Norm MacDonald

Norm MacDonald

actor, writer, producer

Norm MacDonald was born on Oct 17, 1959 in Canada. Norm MacDonald's big-screen debut came with Billy Madison directed by Tamra Davis in 1995, strarring Frank. Norm MacDonald is known for Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special directed by Norm MacDonald, Norm MacDonald stars as Self and Dave Chappelle as Self. Norm MacDonald has got 2 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Norm MacDonald achieved is Canadian Screen Awards, CA. The upcoming new movie Norm MacDonald plays is Vampire Dog which will be released on Nov 01, 2022.

MacDonald was born Norman Gene MacDonald in Quebec City, Quebec on October 17, 1959. He began his career in stand-up comedy. MacDonald's first job was writing for The Dennis Miller Show (1992) and then Roseanne (1988). While writing for Roseanne (1988), he was noticed by Lorne Michaels, who liked Norm's stand up, and gave him his job on Saturday Night Live (1975).MacDonald became widely popular when he became the Weekend Update anchor with his trademark line, "And now the fake news". He lasted from September 24, 1994 until December 13, 1997, when he was fired by Don Ohlmeyer, president of NBC on the west coast. His last weekend update was December 13, 1997 and he officially left the show in March 1998. His movie, Dirty Work (1998), which he began working on in the summer of 1997, came out 2 months later. In March 1999, his show, called The Norm Show (1999), came out on ABC and had a 3-season run. During that time, he also starred in the movie Les embrouilles de Will (2000), opposite Dave Chappelle.

  • Birthday

    Oct 17, 1959
  • Place of Birth

    Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
2016
Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)
Winner - Canadian Screen Award
Sunnyside (2015)
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
2005
Most Annoying Fake Accent: Male
Winner - Stinker Award

Movies & TV Shows

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