Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald (15 de febreru de 1955, Nueva York) ye un actor d'Estaos Xuníos. Ye conocíu por interpretar personaxes sobeyosos o villanos, y por participar en numberoses películes dende'l so debú en 1980; incluyendo Thelma & Louise, Quiz Show, The Perfect Storm, Requiem for a Dream, Happy Gilmore, Spy Kids 2 y Superhero Movie.

Christopher McDonald
Vida
Nacimientu	Nueva York[1], 15 de febreru de 1955[2] (70 años)
Nacionalidá	Estaos Xuníos
Llingua materna	inglés
Estudios
Estudios	Hobart and William Smith Colleges (en) Romulus Central School District (en) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Estudio de actuación Stella Adler (es)
Llingües falaes	inglés
Oficiu
Oficiu	actor de televisión, actor de cine, actor, actor de xéneru, actor de voz
IMDb	nm0001520

Vida privada

McDonald nació na ciudá de Nueva York, fíu de Patricia, una profesora d'enfermería y axente inmobiliaria, y James McDonald, un educador.^[3] Crióse en Romulus, Nueva York, y graduóse nel Hobart College de Geneva, Nueva York, onde foi miembru de la fraternidá Kappa Alpha Society. McDonald ta casáu con Lupe Gidley y tienen cuatro fíos: Jackson Riley (n. 1990), Hannah Elizabeth (n. 1993), Rosie (n. 1996) y Ava Catherine (n. 2001).

Carrera

El nome de McDonald figuró en numberoses películes y series de televisión, de cutiu como actor de repartu ya interpretando personaxes antagónicos. Nel cine tuvo papeles en películes como Breakin', Grease 2, The Boys Next Door, Thelma & Louise, Grumpy Old Men, Quiz Show, Flubber, The Faculty, The Perfect Storm, House Arrest, Dirty Work, American Pie 5: The Naked Mile, Broken Flowers y Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. Interpretó a Ward Cleaver na versión filmica de Leave It to Beaver y al famosu comentarista de baseball Mel Allen en 61*. En 1994 protagonizó la cinta Terminal Velocity interpretando a un agresivu gangster rusu, xunto a Charlie Sheen.

En televisión, amás de roles habituales nes series Family Law, North Shore, Veronica's Closet, Good Advice y Harry's Law, McDonald apaeció como convidáu en Cheers, Riptide, Knight Rider, The Sopranos, Psych, Home Improvement, Las Vegas, la franquicia de Law & Order, Stargate Universe y Star Trek: The Next Generation como'l teniente Richard Castillo nel episodiu "Yesterday's Enterprise" de la tercer temporada. Tamién personificó a Joe DiMaggio na serie orixinal de ESPN The Bronx Is Burning.

Filmografía

Añu	Película	Papel	Notes
1982	Grease 2	Goose McKenzie
1984	Where the Boys Are '84	Tony
	Breakin'	James
	The Black Room	Terry Home Alone 2
	Chattanooga Choo Choo	Alex O'Donnell
1985	The Boys Next Door	Detective Mark Woods
1987	Outrageous Fortune
1988	Cool Blue	Peter Ensin
	Paramedics	Mad Mike
1989	El cielu equivocóse	Louie Jeffries
1990	Playroom	Chris
	Star Trek: The Next Generation	un episodiu
1991	Thelma & Louise	Darryl
	Dutch	Reed Standish
	Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue	Senator Dixon
1993	Cover Story	Sam Sparks
	Benefit of the Doubt	Dan
	Conflicte de Interes	Mickey Flannery
	Fatal Instinct	Frank Kelbo
	Grumpy Old Men	Mike
	Good Advice	Joey DeRuzza
1994	Another Midnight Run	Jack Walsh	Serie
	Midnight Runaround	Jack Walsh	Serie
	Roadflower	Glen
	Monkey Trouble	Tom
	Midnight Run for Your Life	Jack Walsh	Serie
	Terminal Velocity	Kerr
	Quiz Show	Jack Barry
1995	My Teacher's Wife	Roy Mueller
	Best of the Best 3: Non Turning Back	Jack Banning
	The Tuskegee Airmen	Major Joy	Serie
	Fair Game	Lieutenant Meyerson
1996	Jaded	Jack Carlson
	Unforgettable	Stewart Gleick
	Celtic Pride	Coach Kimball
	House Arrest	Donald Krupp
	The Rich Man's Wife	Tony Potenza
	Happy Gilmore	Shooter McGavin
1997	Leave It to Beaver	Ward Cleaver
	A Smile Like Yours	Richard Halstrom
	Flubber	Wilson Croft
	Lawn Dogs	Morton Stockard
	Into Thin Air: Death on Everest	Jon Krakauer
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western	Tony
	The Eighteenth Angel	Hugh Stanto
	SLC Punk!
	Dirty Work
	The Faculty	Mr. Frank Connor
1999	Five Aces	Ash Gray
	The Iron Giant	Kent Mansley	voz
	Gideon	Alan Longhurst
2000	Magicians	Jake
	Trake Down	Mitch Gibson
	The Skulls	Martin Lombard
	Isn't She Great	Brad Bradburn
	Requiem for a Dream	Tappy Tibbons
	The Perfect Storm	Todd Gross
2001	61*	Mel Allen	telefilme
	The Man Who Wasn't There	Macadam Salesman
2002	Speakeasy	Dr. Addams
	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
	Children on Their Birthdays	Speedy Thorne
2003	Grind	Mr. Rivers
2005	The L.A. Riot Spectacular	Officer Koon
	Rumor Has It...	Roger McManus
	Broken Flowers	Ron Anderson
2006	Funny Money	Vic
	American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile	Harry Stifler
2007	The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning	Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
	The Sopranos	Eddie Dunne	Un episodiu
	Kickin' It Old Skool	Marty Schumacher
	The Bronx Is Burning	Joe DiMaggio	Miniserie
	My Sexiest Year	Adult Jake
	Awake	Dr. Larry Lupin
	American Pie Presents: Beta House	Harry Stifler
2008	Lloques pol dineru	Bryce Arbogast
	Superhero Movie	Lou Landers / Hourglass
	Summerhood	Assistant Direutor
	Player 5150	Tony
	The House Bunny	Dean Simmons
	An American Carol	Lab Supervisor
2009
	Law & Order	John Jay McIntyre
	Fanboys	Big Chuck
	Spooner	Dennis Spooner
	Reunion	Eamon
	Deep in the Valley	Diamond Jim
	Stargate Universe	Alan Armstrong	tres episodios
	Splinterheads	Sargeant Bruce Mancuso
	Middle Men	George Harris
2010	Black Widow	Steve
	Barry Munday	Dr. Preston Edwards
	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Captain Nemesis
Harry's Law	Thomas "Tommy" Jefferson	habitual na temp. 2011; protagonista dende 2011-2012
2011	Lemonade Mouth	Direutor Brenigan
	Boardwalk Empire	Harry M. Daugherty
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Evan Corman
2014	Believe Me	Ken