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Norm Macdonald
Norman Gene Macdonald was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer whose style was characterized by deadpan delivery, eccentric understatement, and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase. He appeared in numerous films and was a frequent guest on late-night talk shows, where he developed a reputation for his chaotic yet understated comedic style. His appearances on Conan O'Brien's…
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entertainment · Canadian comedian (1959–2021) · comedian · screenwriter · film actor · stand-up comedian · television producer · television presenter · voice actor · television actor · also Norm Macdonald, Norman Gene Macdonald, Macdonald
Born 17 October 1959 · Died 14 September 2021 · Q1371229
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2026· 22 entries
“I lied. I said, ‘We can’t decide which is better.’ An hour later, they phoned back. They loved mine. So I told them that was mine.”
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“If something is true, it is not sentimental. And I say in truth, I love you.”
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“It would be good revenge if everybody went and saw this movie if they want to get revenge against Don Ohlmeyer for trying to ban my ads.”
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“do anything else on any competing show.”
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“about a thousand times more powerful than I am. It”
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facebook.com: ¿De qué murió Ray MacDonald? Ésta es la grave enfermedad cardíaca que el actor no sabía que tenía https://mile.io/45HOuAQ
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facebook.com: ¿De qué murió Ray MacDonald? Esta es la grave enfermedad cardíaca que el actor no sabía que tenía
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ABCNoticias.mx: Muere el actor Ray MacDonald a los 49 años; iba a llevar a su hijo a la escuela
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TV Azteca: Hallan muerto al actor Ray MacDonald; su esposa intentó despertarlo para que llevara a su hijo a la escuela
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Univision: Muere el actor Ray MacDonald: intentaron despertarlo para que llevara a su hijo a la escuela
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The Straits Times: Thai actor and travel presenter Ray MacDonald dies at 49
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Diario de Noticias de Navarra: Muere de forma repentina Ray MacDonald, uno de los rostros más queridos de la televisión tailandesa, a los 49 años
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OkDiario: Muere el actor Ray MacDonald a los 49 años tras caer inconsciente en su sofá
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lavozdelsur.es: Luto en el cine por la muerte del actor Ray MacDonald a los 49 años: su mujer lo encontró en el sofá cuando iban a llevar a su hijo al colegio
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Diario Libre: Encuentran muerto al actor Ray MacDonald a los 49 años
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Univision: Muere el actor Ray MacDonald, su esposa lo encontró sin vida en el sofá de su casa: esto le pasó
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Listín Diario: El actor Ray MacDonald fue encontrado muerto en el sofá de su casa
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Primera Hora: Esposa del actor Ray MacDonald lo encuentra sin vida en el sofá de su casa
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MARCA: El actor Ray MacDonald muere a los 49 años tras sufrir un infarto mientras dormía en su domicilio en Bangkok
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People en Español: Muere el actor y presentador Ray MacDonald, su esposa lo encuentra muerto en el sofá de su casa
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El Confidencial: Luto en el cine y la televisión: muere el galardonado actor y presentador Ray MacDonald (49 años)
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2024· 1 entry
Macdonald's regular Saturday Night Live jokes about Simpson's trial were shared across the internet
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2023· 2 entries
USA Today rated the claim “Image shows tweet shared by Norm Macdonald about transgender shooter.” Altered.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “Norm Macdonald tweeted in 2016: "What terrifies me is if a tranny were to shoot up a school full of children and kill a bunch of innocent kids."” False.
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2022· 1 entry
Macdonald was posthumously nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for his stand-up special Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
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2021· 2 entries
Died 2021-09-14.
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“My dad died, and my grandfather died, and my great-grandfather died. And the guy before him, I don't know. Probably died. … I come from a long line of death. That's my point. And so I fear it. I fear it a lot.”
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2020· 8 entries
Published video “Quarantined with Norm Macdonald (ft. Roseanne)”.
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Published video “Quarantined with Norm Macdonald (ft. Bob Saget)”.
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Published video “Norm Macdonald's Bat Song”.
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Published video “Quarantined with Norm Macdonald (ft. Josh Gardner)”.
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Published video “Quarantined with Norm Macdonald (ft. Chevy Chase)”.
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Published video “Quarantined with Norm Macdonald (ft. Adam Eget)”.
