Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald was born in New York City, New York, United States on February 15th, 1955 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 69, Christopher McDonald biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor.
Darryl Dickinson appeared in Happy Gilmore (1991), Shooter McGaver in the film version of Leave It to Beaver (1999), Kent Mansley in Requiem for a Dream (1999), and Mel Allen in the HBO film 61* (2001).
Personal life
McDonald was born in New York City to Patricia, a nursing instructor and real estate agent, and James R. McDonald, an educator and high school principal.
He and his siblings were born in Romulus, New York, of Irish descent and a practicing Catholic. He graduated from Romulus Central School in 1973 and later obtained a degree from Hobart College in Geneva, New York, where he played football and soccer. He was also a member of the Kappa Alpha Society. Daniel McDonald, his younger brother, actor and singer, died of brain cancer in February 2007. Jim Kelly, a long time Bills quarterback, and a good friend of former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly.
McDonald worked with future Thelma and Louise co-star Geena Davis from the mid-80s to 1985, when she left him for Jeff Goldblum. When they appeared together in a theatre performance in New Mexico in 1989, McDonald met actress Lupe Gidley. They married in 1992 and have three children and one son.
Career
McDonald has numerous film and television roles, often as a supporting actor and often portraying villains. In addition to the above, his credits also include Grease 2, Breakin', Where the Boys Are '84, The Boys Next Door, Thelma & Louise, Grumpy Old Men, Celtic Pride, Quiz Show, Flubber, The Faculty, The Perfect Storm, House Arrest, Dirty Work, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile, Broken Flowers, and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. He was featured as Ward Cleaver in the movie version of Leave It to Beaver and famous baseball broadcaster Mel Allen in 61*. In 1994, he starred in the film Terminal Velocity as an aggressive Russian mafia villain.
In television, along with a starring role on the TV series Family Law, and recurring roles on North Shore, Veronica's Closet, Good Advice, and Harry's Law, McDonald has also made guest appearances on Matlock, Cheers, Riptide, Knight Rider, The Sopranos, Psych, both the 1985 and the 2002 versions of The Twilight Zone, Home Improvement, Las Vegas, the Law & Order franchise, Stargate Universe, and Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lt. Richard Castillo in the season three episode "Yesterday's Enterprise".
McDonald's voice work includes the determined government agent Kent Mansley in the animated film The Iron Giant. He also voiced Jor-El in Superman: The Animated Series and subsequently an older version of Superman in Batman Beyond. He has recalled great affection for these roles, saying that he enjoyed them because he was (and continues to be) such a fan of Superman and because they were in such contrast to the less than sympathetic onscreen roles for which he is known. He subbed for Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning. In 2009, McDonald also lent his voice talents in the Thomas Nelson audio Bible production known as The Word of Promise. In this dramatized audio, McDonald played the role of Luke.
McDonald played the eponymous lead in Peter Gabriel's music video for the song "The Barry Williams Show". He also replaced Robert De Niro in the Midnight Run movie franchise, playing Jack Walsh in three films: Another Midnight Run, Midnight Runaround, and Midnight Run for Your Life. He portrayed baseball player Joe DiMaggio in the ESPN original series The Bronx Is Burning. In October 2013, McDonald started filming for A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island. Under the title The Crash, it was released direct-to-video in 2017.
McDonald appeared as Murphy in the Broadway show The Front Page at the Broadhurst Theater, which opened in late 2016.
In 2021, McDonald joined the cast of Hacks on HBO Max as Marty, a Las Vegas casino owner. In May 2021, McDonald was cast in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The show is set to premiere in 2023.
