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Birthdate: 17 October 1963
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Fired in bitter haste from Saturday
Night Live and following up with two career-crippling film credits, Norm
Macdonald's career has been spiraling into disaster since 1997 -- "or
so the Germans would have us believe." Though he began his career
as a stand-up comedian in Ottawa, most people's familiarity with MacDonald
derives from his three-year stint as Weekend Update anchor on the ever-enduring
Saturday Night Live. Realizing that a change in location was the key to
success, MacDonald packed his bags and took his routine to L.A, where
he continued to refine his specific brand of acerbic wit through his stand-up
act. In addition, MacDonald became a writer for the popular sitcom Roseanne,
as well as The Dennis Miller Show.
It was a long road to following in the footsteps of Chevy Chase and Dennis Miller in dragging the current headlines through the mud (and a not so happy ending to cap it off). Beginning his SNL career as a bit player in the 1993, the torch was passed from Kevin Nealon to Norm MacDonald in the beginning of the show's 1994 season. After an exhausting barrage of O.J. Simpson and Frank Stallone jokes, however, NBC president Don Ohlmeyer pulled the plug on MacDonald's Weekend Update career, citing that the anchor was simply "not funny."
After taking small roles in Adam Sandler comedies
and bit parts on The Drew Carey Show, MacDonald continued the cursed SNL
tradition of tackling feature films. MacDonald's awkward attempts at feature-film
stardom in Dirty Work and Screwed did little to please mainstream audiences
(Screwed failed even to recuperate its 10-million-dollar production costs)
but pleased his loyal fans nonetheless. In early 1999, Norm MacDonald
became the star of his very own television sitcom, The Norm Show. Cast
as a scheming ex-hockey star-turned-social worker who never fails to get
himself into constant mischief, The Norm Show -- later shortened to just
Norm) -- co-starred Laurie Metcalf, Ian Gomez, and former Dirty Work co-star
Artie Lang. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) (uncredited)
(voice) .... Lucky
... aka DR.2 (2001) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka DR2 (2001) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Animal, The (2001) .... Mob Member
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000) (TV) (archive footage)
.... Bob Dole
Screwed (2000) .... Willard Fillmore
Dennis Miller: The Millenium Special - 1,000 Years, 100 Laughs, 10 Really
Good Ones (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Man on the Moon (1999) .... Michael Richards ('Fridays')
... aka Mondmann, Der (2000) (Germany)
"Norm Show, The" (1999) TV Series .... Norm Henderson
... aka "Norm" (2001) (USA: new title)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) (uncredited) .... Bartender
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (1998) (TV) .... Green Bean
in Lunch Lady Land
Doctor Dolittle (1998) (voice) .... Lucky
Dirty Work (1998) .... Mitch Weaver
People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996) .... Network Reporter
Billy Madison (1995) .... Frank
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series .... Himself (1993-1998)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (1975) (USA)
... aka "SNL 25" (2000) (USA: new title)
... aka "SNL" (1975)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 80" (1980) (USA: new title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (1975)
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