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Published video “Norm Macdonald does standup about coronavirus pt. 2”.
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Published video “Norm Macdonald does standup about coronavirus”.
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2019· 1 entry
Macdonald appeared on Lights Out with David Spade and claimed to have changed his mind on O
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2017· 2 entries
Released album “Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery”.
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Published video “Norm Macdonald”.
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2016· 1 entry
Authored Based on a True Story, a novel that presented a heavily fictionalized account of his life
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2015· 3 entries
Macdonald was the final stand-up act on the Late Show with David Letterman
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Macdonald was a judge for the ninth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, joining the previous season's judges, Roseanne Barr and Keenan Ivory Wayans and replacing fellow Canadian Russell Peters from 2014
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“In other words, if I went to 600, I’d probably get 200. Somebody at the party, when they’re auditioning people the next week, they’ll go, ‘Hey, Norm was funny at that party at Kimmel’s house.’ But if you’re not around, it’s not their fault. They forget you’re alive.”
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2014· 1 entry
Macdonald unsuccessfully campaigned on Twitter to be named the new host of The Late Late Show after then-host Craig Ferguson announced he would be leaving
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2013· 2 entries
Macdonald premiered the podcast Norm Macdonald Live, with sidekick Adam Eget, streaming live weekly on Video Podcast Network and posted later on YouTube
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Macdonald was diagnosed with multiple myeloma
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2012· 1 entry
It was reported that Macdonald was developing a talk show for TBS titled Norm Macdonald is Trending, which would see Macdonald and a team of correspondents covering headlines from pop culture and social media
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2011· 3 entries
Released album “Me Doing Standup”.
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Became a commentator and co-host (with Kara Scott) of the seventh season of the TV series High Stakes Poker on Game Show Network
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Macdonald revealed that he lost all of his money gambling three times, and the largest amount he lost at once was $400,000
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2009· 1 entry
Macdonald and Sam Simon pitched a fake reality show to FX called The Norm Macdonald Reality Show, where Macdonald would play a fictional, down-on-his-luck version of himself
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2008· 2 entries
Macdonald was a participant in the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget, performing intentionally cheesy and G-rated material that contrasted greatly with the raunchy performances of the other roasters
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Macdonald was a celebrity panellist on two episodes of a revived version of the game show Match Game
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “Ridiculous”.
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Macdonald again performed as a voice actor, this time in a series of commercials for the Canadian mobile-services provider Bell Mobility, as the voice of Frank the Beaver
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2005· 2 entries
Macdonald voiced a genie named Norm on the Nickelodeon cartoon series The Fairly OddParents
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Macdonald signed a deal with Comedy Central to create the sketch comedy Back to Norm, which debuted that May
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2003· 1 entry
Macdonald played the title character in the Fox sitcom A Minute with Stan Hooper, which was cancelled after six episodes
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2000· 3 entries
Appeared on the Celebrity Edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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Macdonald made his first appearance on Family Guy, as the voice of Death
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Macdonald played the starring role for the second time in a motion picture alongside Dave Chappelle, Screwed, which fared poorly at the box office
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1999· 2 entries
Made an appearance in the Andy Kaufman biographical drama Man on the Moon, directed by Miloš Forman
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Macdonald starred in The Norm Show (later retitled Norm), co-starring Laurie Metcalf, Artie Lange, and Ian Gomez
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1998· 1 entry
In one of his last appearances on SNL, he played the host of a fictitious TV series titled Who's More Grizzled
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1996· 1 entry
Macdonald joked about John Lotter's sentencing for the murders of Brandon Teena and two others:
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1993· 2 entries
Where he performed impressions of Larry King, Burt Reynolds, David Letterman, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Charles Kuralt, and Bob Dole, among others
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Macdonald was hired as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL), spending a total of five seasons on the series, which included anchoring the show's Weekend Update segment for three and a half seasons
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1992· 1 entry
Macdonald served as a writer for the only season of The Dennis Miller Show, working on a staff that also included Barry Crimmins, Nick Bakay, John Riggi, Eddie Feldmann, and Mark Brazill
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1988· 1 entry
Macdonald married Connie Vaillancourt, with whom he had a son, born in 1992
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1959· 1 entry
Born 1959-10-17.
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