Name
Norm Macdonald
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1959-10-17
Deathday
2021-09-14 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Biography
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 2018, he released Norm Macdonald Has a Show, a Netflix talk show with a similar premise to his podcast. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous movies and had been a guest on talk shows such as Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show. He had also worked as a voice actor, notably on the animated show Mike Tyson Mysteries.
Paste magazine named him #31 on their 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time.
Known For
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- 1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt as Network Reporter
- 2008 Senior Skip Day as Mr. Rigetti
- 1995 Billy Madison as Frank
- 2007 Christmas Is Here Again as Buster (voice)
- 2021 Back Home Again as Grandpaws (voice)
- 1998 Dirty Work as Mitch
- 2011 Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup as Self
- 2000 Screwed as Willard Fillmore
- 2011 Jack and Jill as Funbucket
- 2011 Hollywood & Wine as Sid Blaustein
- 2010 Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison as Self
- 2012 Vampire Dog as Fang / Vampire Dog (voice)
- 2012 The Outback as Quint (voice)
- 2022 Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special as Self
- 2009 Just For Laughs: Over The Edge as Self
- 2009 Funny People as Norm Macdonald
- 2002 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Burt Reynolds (archive footage)
- 2001 Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Green Beans (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2008 Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget as Self
- 1999 Man on the Moon as Friday's Michael (uncredited)
- 2015 The Ridiculous 6 as Nugget Customer
- 2003 The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery as Self
- 2001 The Animal as Mob Member
- 1999 Dennis Miller: The Millennium Special
- 2017 Treasure Hounds as Skipper (Voice)
- 2006 Dr. Dolittle 3 as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
- 2006 Farce of the Penguins as Join Twosomes Penguin (voice)
- 1998 Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley as Self
- 2010 Grown Ups as Geezer
- 2019 Klaus as Mogens (voice)
- 2008 Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
- 1998 Doctor Dolittle as Lucky (voice)
- 1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Bartender
- 2009 Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
- 2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo as Earl McManus (uncredited)
- 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 as Lucky (voice)
- 2004 Last Laugh '04 as Self
- 2025 This Is the Tom Green Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 I Knew He Was Sick as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
- Soon Untitled Norm Macdonald Netflix Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self
- 2026 Norm. as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 50 Years of NBC Late Night as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 Lorne as Self (Uncredited)
- 1995 The Drew Carey Show ( 1 episode ) as Simon Tate
- 1999 The Norm Show ( 54 episodes ) as Norm Henderson
- 2009 The Middle ( 10 episodes ) as Rusty Heck
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Death (voice) (uncredited)
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 The Larry Sanders Show ( 1 episode ) as Norm Macdonald
- 2005 My Name Is Earl ( 2 episodes ) as Little Chubby
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 3 episodes )
- 1995 NewsRadio ( 1 episode ) as Roger
- 2003 Oliver Beene ( 1 episode ) as Hobo Bob
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 The Fairly OddParents ( 2 episodes ) as Norm the Genie (voice)
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2008 Million Dollar Password ( 1 episode )
- 2003 A Minute with Stan Hooper ( 13 episodes ) as Stan Hooper
- 1989 One Night Stand ( 1 episode )
- 2009 Sam's Game ( 6 episodes )
- 1992 The Jackie Thomas Show ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Where's Elvis This Week? ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 100 episodes ) as Self - Various Characters
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2017 Girlboss ( 3 episodes ) as Rick
- 2013 Norm Macdonald Live ( 39 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Norm MacDonald (voice)
- 2011 Sports Show with Norm Macdonald ( 9 episodes ) as Himself - Host
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2012 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 Gotham Comedy Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2017 The Orville ( 22 episodes ) as Yaphit (voice)
- 2022 Dark Side of Comedy ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 Mike Tyson Mysteries ( 70 episodes ) as Pigeon (voice)
- 2018 Norm Macdonald Has a Show ( 10 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2016 Skylanders Academy ( 38 episodes ) as Glumshanks (voice)
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 Lights Out with David Spade ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panelist
- 2003 Comedy Central Roasts ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 Match Game ( 1 episode ) as Panelist
- 2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1979 Laugh Factory ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
