Michael McKean is an accomplished and (extremely) busy actor/director/writer/singer/songwriter.


Full Name:
Michael J. McKean

Birthplace:
New York, NY

D.O.B.:
10/17/1947

Second of three children

Family Facts:
Grew up in Manhatten - did theatre as a teenager and child.

Well Known Roles and Cult Followings:
Portrayed Lenny in the show "Laverne & Shirley," for eight seasons.

Continues to portray David St. Hubbins in the band "Spinal Tap" (created for the legendary mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap)

Portrayed Mr. Green in the cult smash hit "Clue"

Had reccuring roles on "The Larry Sanders Show", "Dream On" (Was nominated for a Cable ACE award), "The X-Files", "The Lone Gunmen", "Prime Time Glick", "Smallville", "Alias" and "Tracy Takes On"

Appeared in the movies D.A.R.Y.L, Light of Day, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind (Was nominated for a 2004 Oscar with wife Annette O'Toole for the song "A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow" from this film; won a Grammy for it) among others.

Had the lead in the critically-acclaimed HBO Miniseries "Sessions"

Appeared on Broadway as Edna Turnblad in "Hairspray"; costarred in the Woody Allen play "A Secondhand Memory".

Has developed live act with wife, Annette O'Toole.

Is notoriously, continuously busy.





Upcomming Movies/Appearences: See IMDB.



Spouse:
Annette O'Toole (since 1999)
(Best known role: Lana Lang in "Superman III"; Martha Kent in "Smallville")

Children:
Colin and Fletcher (By first wife Susan)

Education:
Carnegie Mellon Institute and New York University

Putting it all in a Nutshell:
"Lanky comic actor, writer and musician whose frequently goofy characters can manage to be just the slightest bit cool, and whose occasional cool, mature characters always seem just a bit goofy."
-hollywood.com bio