Acting
Michael McDonald
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.
Filmography
Portal to Hell
Film · 2025
Mother of the Bride
Film · 2024
Good Times
Series · 2024
Good Times
Series · 2024
Good Times
Series · 2024
It's Florida, Man.
Series · 2024
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Film · 2023
God's Favorite Idiot
Series · 2022
How I Met Your Father
Series · 2022
Halloween Kills
Film · 2021
The Sex Lives of College Girls
Series · 2021
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
Film · 2019
What We Do in the Shadows
Series · 2019
The Happytime Murders
Film · 2018
25 Words or Less
Series · 2018
The Boss
Film · 2016
Ghostbusters
Film · 2016
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Series · 2016
The Loud House
Series · 2016
Spy
Film · 2015
The Heat
Film · 2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Series · 2013
House of Lies
Series · 2012
Web Therapy
Series · 2011
Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
Film · 2010
Community
Series · 2009
Cougar Town
Series · 2009
Web Therapy
Series · 2008
Kath & Kim
Series · 2008
Pushing Daisies
Series · 2007
Reaper
Series · 2007
Head Case
Series · 2007
Moonpie
Film · 2006
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Series · 2006
Hannah Montana
Series · 2006
Confessions of an Action Star
Film · 2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Series · 2005
Fat Actress
Series · 2005
Outing Riley
Film · 2004
Desperate Housewives
Series · 2004
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Film · 2003
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Film · 2002
Slackers
Film · 2002
Greg the Bunny
Series · 2002
Clone High
Series · 2002
Invader ZIM
Series · 2001
Scrubs
Series · 2001
Scrubs
Series · 2001
Scrubs
Series · 2001
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Film · 1999
Casper Meets Wendy
Film · 1998
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Film · 1998
Men in White
Film · 1998
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Film · 1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Film · 1997
Just Shoot Me!
Series · 1997
Criminal Hearts
Film · 1996
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
Film · 1996
7th Heaven
Series · 1996
A Bucket of Blood
Film · 1995
Carnosaur 2
Film · 1995
Twisted Love
Film · 1995
Virtual Seduction
Film · 1995
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
Film · 1995
Hideaway
Film · 1995
Bloodfist 7: Manhunt
Film · 1995
The Drew Carey Show
Series · 1995
MADtv
Series · 1995
NewsRadio
Series · 1995
Sherman Oaks
Series · 1995
The Crazysitter
Film · 1994
The Unborn II
Film · 1994
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Film · 1994
Leprechaun 2
Film · 1994
Bloodfist V: Human Target
Film · 1994
Revenge of the Red Baron
Film · 1994
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
Film · 1994
Ellen
Series · 1994
The John Larroquette Show
Series · 1993
Dance with Death
Film · 1992
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Film · 1992
Body Waves
Film · 1992
Final Judgement
Film · 1992
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Film · 1992
In the Heat of Passion
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Uncaged
Film · 1991
Watchers II
Film · 1990
Seinfeld
Series · 1989
Family Matters
Series · 1989
Seinfeld
Series · 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
The Pursuit Of Victory
Film