Christopher McDonald

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Christopher McDonald is an American actor. McDonald played the villainous 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, Darryl Dickinson opposite his former fiancée Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise, Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation Leave It to Beaver, and Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream. Along with numerous independent and small-budget film roles, he played supporting characters in box-office hits Grumpy Old Men, Flubber, Rumor Has It, The House Bunny and About Last Night. On television, McDonald was a series regular on network TV shows Walter & Emily, Good Advice, Family Law, Cracking Up and Harry's Law. In 2022, McDonald was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as casino CEO Marty Ghilain on the HBO Max show Hacks. Read more

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