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Michael McKean

Comedian / Screenwriter / Musician / Writer / Character Actor / Songwriter / Film Producer / Composer / Television Director | * 10/17/1947 (77) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Michael John McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician. Over his career he has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. McKean started his career as Lenny Kosnowski in the ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley from 1976 to 1983. He was briefly a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for its 19th and 20th seasons from 1994 to 1995, and played Gibby Fiske in HBO series Dream On (1990–1996). He has acted in films such as Used Cars (1980), Clue (1985), and The Big Picture (1989), the latter of which he also co-wrote. He is also known for having collaborated with Christopher Guest acting in his films such as T..."> ()
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Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for Laverne & Shirley, Spinal Tap and Better Call Saul.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son. ...

A Mighty Wind

PG-13

2003 | 3.4/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy, Music
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"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums ...

This Is Spinal Tap

R

1984 | 3.7/5 | 1h 22min
Music, Comedy
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Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, th ...

Clue

PG

1985 | 3.6/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, ...

Better Call Saul

TV-MA

2015 | 4.3/5
Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Michael McKean

Theatre World Award Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Movies with Michael McKean as Actor(104)

as David St. Hubbins2024 Spinal Tap II
2023 Scoob!: Holiday Haunt
as Sleazy MC2022 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as himself2022 Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Howard2022 Jerry & Marge Go Large
as Frank2021 Playing God
as Argyle (voice)2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation
as Richard2020 Pink Skies Ahead
as himself2020 The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as himself2020 Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as himself2020 Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Paul2019 Daddio
as Narrator (voice)2019 Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
as Mark2016 The Meddler
as himself2016 50 Years of Star Trek
as Self - Actor2014 21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Jeffrey Fields2013 10 Rules for Sleeping Around
as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
as Bartholomew Wolper (voice)2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)2012 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
as Nelson Wylie2012 The Words
as Angel Joseph2010 Pure Country 2: The Gift
as Joe - Boris' Friend #32009 Whatever Works
as David St. Hubbins2009 Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
as Harlan2008 Adventures of Power
as Chester2007 Joshua
as Kalgoron (voice)2007 Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
as Steve Lavisch2007 The Grand
as Dr. Flossman (voice)2006 Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
as Lane Iverson2006 For Your Consideration
as Ken Hyman2006 Relative Strangers
as Prison Trustee2005 The Producers
as himself2005 The Aristocrats
as David St. Hubbins2004 The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
as Jerry Palter2003 A Mighty Wind
as William Christy Cabanne2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
as Dwain2002 The Guru
as Howard2002 100 Mile Rule
as Video Executive2002 Auto Focus
as Monsieur Duke2002 Slap Her... She's French
as Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton2002 Teddy Bears' Picnic
as himself2002 Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
as Sarousch (voice)2002 The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
as Bird (voice)2001 Dr. Dolittle 2
as Alex The Transvestite2001 Never Again
as Bob2001 My First Mister
as Mr Bream (voice)2001 Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Lance DeSalvo2000 Beautiful
as Chief of Police2000 Little Nicky
as Stefan Vanderhoof2000 Best in Show
as Mr. Walsh1999 Mystery, Alaska
as (voice)1999 Snowden's Christmas
as Réverend Shillerman1999 True Crime
as Principal Potter1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle
as Mr. Livingston1999 Kill the Man
as Dr. Maxwell Hersh1998 With Friends Like These
as Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice)1998 Small Soldiers
as Merle Hammond1998 Final Justice
as J.P. Bigelow1998 Archibald the Rainbow Painter
as Willie L.1998 The Pass
as Elliot Lewis1997 No Strings Attached
as Phillip "P.B." Barrow1997 Nothing to Lose
as Bill Case1997 Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as New Mark1997 Still Breathing
as Peter Randall1997 That Darn Cat
as Scott Grogan1996 The Sunshine Boys
as Rick1996 Edie & Pen
as Paulie1996 Jack
as Frank1995 Across the Moon
as Mr. Larry Dittmeyer1995 The Brady Bunch Movie
as Milo Jackson1994 Airheads
as David St. Hubbins1994 Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Rick Rochester1994 Radioland Murders
as Ozzie Evans1994 MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
as Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner1993 Coneheads
as George Talbot1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Eddy Revere1992 Man Trouble
as David St. Hubbins1992 The Return of Spinal Tap
as Pettibone1991 Murder in High Places
as David St. Hubbins1991 Amnesty International's Big 30
as Adult Jack Twiller1990 Book of Love
as Hal Cresciman1990 Flashback
as Phil Dreyer1989 Hider in the House
as Emmet Sumner1989 The Big Picture
as Woody1988 Earth Girls Are Easy
as Fred Ritter1988 Short Circuit 2
as Reverend Prufrock1988 Portrait of a White Marriage
as Wexler Hatch1987 Daniel and the Towers
as Bu Montgomery1987 Light of Day
as State Trooper1987 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder1987 Double Agent
as Pete Newly1986 Classified Love
as Leslie (uncredited)1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash
as Rev. Prufrock1986 The History of White People in America: Volume II
as Mr. Green1985 Clue
as Andy Richardson1985 D.A.R.Y.L.
as David St. Hubbins1984 This Is Spinal Tap
as Fritz #21983 Imps*
as Dr. Simon August1982 Young Doctors in Love
1981 Likely Stories Vol. 1
as Eddie Winslow1980 Used Cars
as Willy1979 1941
as Terry Christopher1978 More Than Friends
1977 Cracking Up

