Norm MacDonald

Norman Gene MacDonald (born October 17, 1962) is a Canadian-born American actor and comedian. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, MacDonald became a stand up comedian, performing in comedy clubs across Canada. MacDonald eventually moved to Los Angeles, California, and became a writer for the popular Roseanne television series.

After SNL

Soon after, MacDonald starred in his first movie entitled Dirty Work, which was released to theaters in 1998. The film featured performances from veteran actors and comedians like Jack Warden, Don Rickles, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley, Artie Lange, and Adam Sandler. Later that year, MacDonald would also lend his voice to one of the animals in the Eddie Murphy remake of Doctor Dolittle.

Related Topics:
Dirty Work - 1998 - Jack Warden - Don Rickles - Chevy Chase - Chris Farley - Artie Lange - Adam Sandler - Eddie Murphy - Doctor Dolittle

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In 1999, MacDonald starred in a sitcom called The Norm Show, which lasted three seasons on the ABC television network. Also that year, MacDonald portrayed Michael Richards in the movie, Man On The Moon, which was the story of comedian Andy Kaufman's short and unusual life. 1999 also saw MacDonald in advertising as the voice of the Hardee's restaurant's (Carl's Jr. on the west coast) costumed mascot, the Hardee's Star. MacDonald also appeared on Miller Lite commercials that year.

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1999 - Sitcom - The Norm Show - ABC - Michael Richards - Man On The Moon - Andy Kaufman - Advertising - Hardee's - Carl's Jr. - Mascot - Miller Lite

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MacDonald returned to Saturday Night Live to host the October 23, 1999 show. In his somewhat notorious opening monologue, he expressed resentment at having been fired. He joked that they must've asked him back because he had either "gotten funnier" or the show had "gotten really bad." This comment received a mixed reaction from the audience.

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October 23 - 1999 - Monologue

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MacDonald starred in his second motion picture in 2000, entitled Screwed. MacDonald also starred as Stan Hooper in A Minute with Stan Hooper during its brief run on FOX in 2003.

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2000 - Screwed - FOX - 2003

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In 2003, MacDonald became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

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2003 - Naturalized citizen - United States

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In 2005, Norm MacDonald signed a deal with Comedy Central to create a new sketch comedy pilot called Back To Norm, which debuted on Sunday, May 29, 2005. It was not picked up for more episodes.

Related Topics:
2005 - Comedy Central - Sketch comedy - May 29

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MacDonald's brother, Neil, and sister, Leslie, are both newscasters for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Neil - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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