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Michael McKean(I)

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Michael McKean
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McKean was born in New York City at Manhattan Women's Hospital, now part of the Mt. Sinai St. Luke's complex on Amsterdam Avenue. He is the son of Ruth Stewart McKean, a librarian, and Gilbert S. McKean, one of the founders of Decca Records, and was raised in Sea Cliff, New York, on Long Island. McKean is of Irish, English, Scottish, and some German and Dutch descent. He graduated from high school in 1965. In early 1967, he was briefly a member of the New York City "baroque pop" band The Left Banke and played on the "Ivy, Ivy" single (B-side: "And Suddenly").
BornOctober 17, 1947
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 10 wins & 27 nominations total

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Nicholas Bearde, Graham Beckel, John Finn, Bernard Hill, Michael McKean, and Kelvin Han Yee in True Crime (1999)
Michael McKean in True Crime (1999)
Michael McKean in Better Call Saul (2015)
Michael McKean and Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul (2015)
Annette Bening, Ann Harada, Michael McKean, Subhash Mandal, and Lindsay Rootare in Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)
Michael McKean in Good Omens (2019)
Michael McKean in Better Call Saul (2015)
Michael McKean and Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
Michael McKean and Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
Michael McKean in A Mighty Wind (2003)
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)

Known for:

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap
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  • David St. Hubbins
  • 1984
Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Dooley, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Christopher Moynihan, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
A Mighty Wind
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  • Jerry Palter
  • 2003
Clue (1985)
Clue
7.2
  • Mr. Green
  • 1985
Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
Better Call Saul
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  • Chuck McGill

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Actor

  • Scoob!: Holiday Haunt
    • (voice)
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Spinal Tap II
    • David St. Hubbins
    • Pre-production
  • Rachel Weisz in Dead Ringers (2023)
    Dead Ringers
    • Marion
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Keri Russell in The Diplomat (2023)
    The Diplomat
    • President William Rayburn
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn (2023)
    Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn
    • Podcast Series
    • 2023
  • Rugrats (2021)
    Rugrats
    • Grandpa Lou Pickles
    • Lou
    • Lounicorn (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
    • Sleazy MC
    • 2022
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    • Chuck McGill
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2022
  • Annette Bening and Bryan Cranston in Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)
    Jerry and Marge Go Large
    • Howard
    • 2022
  • Grace and Frankie (2015)
    Grace and Frankie
    • Jack Ayres
    • Jack
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Billions (2016)
    Billions
    • Melville Revere
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • James Marsden, Vanessa Hudgens, Kimiko Glenn, Sofia Carson, and Liza Koshy in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
    My Little Pony: A New Generation
    • Argyle (voice)
    • 2021
  • Playing God (2021)
    Playing God
    • Frank
    • 2021
  • Delilah
    • Tom Childs Sr.
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Jessica Barden and Odeya Rush in Pink Skies Ahead (2020)
    Pink Skies Ahead
    • Robert
    • 2020
  • Helpsters (2019)
    Helpsters
    • Roy
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017)
    At Home with Amy Sedaris
    • Guy Lombardi
    • TV Series
    • 2020

Director

  • Tracey Takes On... (1996)
    Tracey Takes On...
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Dream On (1990)
    Dream On
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1996
  • Kevin Pollak and Bob Amaral in Morton & Hayes (1991)
    Morton & Hayes
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • The Rich Hall Show
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 1987
  • Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Laverne & Shirley
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1982

Composer

  • Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2001
  • Waiting for Guffman (1996)
    Waiting for Guffman
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos
    • Composer (as David St. Hubbins)
    • Video
    • 1992
  • The Return of Spinal Tap (1992)
    The Return of Spinal Tap
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
    This Is Spinal Tap
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Inland Sea Odyssey
    • Composer (as Michael John McKean)
    • Short
    • 1970

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Michael McKean | Career Retrospective
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Michael McKean | Career Retrospective
The Meddler
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The Meddler
The Meddler
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The Meddler
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: 2 Movie Collection
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: 2 Movie Collection
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: 2 Movie Collection
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: 2 Movie Collection
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: 2 Movie Collection
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: 2 Movie Collection
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: 2 Movie Collection
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: 2 Movie Collection
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  • Official sites
    • Official Site
    • Official Site - Spinal Tap
  • Alternative names
    • The Credibility Gap
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • October 17, 1947
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Annette O'TooleMarch 20, 1999 - present
  • Children
    • Colin McKean
  • Parents
      Ruth McKean
  • Other works
    Part of Los Angeles radio comedy group The Credibility Gap, which produced comedy shows and albums from the late 1960s into the mid-'70s. Other members included Harry Shearer, David L. Lander and the late Richard Beebe. They even appeared in nightclubs and on television. They did an episode of the "National Lampoon Radio Hour." Also, their voices were heard in an educational film titled "Statistics At A Glance." The surviving members have even reunited twice. One of those times was at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Pictorials

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  • Trivia
    Dan Aykroyd and McKean are the only ones to have appeared as musical guests, hosts and regulars on Saturday Night Live (1975).
  • Quotes
    [describing how he and wife Annette O'Toole go about writing a song's music and lyrics] When we've done it - and this sounds like I'm talking about sex, doesn't it? - we've done it every way you can.
  • Trademark
    Lenny Kosnowski's "Lone Wolf" jacket on Laverne & Shirley (1976)

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