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.
Movie | The Pursuit Of Victory | Frank | 2025 |
Series | Good Times | Officer Pappardelle (voice) | 2024-04-12 |
Movie | Mother of the Bride | Clay | 2024-05-08 |
Movie | STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie | Michael's Bodyguard | 2023-01-20 |
Movie | A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys | Self | 2023-04-09 |
Movie | The Kill Team | Self | 2022-01-11 |
Series | How I Met Your Father | Warren | 2022-01-18 |
Series | God's Favorite Idiot | Leviathan | 2022-06-15 |
Movie | Halloween Kills | Little John | 2021-10-14 |
Series | The Sex Lives of College Girls | George | 2021-11-18 |
Series | What We Do in the Shadows | Gustave Leroy | 2019-03-27 |
Movie | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Robo-Dad (voice) | 2019-08-16 |
Series | 25 Words or Less | Unknown | 2018-08-06 |
Movie | The Happytime Murders | Ronovan Scargle | 2018-08-22 |
Movie | The Boss | Bryce Crean | 2016-04-07 |
Series | Rhett & Link's Buddy System | Enrique | 2016-10-19 |
Movie | Ghostbusters | Jonathan | 2016-07-14 |
Movie | Spy | Patrick | 2015-05-06 |
Movie | The Heat | Julian | 2013-06-27 |
Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Adam Jarver | 2013-09-17 |
Movie | UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans | Self | 2012-04-21 |
Series | Web Therapy | Ben Tomlund | 2011-07-19 |
Movie | Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen. | Self | 2010-01-01 |
Series | Community | Insurance Man | 2009-09-17 |
Series | Cougar Town | Wayne Gibbons | 2009-09-23 |
Series | Web Therapy | Ben Tomlund | 2008-09-22 |
Series | Kath & Kim | Neil | 2008-10-09 |
Series | Head Case | Stanley | 2007-04-18 |
Series | Reaper | Unknown | 2007-09-25 |
Series | Pushing Daisies | Galveston Gus | 2007-10-03 |
Movie | Moonpie | Mitch Henderson | 2006-02-07 |
Series | Hannah Montana | Chef Duncan Keats | 2006-03-24 |
Series | Talkshow with Spike Feresten | Unknown | 2006-09-16 |
Movie | Confessions of an Action Star | Raymond Fischer | 2005-01-23 |
Series | Fat Actress | Sam Rascal | 2005-03-07 |
Series | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self | 2005-08-03 |
Series | Desperate Housewives | Steven | 2004-10-03 |
Movie | Christmas in Washington | 2004-12-15 | |
Movie | Outing Riley | Andy | 2004-10-10 |
Movie | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Maitre' D | 2003-09-04 |
Series | Greg the Bunny | Unknown | 2002-03-27 |
Movie | Slackers | Economics Professor | 2002-02-01 |
Movie | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Royal Guard | 2002-07-26 |
Series | Clone High | Gandhi (voice) | 2002-11-02 |
Series | Invader ZIM | RoboDad / Crewman (voice) | 2001-03-30 |
Series | Scrubs | Mr. Cropper | 2001-10-02 |
Movie | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | NATO Soldier | 1999-06-08 |
Movie | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Montgomery | 1998-10-21 |
Movie | Casper Meets Wendy | Spike-Stretch | 1998-09-10 |
Series | Just Shoot Me! | Reg | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Henchman Flattened by Steamroller (uncredited) | 1997-05-02 |
Movie | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Sarcastic Protester | 1997-09-09 |
Series | 7th Heaven | Edward Jameson | 1996-08-26 |
Movie | Criminal Hearts | Tierney | 1996-02-15 |
Movie | Carnosaur 3: Primal Species | Police Officer Wilson | 1996-11-21 |
Series | NewsRadio | Lee | 1995-03-21 |
Movie | Hideaway | Young Cop | 1995-03-03 |
Movie | Carnosaur 2 | Evac. Team Pilot | 1995-02-23 |
Movie | Virtual Seduction | Disoriented Man | 1995-08-01 |
Movie | Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero | Corey | 1995-01-31 |
Movie | Twisted Love | Stoned Kid | 1995-08-08 |
Series | The Drew Carey Show | The Parking Attendant | 1995-09-13 |
Series | MADtv | Various | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | A Bucket of Blood | Dancer | 1995-09-12 |
Series | Ellen | The Guy | 1994-03-29 |
Movie | Bloodfist V: Human Target | Jewelry Store Manager | 1994-01-19 |
Movie | Leprechaun 2 | Waiter | 1994-04-08 |
Movie | Revenge of the Red Baron | Psychiatrist | 1994-09-28 |
Movie | The Crazysitter | Mr. Smith | 1994-12-31 |
Movie | Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love | 1994-05-09 | |
Movie | The Unborn II | Welfare Worker #1 | 1994-04-20 |
Series | The John Larroquette Show | Phil | 1993-09-02 |
Movie | Dance with Death | Henry | 1992-04-22 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Body Waves | Squirrely | 1992-05-26 |
Movie | Final Judgement | Rainy | 1992-06-01 |
Movie | Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Disc Jockey | 1992-07-13 |
Movie | Uncaged | Clean Cut John | 1991-04-05 |
Movie | Watchers II | Animal Rights Activist (uncredited) | 1990-08-16 |
Series | Seinfeld | Player #2 | 1989-07-05 |
Series | Family Matters | Manager | 1989-09-22 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
Movie | The People's Command Performance: '77 | Self - The Doobie Brothers | 1977-04-07 |