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 Home Talk To Me Add To Friends Add To Your Group Show and Tell Favorite This Site Leave A Comment View All Comments View My Friends Biography Characters/Impressions Filmography Gallery The Sketches Interviews June 24th, 2008 - Mike Update: Departure From MadTV For big time fans of the show and mainly him, this is going to be a pretty big shock. After 10 memorable years of entertaining the fans of MadTV, Michael has decided that it was time to leave for good. I had a discussion with the co-owner of his page and she informed me that it was his decision to leave. If you thought there may of been backstage issues, you couldn't be more wrong. Michael was well respected and loved by his fellow MadTV alumni as well as the writers of the show. Due to being good friends with everyone, there is most definitely a possibility that he'll return to the show just to direct, unfortunately face time won't be an option. What started his departure was not only the fact that he wanted to try things new, but there were also a couple of projects that he had been working on. One, for those that watch Scrubs, he has been directing quite a couple episodes for the show, namely "My Manhood" and "My Conventional Wisdom". Both were great episodes in my opinion. This is not new for him though, he has been directing for years such as movies for Roger Corman as well as several MadTV episodes. Now for the next project: Michael has been writing an hour long drama script for ABC and if it gets picked up, he would become the executive producer. I will let you guys know more about the show once I get more details. Though I am just as shocked and saddened as you are, I will continue to support him all the way, no matter what and I want you guys to do the same. Though he will not be doing MadTV anymore other than directing, do not think that this is the end for him. It's just the beginning! I, want to personally thank Michael for his wonderful contributions to the show! Thank you so much, for keeping me laughing with all the wacky/dark characters as well as the impressions of numerous celebrities! I will make a tribute video for him soon and if anyone wants to help me out, feel free to do so! In the meantime, here are some memorable episodes starring his most memorable characters! June 24, 2008 - Mike Update: Upcoming Shows At The Groundlings Ready for more from the comical genius? On July 3rd and on July 10th, Michael will be performing in "Cookin' With Gas" show at the place that started it all for him, The Groundlings Theatre. For more information on how to get tickets, go to http://webtixs.easytixs.com/Groundlings/SelectBusinessDatePage.aspx?dtticks=633499201256283750 Select the month of July and go to the 3rd and 10th for tickets. June 23, 2008 - Michael McDonald Fan Remembers: George Carlin  One of the most influential and greatest comedians of all time, the legendary George Carlin passed away from heart failure after checking into the St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, CA for chest pain. He was 71 years of age. Michael McDonald Fan wants to take the time to remember him by listing a series of videos of his most memorable work. Thank you George, for the laughs and having the balls to say what you feel. There will never be another one like you. May you rest in peace. June 23, 2008 - Mike Update: Stand-Up at San Jose Improv  June 23, 2008 - Mike Update: Michael's Official Myspace Just wanted to start off the new updates by saying that Michael McDonald has his own official myspace up and running now so go ahead and check that out. Feel free to give him a message and comments in support! Michael's Myspace June 23, 2008 - Site Update Hello everyone, first off I would like to apologize for how long it's taken me to update this site. I just wanted to let everyone know that this is alive and well, I've just been really busy with exams and the like. I am also coming up with a new layout very soon so this will be on Myspace until the new site is opened. Thanks to everyone who have stayed around. Once again, I apologize! I am back and I am ready to rock and roll! October 13, 2007 - Mike Update : Michael Signs With APA According to Variety.com, Michael McDonald has signed with APA (Agency for the Performing Arts) and is currently managed by 3Arts Entertainment. I hope everything works out for him, I am so happy for him, he's talented and he definitely deserves it! Article here: Michael Signs With APA For more information on APA, go to: Agency for the Performing Arts June 22, 2007 - Mike Update: Pictures Okay, so I found the most adorable Nicole Parker, Michael McDonald, and Joely Fisher pictures on GlobePhotos.com. Can't get the at the moment right now because I don't have an account yet, but if anyone is generous enough to give me those pictures, I would really appreciate it! Fox Upfronts 2007 Pictures June 22, 2007 - Mike Update: From MadTV to “Moonpie” Hey everyone, just found a new interview featuring Michael McDonald on his upcoming project "Moonpie" along with talks about his career. Here is a snippet of the interview: ------------------------------------------------------------ From MadTV to “Moonpie” By: Rebecca M. Alvin Orleans - Michael McDonald didn’t start out as a comedian. He had a brief career as a bank loan officer before quitting to join the well-known Los Angeles improvisational theater group, The Groundlings. From there he acted in B-movies, playing small roles that usually ended in gruesome deaths at the hands of mutant babies, rubber dinosaurs, or crazed leprechauns. Today, the six-foot-four actor/writer is not only the longest running member of FOX’s “MadTV,” he is also the star of a new comedy “Moonpie,” which will screen at the Provincetown International Film Festival this month. He’ll also participate in a panel discussion about comedy. In a telephone interview from Los Angeles, McDonald reflected on his career and the current state of comedy. What was your first professional acting job? Michael: I did a lot of small little B-movies like bad Roger Corman movies. I think my first job was on a movie called "Angel in Red" and I played a guy who hired a prostitute, a john I think it’s called. (laughs) I think I was just called John, literally “John, the john.” And then did you start writing and directing with (director) Roger Corman? Michael: I was in so many bad Roger Corman movies at that point that, I thought, “I may not be a good writer, but I'm no worse than whatever they're doing here.” And so I started writing movies for no money at all. And they were all bad of course. I was good on my promise, I was as bad as they were. I wrote about five of those and then as I saw them get directed, I sort of had the same philosophy about directing, which was I'm just as bad of a director as those guys. So they let me direct a couple of them, and at that point thought “oh, I’m not going to be an actor, I'm going to be a writer and a director.” So what got you back into acting then? Michael: By that point I'd been performing at the Groundlings for, God, a long time, like maybe for 6 or 7 years and I just saw everybody else getting jobs instead of me or they were getting offers to go and do things like Saturday Night Live and Mad TV, and I just kind of said “I guess it's not going to happen for me” and I gave up on it. And weirdly enough, the minute I gave it up, the pursuit of acting, that's when both SNL and MadTV, and also a sitcom pilot all within like a week, I was testing for all of them. I don't know what the lesson is in that, but it seems like the minute I stop pursuing something that's when something happens... Read more... June 7, 2007 - Mike Update Great news everyone! The long-awaited indie film Outing Riley will finally be shown on television on the LOGO channel on Sunday, June 10 at 10:00 PM Eastern time. Michael McDonald plays Andy, Bobby's lover. Make sure you catch it, I'll take screencaps when I tape it. May 30, 2007 - Site Update Hey everyone! Just a small few updates, I updated the video section along with the character/impression section. I also added more pictures from the 2007/08 Fox Upfront, including HQ pictures. May 21, 2007 - Mike Update  May 21, 2007 - Site Update First off, welcome to Mike Mcdonald Fan, your number one place for everything you need to know about one of the funniest improv actors on TV today, who just also happens to be one of my idols. So far, I've been working a bit on the pages of info and I apologize for it taking so long, due to real life getting in the way. So far, I have the biography, filmography, characters/impressions page, and sketches pages up at the moment. I'm currently working on them and adding more information. Please be patient!
DISCLAIMER/COPYRIGHT: I am not Michael Mcdonald nor do I know him personally. I'm just a longtime fan of his that's doing her best to keep you up to date with him along with MadTV. Please don't ask me where he lives because I won't tell you! However, I will try to answer as many questions about him as I can, but if it involves sexuality, I won't say a word out of respect for him.
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