Christopher McDonald Biography
(Actor)
Birthday: February 15, 1955 (Aquarius)
Born In: New York, New York, United States
Christopher McDonald is an American actor and voiceover artist, who is known for playing antagonistic or villainous roles in films and television. He also plays notable supporting character roles and is an accomplished theatre actor too. He is a renowned voiceover artist, having lent his voice to many animated superhero characters. He studied at prestigious drama schools in London and New York, but initially struggled to land good parts in Hollywood. In his more than three decades long career, he is most well known for his film roles as the hotheaded Darryl Dickinson in ‘Thelma and Louise’ and that of the arrogant Shooter McGavin in ‘Happy Gilmore’. His noteworthy television performances were in ‘Family Law’, ‘Ballers’, ‘Harry’s Law’ and ‘Good Advice’. His roles in the Broadway productions of ‘Chicago’ and ‘Lucky Guy’ are also memorable. Though involved in some drunk driving instances in the past, he has cleaned up his act and now actively divides his time between his professional commitments, family and charity work.