Christopher McDonald

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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Christopher McDonald has previously appeared on Broadway as Billy Flynn in Chicago. Other theatre credits include Nightclub Cantina, Hay Fever, Bounders and The Los Angeles Theatre Center's productions of Hamlet, Othello and The Taming of the Shrew. He is also the recipient of a Drama-logue Award for Best Actor for Final Touches. He first caught Hollywood's attention when he played Goose McKenzie in Grease 2. Beloved for his comedic roles as Mr. Stifler in American Pie and Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, he also made a mark with memorable performances in Thelma and Louise and Quiz Show. Other film roles include: The Boys Next Door, Outrageous Fortune, Chances Are, Dutch, Wild Orchids 2, Grumpy Old Men, Fatal Instinct, Terminal Velocity, Cover Story, Rich Man's Wife, Leave it to Beaver, Flubber, The Iron Giant, The Perfect Storm, Spy Kids: 2, Grind, Takedown, Rumor Has It, Kickin' It Old Skool, Mad Money, Superhero Movie, Fanboys, House Bunny , among others. TV: HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" as Harry Daugherty, "Harry's Law," "Family Law," "Veronica's Closet," "North Shore," "Cracking Up," "The Sopranos," "The Bronx is Burning," "61," "SGU Stargate Universe," "Numb3rs," "Law & Order," "My Boys" and "Psych." His voice work includes a recurring role in Disney Channel's "Kim Possible." McDonald currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Lupe, son and three daughters.

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Christopher McDonald STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2016
Murphy

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Eddie Hayes

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1996
Billy Flynn [Replacement]

Billy Flynn [Replacement]


Christopher McDonald Movies

[1980]The Hearse Pete

[1982]Grease 2 Goose

[1982]The Black Room Terry

[1984]Breakin' James

[1984]Chattanooga Choo Choo Paul

[1984]Where the Boys Are Tony

[1985]The Boys Next Door Detective Mark Woods

[1987]Outrageous Fortune George Chris McDonald

[1988]Paramedics Mad Mike

[1989]Chances Are Louie Jeffries

[1990]Playroom Chris

[1991]Thelma & Louise Darryl

[1991]Dutch Reed Standish

[1991]Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue Senator Dixon

[1993]Benefit of the Doubt Dan

[1993]Fatal Instinct Frank Kelbo

[1993]Conflict of Interest Mickey Flannery

[1993]Grumpy Old Men Mike

[1993]Cover Story Sam Sparks

[1993]Bums Sgt. Andrew Holloman

[1994]The Road Killers Glen

[1994]Quiz Show Jack Barry

[1994]Terminal Velocity Kerr

[1994]Monkey Trouble Tom

[1995]Fair Game Lt. Meyerson

[1995]Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Sheriff Jack Banning

[1996]Celtic Pride Coach Kimball

[1996]House Arrest Donald Krupp

[1996]Happy Gilmore Shooter McGavin

[1996]Unforgettable Stewart Gleick

[1996]The Rich Man's Wife Tony Potenza

[1997]The Eighteenth Angel Hugh Stanton

[1997]Lawn Dogs Morton Stockard

[1997]A Smile Like Yours Richard Halstrom

[1997]Leave It to Beaver Ward

[1997]Flubber Wilson Croft

[1998]Gideon Alan Longhurst

[1998]SLC Punk! Dad

[1998]Jaded Jack Carlson

[1998]The Faculty Mr. Frank Connor Chris McDonald

[1998]Divorce: A Contemporary Western Tony

[1998]Dirty Work Travis Cole

[1999]Five Aces Ash Gray

[1999]The Iron Giant Kent Mansley

[1999]My Teacher's Wife Roy Mueller

[2000]Isn't She Great Brad Bradburn Christopher MacDonald

[2000]Magicians Jake

[2000]The Skulls Martin Lombard

[2000]Takedown Mitch Gibson Chris McDonald

[2000]Requiem for a Dream Tappy Tibbons

[2000]The Perfect Storm Todd Gross

[2001]The Theory of the Leisure Class Buddy Barnett Chris McDonald

[2001]The Man Who Wasn't There Macadam Salesman

[2002]Speakeasy Dr. Addams

[2002]Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams President of the USA

