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Michael McKean
Michael John McKean was born on October 17, 1947, in New York City at Manhattan Women's Hospital. With a career spanning decades, he has become a recognized figure in the American film, television, and theater industry, acclaimed for his work as an actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician. Over the course of his career, he has received an array of prestigious accolades, including a Grammy Award and nominations for awards like the Academy Award and Primetime Emmy. McKean started his career with the ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley, going on to have a diverse career that includes films like Used Cars, Clue, The Big Picture and collaborations with Christopher Guest. His songwriting prowess won him a Grammy for the song "A Mighty Wind" and he was Primetime Emmy nominated for his role as Chuck McGill on the AMC series Better Call Saul.
His journey from his early career beginnings in Pittsburgh to the peak of Hollywood and Broadway is marked by several prominent roles and collaborations with major artists. His film roles, TV shows, musical performances, and Broadway plays have consistently demonstrated his compelling talent and versatile capabilities. He was the oldest person to ever join the cast of Saturday Night Live at the time, voiced various characters in children's TV shows and films, and has appeared on many popular TV series including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, Grace and Frankie, and Star Trek: Voyager among many others. His work extends to stage performances, having debuted on Broadway as Edna Turnblad in the musical Hairspray. He has also made significant contributions in the field of music, having released an album and co-written Grammy winning songs.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Michael John McKean
Born: New York City, New York, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: October 17, 1947
Occupations: Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Director, Singer, Composer, Musician
Years Active: 1967-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Susan Russell, Annette O'Toole
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Movies Featuring Michael McKean
This Is Spinal Tap
My Little Pony: A New Generation
Earth Girls Are Easy
Jerry and Marge Go Large
Slap Her... She's French
The Big Picture
The Meddler
A Mighty Wind
Light of Day
Pink Skies Ahead
Playing God
That Darn Cat
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Pure Country 2: The Gift
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
50 Years of Star Trek
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
100 Mile Rule
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Arnie the Doughnut
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
Image Makers: The Adventures of America’s Pioneer Cinematographers
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Flashback
Amnesty International’s Big 30
Young Doctors in Love
Daddio
Book of Love
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Imps*
D.A.R.Y.L.
Davy Crockett
Double Agent
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Relative Strangers
True Identity
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Portrait of a White Marriage
Hider in the House
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Johnny Appleseed
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
The Sunshine Boys
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Man Trouble
The Pass
Radioland Murders
Edie & Pen
Final Justice
Across the Moon
Small Soldiers
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Cracking Up
Nothing to Lose
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Snowden’s Christmas
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Career Timeline
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2022
Jerry and Marge Go Large
Howard
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Howard
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self
2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
2019
Image Makers: The Adventures of America’s Pioneer Cinematographers
Narrator (voice)
Daddio
Paul
2003
A Mighty Wind
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Captain Van Legge
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
William Christy Cabanne
1994
Radioland Murders
Rick Rochester
Across the Moon
Frank
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
David St. Hubbins
1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
David St. Hubbins
Man Trouble
Eddy Revere
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
David St. Hubbins / Jerry Palter
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