Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, and television director, best known for starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv. McDonald joined the show 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. While on the show, he developed many memorable characters. He was a contributing writer and director on...
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Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, and television director, best known for starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv. McDonald joined the show 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. While on the show, he developed many memorable characters. He was a contributing writer and director on MADtv.
McDonald has also directed several episodes of ABC's Scrubs, on which he has guest-starred 6 times.
McDonald graduated from St. Juliana Catholic Elementary School in Fullerton, CA and later went to Servite High School in Anaheim, California, and graduated from the University of Southern California with a business degree. While at USC, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He worked as a loan officer at a bank in Los Angeles.
After college, a friend took him to see an improv comedy show at Groundling Theater. McDonald quit...
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