Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his mostly-improvised role of Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream. McDonald is also well known for playing Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore.
McDonald was born in New York City, the son of Patricia, a nursing professor and real estate agent, and James McDonald, an educator. He was raised in upstate Romulus, New York and is a graduate of Hobart College...
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Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his mostly-improvised role of Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream. McDonald is also well known for playing Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore.
McDonald was born in New York City, the son of Patricia, a nursing professor and real estate agent, and James McDonald, an educator. He was raised in upstate Romulus, New York and is a graduate of Hobart College in Geneva, New York, where he was an active member of The Kappa Alpha Society. McDonald is married to Lupe Gidley and together they are the parents of four children. He has five surviving siblings following the death of his younger brother, actor Daniel McDonald (1960 - February 15, 2007), who died on Christopher's 52nd birthday. He is a Buffalo Bills fan. He marched with the Geneva Appleknockers Jr. Drum and Bugle Corps in the late 1960s.
McDonald has numerous film and television roles to his name, often as a supporting actor. In addition to...
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