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 · 86
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Steven
Seinfeld
1989 · Jesse
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · Adam Jarver
Scrubs
2001 · Mike Davis
Community
2009 · Insurance Man
The Loud House
2016 · Howard McBride / Anton...
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · The Parking Attendant
Hannah Montana
2006 · Chef Duncan Keats
What We Do in the Shadows
2019 · Gustave Leroy
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Family Matters
1989 · Manager
25 Words or Less
2018 · Self
The Sex Lives of College Girls
2021 · George
Ellen
1994 · The Guy
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Reg
Cougar Town
2009 · Wayne Gibbons
NewsRadio
1995 · Lee
7th Heaven
1996 · Edward Jameson
Reaper
2007 · Mr. Elliott Sprong
Pushing Daisies
2007 · Galveston Gus
How I Met Your Father
2022 · Warren
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Phil
Halloween Kills
2021 · Little John
Invader ZIM
2001 · RoboDad / Crewman (voi...
Web Therapy
2008 · Ben Tomlund
Spy
2015 · Patrick
Ghostbusters
2016 · Jonathan the Theater M...
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997 · Henchman Flattened by...
It's Florida, Man.
2024 · John Walsh
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999 · NATO Soldier
Web Therapy
2011 · Ben Tomlund
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 · Royal Guard
The Heat
2013 · Julian
Clone High
2002 · Gandhi (voice)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005 · Self
Good Times
2024 · Elon Musk (voice)
Head Case
2007 · Stanley
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
2016 · Enrique
Greg the Bunny
2002
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
The Happytime Murders
2018 · Ronovan Scargle
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023 · Michael's Bodyguard
The Boss
2016 · Bryce Crean
Sherman Oaks
1995 · Jules
Kath & Kim
2008 · Neil
Leprechaun 2
1994 · Waiter
Mother of the Bride
2024 · Clay
Fat Actress
2005 · Sam Rascal
God's Favorite Idiot
2022 · Leviathan
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997 · Sarcastic Protester
Casper Meets Wendy
1998 · Spike-Stretch
Slackers
2002 · Economics Professor
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003 · Maitre' D
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994
Hideaway
1995 · Young Cop
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992 · Disc Jockey
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
2019 · Robo-Dad (voice)
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998 · Montgomery
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 · Raymond Fischer
Carnosaur 2
1995 · Evac. Team Pilot
The Crazysitter
1994 · Mr. Smith
Watchers II
1990 · Animal Rights Activist...
MADtv
1995 · Various
Bloodfist 7: Manhunt
1995 · Running Officer
Bloodfist V: Human Target
1994 · Jewelry Store Manager
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
1992 · Newscaster
Outing Riley
2004 · Andy
Final Judgement
1992 · Rainy
Men in White
1998 · Secret Service Agent
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
1994 · Evil Hypnotist
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
1996 · Police Officer Wilson
Dance with Death
1992 · Henry
A Bucket of Blood
1995 · Dancer
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
1995 · Corey
Body Waves
1992 · Squirrely
Portal to Hell
2025 · David Pepperdine
Criminal Hearts
1996 · Tierney
The Unborn II
1994 · Welfare Worker #1
Revenge of the Red Baron
1994 · Psychiatrist
Twisted Love
1995 · Stoned Kid
Virtual Seduction
1995 · Disoriented Man
In the Heat of Passion
1992 · Nick
Uncaged
1991 · Clean Cut John
Moonpie
2006 · Mitch Henderson
Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.
2010 · Self