[2002]Children on Their Birthdays Speedy Thorne

[2003]Grind Mr. Rivers

[2005]The L.A. Riot Spectacular Officer Koon

[2005]Rumor Has It... Roger McManus

[2005]Broken Flowers Ron

[2006]Funny Money Vic

[2007]My Sexiest Year Adult Jake

[2007]Awake Dr. Larry Lupin

[2007]Kickin' It Old Skool Marty Schumacher

[2008]Mad Money Bryce Arbogt Chris McDonald

[2008]The House Bunny Dean Simmons

[2008]An American Carol Lab Supervisor

[2008]Superhero Movie Lou Landers

[2008]Summerhood TheAssDirector

[2008]Player 5150 Tony Moffit

[2009]Fanboys Big Chuck Chris McDonald

[2009]Spooner Dennis Spooner

[2009]Deep in the Valley Diamond Jim

[2009]Reunion Eamon

[2009]Splinterheads Sargeant Bruce Mancuso

[2010]Barry Munday Dr. Preston Edwards

[2010]Black Widow Steve

[2010]The Best and the Brightest The Player

[2011]Cat Run Bill Krebb

[2011]Adventures of Serial Buddies Father Christopher

[2011]Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best Jack

[2011]Balls to the Wall Mr. Matthews

[2012]Not Fade Away Jack Dietz

[2012]Grassroots Jim Tripp

[2012]The Collection Mr. Peters

[2014]About Last Night Cey McNeil

[2014]Believe Me Ken

[2014]Being American Mark

[2014]Pretty Perfect Max

[2015]Don't Worry Baby Harry Lang

[2015]Zipper Peter Kirkland

[2015]The Squeeze Riverboat

[2015]Soul Ties Sydney

[2016]Exposed Lieutenant Galway

[2017]The Crash Del Banco

[2017]The Tank Lawson

[2017]Once Upon a Time in Venice Mr. Carter

[2018]Backtrace Special Agent Franks

[2019]Wetlands Det. Paddy Sheehan

[2019]Deep Murder Richard Dangler

[2020]We Can Be Heroes President Neil Anami

[2020]The Stand at Paxton County Sheriff Roger Bostwick

[2021]Land of Dreams Blair, Bob

[2021]Walking with Herb Wiley

[2022]Rosaline Lord Capulet


Christopher McDonald TV Shows

Kim Possible Hego

Walter & Emily Matt Collins

Veronica's Closet Bryce Anderson

The Real Bros of Simi Valley Cal Surf, Cal

The Good Wife Judge Don Schakowsky

Stargate Universe Alan Armstrong

Riptide Johnny, Dennis

Mr. Iglesias Coach Dixon

Matlock David Channing, Eric Lane

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Evan Korman, Declan Pace

Kirstie Jeffrey Sheppard

Ballers Dallas Cowboys Owner

Harry's Law Tommy Jefferson

Happy Endings Mr. Kerkovich

Hacks Marty

Gone Pastor

Family Law Rex Weller

Empty Nest Nick Todd

Cracking Up Ted Shackleton

CollegeHumor Originals Tim, Tim Cook

Boardwalk Empire Harry Daugherty, US Attorney General Harry Daugherty, Harry Daugherty - US Attorney General

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Captain Nemesis

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HACKS to Return May 2; Watch the Teaser Trailer

Emmy®, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award winner Jean Smart and Emmy®, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award nominee Hannah Einbinder return alongside Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo. Watch the new video trailer!

HACKS Adds Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd to Season 3

The new season will include Helen Hunt (“Blindspotting,” “Mad About You,” “Twister,” “As Good as it Gets”), Christina Hendricks (“The Buccaneers,” “Good Girls,” “Mad Men,” “Drive”), Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future,” “The Tender Bar,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”), Dan Bucatinsky (“Air,” “Scandal,” “The Comeback”), and more.

HACKS to Return to Max This Spring

Max's hit comedy series Hacks is returning this Spring. The series follows the evolving dynamic between legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her young, entitled writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder).

Video: Disney+ Drops New SECRET INVASION Trailer With Samuel L. Jackson, Katie Finneran & More

Marvel Studios’ “Secret Invasion” stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Charlayne Woodard, Killian Scott, Samuel Adewunmi, Dermot Mulroney, Christopher McDonald, Katie Finneran, with Emilia Clarke and Olivia Colman, and Don Cheadle. Watch the new video trailer now!

Marvel's SECRET INVASION Series to Premiere on Disney+ in June

Marvel Studios’ “Secret Invasion” stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Charlayne Woodard, Killian Scott, Samuel Adewunmi, Dermot Mulroney, Christopher McDonald, Katie Finneran, with Emilia Clarke and Olivia Colman, and Don Cheadle. Watch the video trailer now!

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, ELVIS, THE WHALE, and More Among MUAHS 2023 Awards Winners

The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) announced winners of its 10th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Awards, presented by Dyson and HASK Beauty, in 23 categories of film, television, commercials, and live theater. The gala was held on Saturday night, February 11, 2023, before a live audience at The Beverly Hilton. It was also live-streamed to an audience of millions worldwide.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY, Starring Ralph Fiennes

The Shed presents David Hare's Straight Line Crazy, through December 18. The production officially opened on October 26.. Check out photos from the opening night here!

