Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-10-17 (62 years old)
Deathday
2021-09-14
Place of Birth
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Also known As
Norman Gene MacDonald
Norm McDonald
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 201...
1996
as Network Reporter
2008
as Mr. Rigetti
1995
as Frank
2007
as Buster (voice)
2021
as Grandpaws (voice)
1998
as Mitch
2011
as Himself
2000
as Willard Fillmore
2011
as Funbucket
2011
as Sid Blaustein
1991
2010
2012
as Fang / Vampire Dog (voice)
2012
as Quint (voice)
2022
2009
2009
as Norm Macdonald
2002
as Burt Reynolds (archive footage)
2001
as Self (archive footage)
2003
as Self
2003
as Green Beans (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
1999
as Friday's Michael (uncredited)
2015
as Nugget Customer
2003
as Self (archive footage)
2001
as Mob Member
2017
as Skipper (Voice)
2006
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
2006
as Join Twosomes Penguin (voice)
2010
as Geezer
2019
as Mogens (voice)
2008
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
1998
as Lucky (voice)
1999
as Bartender
2009
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
2005
as Earl McManus (uncredited)
2001
as Lucky (voice)
2005
2004
as Self
2025
as Self (archive footage)
2025
as Self (archive footage)
2025
as Mitch
2005
as Writer
1998
as Writer
2011
as Writer
2022
as Writer
2022
as Director
2022
as Executive Producer
2011
as Executive Producer
1991
as Writer
2021
as In Memory Of
2017
as Screenplay
2017
as Executive Producer
2025
as Writer
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