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- Born October 17, 1947 in New York City, New York
- Spouse: Actress Annette O'Toole
- Plays guitar and piano
- Won a Best Song Grammy for the theme from the film A Mighty Wind
- In 1994, became the oldest person to ever join the cast of Saturday Night Live
- Descendent of Thomas McKean, who signed the Declaration of Independence
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Actor and comedian Michael McKean was a regular on the TV series Laverne and Shirley and Saturday Night Live, and one of the stars of the classic Rob Reiner mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, along with Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer.
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Career Background
McKean created the character of Lenny Kosnowski, whom he'd make famous on Laverne and Shirley, while studying at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. McKean followed up on the success of Laverne and Shirley with the role of David St. Hubbins in Spinal Tap,Before joining the cast of SNL in 1994, McKean would star in a string of comedy films, including the adaptation of the board game Clue, Short Circuit 2 and Earth Girls Are Easy.
Since leaving the show, he's starred in several of the mockumentaries directed by his old Spinal Tap co-star Christopher Guest, including Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. He frequently contributes voices to animated series, including The Simpsons, Family Guy and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
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Michael McKean Questions
In Lost Season four, Michael can not die. Weapons malfunction around Michael and he recovers from any injury? 1 AnswerBecause the island isn't done with him. Remember when he tries to kill himself in the alley and suddenly Tom appears? Tom tells him to go ahead and try, but h... read more
Are Michael Lombardi and Vince Lombardi related? 1 AnswerIf they are related it is not a direct relation as Vince's kids are named Vince Jr. and Susan.And Michael doesn't mention any relation his website read more
How did Michael Jackson impact music? 1 AnswerHe was popular all over the world. Most of the people here in India, remembered him today hearing about his death and mourned. I have studied an interesting inf... read more
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Michael McKean Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- October 17, 1947: Born
- 1977: Cracking Up
- 1984-1995: Saturday Night Live
- 1980: Used Cars
- 1984: This Is Spinal Tap
- 1985: Clue
- 1987: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- 1988: Earth Girls Are Easy
- 1993: Coneheads
- 1994: Airheads
- 1995: The Brady Bunch Movie
- 1996: Waiting For Guffman
- 1997: Nothing to Lose
- 1998: Small Soldiers
- 2000: Best in Show
- 2003: A Mighty Wind
- 2005: The Producers
- 2006: For Your Consideration
- 2007: Surf's Up
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20/Nov/2009 às 7h30 no HBO*e, "D.a.r.y.l." - Ficção. Com Mary Beth Hurt e Michael McKean
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20/Nov/2009 às 4h20 no HBO, "D.a.r.y.l." - Ficção. Com Mary Beth Hurt e Michael McKean
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Me and Michael McKean (Spinal Tap) outside the Music Box Theatre on W 45th St. http://twitpic.com/q694c
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19/Nov/2009 às 13h55 no HBO*e, "D.a.r.y.l." - Ficção. Com Mary Beth Hurt e Michael McKean
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I've decided my favorite "The Unit" story arc features Michael McKean. (Hm, hard to avoid "the one" in that sentence...)
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