VIDEO: Jennifer Coolidge Stars in THE WATCHER Netflix Limited Series Teaser

The star-studded cast includes Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Coolidge, Mia Farrow, Margo Martindale, Terry Kinney, Joe Mantello, Richard Kind, Noma Dumezweni, Christopher McDonald, Michael Nouri, Isabel Gravitt, Henry Hunter Hall, Luke David Blumm. Watch Jennifer Hudson give a house tour in a new video teaser now!

HBO/HBO Max Receive 140 Emmy Nominations

HBO/HBO Max earned the most nominations for a single network or platform this year, marking the 20th time in history that the HBO brand has received the most Primetime Emmy® nominations of any network/platform in a single year. This bests HBO’s previous record of 137 nominations in 2019.

Andrew Garfield, Jodie Comer, Steve Martin & More Earn 2022 Emmy Nominations - See the Full List!

Check out the complete list of Emmy nominations, which include Andrew Garfield, Steve Martin, Jodie Comer, Tony Awards Presents: Broadways Back!, Annie LIVE!, Jane Lynch, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Nathan Lane, Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalom, Mare Winningham, Laurie Metcalf, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, and more!

HBO Max Renews HACKS For A Third Season

HACKS stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Jane Adams, who were all nominated for Emmys® for the first season. Cast members Christopher McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Paul W. Downs, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, Angela E. Gibbs, Luenell, Johnny Sibilly, Joe Mande, Ally Maki and Lorenza Izzo also star.

VIDEO: Watch Laurie Metcalf & More in HACKS Season Two Trailer

Jean Smart, Emmy, SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards winner for her performance in season one of the series, will return along with Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Jane Adams. Laurie Metclafe, Christopher McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Paul W. Downs, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, and Angela E. Gibbs will also appear.

HBO Max Renews Acclaimed Comedy Series HACKS For A Second Season

New Yorker hailed the series as “bracingly fresh and wholly original” while Variety noted it was “destined to be a zeitgeist hit.” 

VIDEO: HBO Max Unveils Trailer And Key Art For HACKS

The series is created and showrun by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky.

VIDEO: On This Day, April 1- Tom Hanks Makes His Broadway Debut In Nora Ephron's LUCKY GUY

On this day in 2013, Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks made his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, written by Nora Ephron and directed by George C. Wolfe. 

Princeton University Students Participate In The Creation Of A Virtual Opera: Francesco Cavalli's LA CALISTO

The students who signed up to participate in the Department of Music's Fall 2020 course MPP/MTD 219: Opera Performance expected to perform a staged version of La Calisto, Francesco Cavalli's 17th-century opera, in Richardson Auditorium at the end of the term. The arrival of the pandemic quickly necessitated a change in plans as students returned home for a semester of virtual learning.

BWW Exclusive: Watch a Clip of Christopher McDonald Guest Starring on WGN America's GONE

When a cyclist along the riverfront goes missing, the search for answers leads Kick (Leven Rambin) and Frank (Chris Noth) to discover a link to her own kidnapping case 15 years prior. In order to confirm if the man's abduction is related to the same heinous kidnapping ring from many years before, Kick makes the bold decision to finally come face to face with her kidnapper. The penultimate episode, “Demons,” airs Wednesday, May 8 at 9/8c on WGN America.

VIDEO: On This Day, April 1- Tom Hanks Makes His Broadway Debut In Nora Ephron's LUCKY GUY

On this day in 2013, Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks made his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, written by Nora Ephron and directed by George C. Wolfe. 

Photo Flash: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Comes to Addison

15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor's dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he precisely records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. Outcry Youth Theatre is honored to introduce you to Christopher, his teachers, his family, his neighbors and a number of other characters whose lives challenge us to see the world from a different point of view.

Forrest Lucas Launches Theatrical Distribution Venture with Professional Racecar Driver Ali Ashfar

Forrest Lucas, founder and owner of Lucas Oil Products, Inc., MAVTV, Lucas Oil Speedway, and the naming rights to the Indianapolis Colts' Stadium, “Lucas Oil Stadium”, and Ali Afshar, the record-setting professional racecar driver, turned actor, turned movie producer (and now all three at once), have set their sights on the theatrical film distribution business and will begin releasing movies in 2019 under the Forrest Films banner.

Christopher McDonald FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Christopher McDonald has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

Christopher McDonald has not appeared in the West End.

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