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Danny McBride(IV)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000545
Danny McBride at an event for Observe and Report (2009)
Follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
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The Righteous Gemstones (2019– )
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Daniel Richard McBride is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He starred in the HBO television series Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, and The Righteous Gemstones, also co-creating the former two with frequent collaborator Jody Hill while creating the latter himself. He has appeared in films such as The Foot Fist Way (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Tropic Thunder (2008), Up in the Air (2009), Your Highness (2011), This Is the End (2013), and Alien: Covenant (2017). He has done voice acting for Despicable Me (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), The Angry Birds Movie, Sausage Party (both 2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021).
BornDecember 29, 1976
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BornDecember 29, 1976
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000545
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 26 nominations

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Edi Patterson, Danny McBride, and Adam Devine in Better is the End of a Thing Than Its Beginning (2019)
Danny McBride in Is This the Man Who Made the Earth Tremble (2019)
Danny McBride in Arizona (2018)
Danny McBride in Arizona (2018)
Danny McBride and Sheaun McKinney in Vice Principals (2016)
Walton Goggins and Danny McBride in Vice Principals (2016)
Danny McBride in Vice Principals (2016)
Edi Patterson and Danny McBride in Vice Principals (2016)
Danny McBride and Georgia King in Vice Principals (2016)
Danny McBride in Vice Principals (2016)
Walton Goggins and Danny McBride in Vice Principals (2016)
Danny McBride and Callie Hernandez in Alien: Covenant (2017)

Known for:

James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Danny McBride in Pineapple Express (2008)
Pineapple Express
6.9
  • Red
  • 2008
Natalie Portman, James Franco, and Danny McBride in Your Highness (2011)
Your Highness
5.5
  • Writer(as Danny R. McBride)
  • 2011
James M. Connor, Dale Dickey, Jennifer Gatti, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, Danny McBride, Georgia King, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, and Sheaun McKinney in Vice Principals (2016)
Vice Principals
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Danny R. McBride)
Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, and Jonah Hill in This Is the End (2013)
This Is the End
6.6
  • Danny McBride
  • 2013

Credits

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Writer

  • Mr. Machine
    • written by
    • In Production
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney in Halloween Ends (2022)
    Halloween Ends
    • written by
    • 2022
  • The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
    The Righteous Gemstones
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)
    Halloween Kills
    • written by
    • 2021
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle in Halloween (2018)
    Halloween
    • written by
    • 2018
  • The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (2018)
    The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
    • written by
    • 2018
  • James M. Connor, Dale Dickey, Jennifer Gatti, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, Danny McBride, Georgia King, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, and Sheaun McKinney in Vice Principals (2016)
    Vice Principals
    • created by
    • written by (creator, as Danny R. McBride)
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Danny McBride in Eastbound & Down (2009)
    Eastbound & Down
    • creator
    • written by (as Danny R. McBride)
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2013
  • The Roadie (2012)
    The Roadie
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Natalie Portman, James Franco, and Danny McBride in Your Highness (2011)
    Your Highness
    • written by (as Danny R. McBride)
    • 2011
  • The Foot Fist Way (2006)
    The Foot Fist Way
    • written by
    • 2006
  • Eddie Noble and the Heroes
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1999

Actor

  • The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
    The Righteous Gemstones
    • Jesse Gemstone
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride, Olivia Colman, Abbi Jacobson, Michael Rianda, and Doug the Pug in The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021)
    The Mitchells vs the Machines
    • Rick (voice)
    • 2021
  • James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Megan Fox, Danny McBride, Joey King, and Dave Franco in Zeroville (2019)
    Zeroville
    • Slim
    • 2019
  • The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
    The Angry Birds Movie 2
    • Bomb (voice)
    • 2019
  • The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (2018)
    The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
    • Don
    • 2018
  • Danny McBride in Tourism Australia: Dundee - The Son of a Legend Returns Home (2018)
    Tourism Australia: Dundee - The Son of a Legend Returns Home
    • Brian Dundee
    • Video
    • 2018
  • David Alan Grier, Luke Wilson, Kaitlin Olson, Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Elizabeth Gillies, and Lolli Sorenson in Arizona (2018)
    Arizona
    • Sonny
    • 2018
  • Tarantula (2017)
    Tarantula
    • (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • James M. Connor, Dale Dickey, Jennifer Gatti, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, Danny McBride, Georgia King, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, and Sheaun McKinney in Vice Principals (2016)
    Vice Principals
    • Neal Gamby
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • James Franco, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Dave Franco in The Disaster Artist (2017)
    The Disaster Artist
    • Danny McBride
    • 2017
  • Katherine Waterston in Alien: Covenant - Phobos (2017)
    Alien: Covenant - Phobos
    • Tennessee
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Alien: Covenant (2017)
    Alien: Covenant
    • Tennessee
    • 2017
  • Katherine Waterston in Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper (2017)
    Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
    • Tennessee
    • Short
    • 2017
  • The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
    The Angry Birds Movie
    • Bomb (voice)
    • 2016
  • Angry Birds: Bachelorette Sneak Peek Media Promotion
    • Bomb
    • TV Movie
    • 2016

Producer

  • The Exorcist
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Hellraiser
    • executive producer (2020)
    • In Development
    • TV Series
  • The Prima Donna
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney in Halloween Ends (2022)
    Halloween Ends
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
    The Righteous Gemstones
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • The King of North Sudan (2021)
    The King of North Sudan
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)
    Halloween Kills
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle in Halloween (2018)
    Halloween
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (2018)
    The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • David Alan Grier, Luke Wilson, Kaitlin Olson, Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Elizabeth Gillies, and Lolli Sorenson in Arizona (2018)
    Arizona
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Tarantula (2017)
    Tarantula
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • James M. Connor, Dale Dickey, Jennifer Gatti, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, Danny McBride, Georgia King, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, and Sheaun McKinney in Vice Principals (2016)
    Vice Principals
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Zoey Deutch in Flower (2017)
    Flower
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Dayveon (2017)
    Dayveon
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Jesse Wakeman in Donald Cried (2016)
    Donald Cried
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, and Kristen Wiig in Masterminds (2016)
    Masterminds
    • executive producer (as Danny R. McBride)
    • 2016
  • Nick Koenig in Hot Sugar's Cold World (2015)
    Hot Sugar's Cold World
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • The D Train (2015)
    The D Train
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Due Date: "Get in the Car"
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Due Date: "Get in the Car"
"Something Real" from Up in the Air
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"Something Real" from Up in the Air
"I Am Not a Tour Guide" from Up in the Air
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"I Am Not a Tour Guide" from Up in the Air
"Everyone Needs a Co-Pilot" from Up in the Air
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"Everyone Needs a Co-Pilot" from Up in the Air
Up in the Air: "Order Five Meals"
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Up in the Air: "Order Five Meals"
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Alien: Covenant
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Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
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Alien: Covenant
Pineapple Express
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Pineapple Express

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Danny R. Macbride
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • December 29, 1976
    • Statesboro, Georgia, USA
  • Spouse
    • Gia RuizOctober 9, 2010 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Declan George McBride
  • Parents
      Kathleen Marie Chaby
  • Relatives
    • Jamie McBride(Cousin)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Mountain Dew - Actor
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Once worked as a substitute teacher.
  • Quotes
    The dynamics are pretty much the same among me and my friends as they were when I was 18 years old.
  • Trademarks
      Often plays lazy, marijuana-smoking characters

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