TV Shows/Series with Michael McKean as Actor(93)

as President William Rayburn2023 The Diplomat
as Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)2021 Rugrats
as Michael2020 Breeders
as Sergeant Shadwell2019 Good Omens
as Doug Forcett2016 The Good Place
as Melville Revere2016 Billions
as Self - Guest2016 Talking Saul
as himself2015 Food: Fact or Fiction?
as Jack2015 Grace and Frankie
as Chuck McGill2015 Better Call Saul
as Chuck McGill (archive footage)2015 Better Call Saul
as Carl Laemmle2013 Drunk History
as Governor Ballentine2012 Veep
as Juge Jeffrey Turner2011 Homeland
as Big Dave2011 Happy Endings
as Vultaire (voice)2011 ThunderCats
as Ed Greenman2011 Off the Map
2010 Glory Daze
as Victor Baron2009 Castle
as Death2008 Childrens Hospital
2006 The Unit
2006 Help Me Help You
2005 Hopeless Pictures
as Emperor Zing (voice)2005 American Dad!
2004 The Tony Danza Show
as Dwight Biddle2004 Boston Legal
as himself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2001 The Lone Gunmen
as Louie (voice)2001 Oswald
as Adrien Van Voorhees2001 Primetime Glick
as Perry White2001 Smallville
as The Sportsman / Sgt. O'Shaughnessey (voice)2001 Justice League
2001 The Zeta Project
as Dr. Atticus Liddell2001 Alias
as Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton2000 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
as Bobby Lightfoot (voice)2000 As Told by Ginger
2000 Strip Mall
2000 The Huntress
as Professor Ram / Creepy Old Guy (voice)2000 Clerks
as Matt Tessler2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Tessler2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as David St. Hubbins1999 The Early Show
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sherman Smith1999 Providence
1999 SpongeBob SquarePants
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as Pengrove Pig / Andy Rooney / Camel Salesman (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Pawtucket Pat (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Ian Peek (voice)1999 Batman Beyond
1998 LateLine
as himself1997 The View
as Miner1997 The Weird Al Show
as 50's Joker / Mutant Member (voice)1997 The New Batman Adventures
1996 Tracey Takes On...
1996 Jungle Cubs
1996 Hey Arnold!
as The Clown1995 Star Trek: Voyager
1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Mr. Rastatter1994 Friends
as Spink (voice)1993 Animaniacs
as Morris Fletcher1993 The X-Files
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Professor Noel Babcock PhD1993 The Nanny
1993 Boy Meets World
as Officer Bettleheim (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Guy in the Lab Coat (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Mr. Myman (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Kyle (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Police Chief Parish (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Ed (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Ansel (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Dr. Herder (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Bryant (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Hank (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Inspector (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Les (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Bill Nolan1990 Law & Order
as Elias Grace1990 Law & Order
as Gibby Fiske1990 Dream On
as Tom Smithson1990 Grand
as Jerry Rude (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as David St. Hubbins (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Mac Macintosh / Mr. Wallace1985 Tall Tales & Legends
as Ross McKay1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Jeopardy!
1980 Fridays
1980 Goodtime Girls
as himself1979 CBS News Sunday Morning
as Lenny1976 Laverne & Shirley
as Self - Various Characters1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
1974 Happy Days

Movies with Michael McKean as Crew(7)

Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Waiting for Guffman
Writing/Lyricist1996 Waiting for Guffman
Sound/Original Music Composer1994 Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Writing/Writer1992 The Return of Spinal Tap
Writing/Screenplay1989 The Big Picture
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 This Is Spinal Tap
Writing/Writer1984 This Is Spinal Tap

TV Shows/Series with Michael McKean as Crew(3)

Directing/Director1991 Morton & Hayes
Directing/Director1990 Dream On
Directing/Director1976 Laverne & Shirley

Additional Information

Official websites:
michaelmckean.com
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Born: Friday, 10/17 1947 (October) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 77 years + 245 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Carnegie Mellon University, North Shore High School
Member of: The Credibility Gap
Spouses (current/former): Annette O'Toole
Other names for Michael McKean (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Michael John McKean"
"Michael McKeen"
"David St. Hubbins"
"마이클 맥킨"
Michael McKean frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Michael Richardson (117x, Actor)
Rachael MacFarlane (64x, Actress)
Tress MacNeille (47x, Actress)
Phil LaMarr (46x, Actor)
John Viener (46x, Actor)
Mike Barker (41x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (36x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (36x, Actor)
Dee Bradley Baker (33x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (32x, Actor)
Paget Brewster (32x, Actress)
Christopher Guest (31x, Actor)
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