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Christopher McDonald

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Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his villainous role as professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 sports comedy Happy Gilmore, a role he reprised in its 2025 sequel. Other notable starring roles for McDonald in film include "T-Birds" member Goose McKenzie in Grease 2 (1982), Darryl Dickinson opposite his former fiancée Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise (1991), Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation Leave It to Beaver (1997), Kent Mansley inThe Iron Giant (1999), and Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream (2000). Along with numerous independent and small-budget film roles, he played supporting characters in box-office hits Grumpy Old Men (1993), Flubber (1997), Rumor Has It (2005), The House Bunny (2008) and About Last Night (2014). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher McDonald is the 4,041st most popular actor (down from 3,666th in 2019), the 6,515th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,473rd in 2019) and the 1,872nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Christopher McDonald ranks 4,041 out of 13,578. Before him are Lisa Lu, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Jung Hae-in, Ayelet Zurer, Isaach de Bankolé, and Ian Keith. After him are Marlon Wayans, Ichirō Nagai, Nicol Williamson, Mark Moses, Mena Massoud, and Peter Haber.

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Among people born in 1955, Christopher McDonald ranks 266. Before him are Colm Tóibín, Ludo Coeck, Marina Sirtis, Gale Anne Hurd, Thomas Hampson, and Sergei Mavrodi. After him are Baltasar Garzón, Virginia Ruzici, Raoul Trujillo, Roberto Pruzzo, Donald Pettit, and Charles Martinet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher McDonald ranks 6,516 out of 20,380. Before him are Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940), Michael Dell (1965), Mike Barrett (1943), Ian Keith (1899), Herman Daly (1938), and Peter H. Gilmore (1958). After him are Young Thug (1991), Wilson Greatbatch (1919), Irving Wallace (1916), Ellsworth Huntington (1876), Marlon Wayans (1972), and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Christopher McDonald ranks 1,872. Before him are Darlene Cates (1947), Brad Harris (1933), Lola Albright (1924), Susan Anspach (1942), Kristin Bauer van Straten (1966), and Ian Keith (1899). After him are Marlon Wayans (1972), Mark Moses (1958), Mykelti Williamson (1960), Anya Taylor-Joy (1996), Roy Thinnes (1938), and Lizabeth Scott (1922).

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