

Web Therapy

Web Therapy

as

Ben Tomlund

Cougar Town

Cougar Town

as

Wayne Gibbons

Good Times

Good Times

as

Elon Musk (voice)

Good Times

Good Times

as

Manfred / Flying Patriarchy / Guests (voice)

Good Times

Good Times

as

Officer Pappardelle (voice)

Scrubs

Scrubs

as

Dr. Toilet (voice)

Scrubs

Scrubs

as

Mr. Cropper

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as

Adam Jarver

Ellen

Ellen

as

The Guy

Production

Crew

Directing