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Michael McKean
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| Nickname: | Michael McKean / David St. Hubbins / Michael Mckean / |
| Known for: | This Is Spinal Tap, The Producers, Planes, Trains & Automobiles |
| Birth name: | Micheal McKean |
| Birthday: | 17 October 1947, New York, New York, USA |
| Height: | 6' (1.83 m) |
Trivia
Did celebrity impersonations of Robert Evans, Gary Busey, Howard Stern, and Bill Clinton on SNL 25.
Children: Fletcher and Colin McKean (born to Susan).
Engaged to Annette O'Toole in 1998.
Was the oldest man to join the cast of SNL 25.
Is the only person to have appeared as a musical guest, hosted, then become a regular cast member, in that order, on Saturday Night Live.
The song, "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow," performed by Mitch & Mickey in "A Mighty Wind" was written by McKean and his wife, Annette O'Toole, as a love song to each other after the movie was conceived.
Performed as the comedy trio Credibility Gap with David Lander and Harry Shearer (among others) in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for their rock band version of Who's on First?
Along with his wife, he was one of three husband/wife teams nominated for an Oscar for the 2003 season, Peter Jackson and his wife Fran Walsh and Shari Springer Berman and her husband Robert Pulcini.
Wrote the song "Potato's In The Patty Wagon" with his wife while commuting back and forth from the United States to Canada, where "Smallville" was being filmed (his wife plays Martha Kent on the series). There was ample time to write due to the long checks at the border as this was just weeks after September 11th, 2001.
Attended North Shore High School in Glen Head, New York
Has co-starred with his wife Annette as a married couple in at least two TV shows: Boy Meets World ("State of the Unions" episode) and Law & Order ("Mega" episode)
Son Fletcher attended and graduated from Agoura High School
Gilbert and Ruth McKean, Michael's parents, hailed from Louisiana. Gilbert was a recording executive who worked for Columbia Records. Ruth was a library clerk. Michael even has an older sister and a younger brother.
Michael began playing the guitar at the age of fourteen.
Michael decided to become an actor after seeing British actor and comedian Stanley Halloway in an one man show in New York City.
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