Person Details

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Aliases: Norman Gene MacDonald , Norm McDonald

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Québec City, Québec, Canada

Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20240527133957/http://normmacdonald.com/

Movie Involvements: 18

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Norm Macdonald Live
Average
8

Norm Macdonald Live

(2013) Creator
The Norm Show
Average
7

The Norm Show

(1999) Creator
Roseanne
Average
7

Roseanne

(1988) Writer
Dirty Work
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6

Dirty Work

(1998) Writer
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
Average
8

Norm Macdonald Has a Show

(2018) Creator
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Average
5

A Minute with Stan Hooper

(2003) Creator
Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery
Average
7
Sports Show with Norm Macdonald
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Self (Archive Footage)
2022 Self (archive footage)
Self
2021 Grandpaws (voice)
2019 Mogens (voice)
Self - Panelist
2018 Self - Host
2017 Self
Yaphit (voice)
Skipper (Voice)
Self
Rick
2016 Glumshanks (voice)
2015 Nugget Customer
2014 Pigeon (voice)
Self
2013 Self - Host
2012 Self - Host
Fang / Vampire Dog (voice)
King Leo (voice)
Self
Quint (voice)
2011 Funbucket
Sid Blaustein
Himself - Host
Himself
2010 Self
Geezer
Self
2009 Rusty Heck
Self
Norm Macdonald
N/A
Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
2008 Self
Panelist
N/A
Mr. Rigetti
Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
2007 Buster (voice)
2006 Join Twosomes Penguin (voice)
Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
2005 Little Chubby
Earl McManus (uncredited)
N/A
2004 Self
2003 Stan Hooper
Green Beans (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self (archive footage)
N/A
Himself
2002 Burt Reynolds (archive footage)
2001 Lucky (voice)
Mob Member
Norm the Genie (voice)
Self (archive footage)
2000 Willard Fillmore
1999 Friday's Michael (uncredited)
Bartender
N/A
Norm Henderson
Death (voice) (uncredited)
Norm MacDonald (voice)
1998 Lucky (voice)
Mitch
Self
1997 Self
1996 Network Reporter
N/A
Self
1995 Simon Tate
Roger
Frank
1993 Self - Guest
1992 N/A
N/A
N/A
1991 Self
1989 N/A
1982 Self
1975 Self - Various Characters
Self - Host
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
N/A
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 In Memory Of
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator


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