Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 17, 1959 ( 62 years old )
Place of Birth
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Also Known As
Norman Gene MacDonald
Norm McDonald
Norm Macdonald
Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for his deadpan style. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom Roseanne and made guest appearances on shows such as The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He was then a cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five years, including anchoring the Weekend Update segment for three seasons. After leaving SNL, he starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and in his own sitcom, The Norm Show, from 1999 to 2001. In 2013, he started a video podcast, Norm Macdonald Live, on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities. In 2018, he released Norm Macdonald Has a Show, a Netflix talk show with a similar premise to his podcast. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous movies and had been a guest on talk shows such as Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show. He had also worked as a voice actor, notably on the animated show Mike Tyson Mysteries. Paste magazine named him #31 on their 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norm Macdonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996-12-25Senior Skip Day
2008-05-06Billy Madison
1995-02-10Christmas Is Here Again
2007-10-20Back Home Again
2021-10-28Dirty Work
1998-06-12Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
2011-03-01Screwed
2000-05-12Jack and Jill
2011-11-11Hollywood & Wine
2011-05-03