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Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actor. McDonald is best known for playing pompous arrogant characters, such as Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore and Tappy Tibbons from Requiem for a Dream.

McDonald has numerous film and television roles to his name, often as a supporting actor. In addition to the above, his credits also include Thelma and Louise, Grumpy Old Men, Quiz Show, Flubber, The Faculty, The Perfect Storm, House Arrest, Dirty Work, and Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams. He starred as Ward Cleaver in the movie version of Leave it to Beaver.

In the realm of television, along with recurring roles on the television series Family Law, North Shore and Veronica's Closet, McDonald has also made guest appearances on Cheers, Riptide, Knight Rider, Home Improvement and Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lt. Richard Castillo in the season 3 episode "Yesterday's Enterprise".

His voice work includes the determined government agent Kent Mansley in the animated film The Iron Giant. He also voiced Superman's father Jor-El in Superman: The Animated Series and subsequently a much older Superman in the Batman Beyond two parter The Call. He has recalled great affection for these roles, saying that he enjoyed them because he was (and continues to be) such a fan of Superman and because they were in such contrast to his less than sympathetic on screen roles that he is famous for. He is subbing for Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007) (V).

He was also in Peter Gabriel's music video for the song The Barry Williams Show with McDonald as Barry Williams.

McDonald was married to Lupe Gidley and together they are the parents of four children. He is the older brother of Daniel McDonald, also an actor.

He is a graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, where he was an active member of the Kappa Alpha Society.

Selected filmography

• The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007) (V)
• Funny Money (2005)
• Rumor Has It (2005)
• Broken Flowers (2005)
• Grind (2003)
• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
• The Perfect Storm (2000)
• Nurse Betty (2000)
• Requiem for a Dream (2000)
• The Skulls (2000)
• Dirty Work (1998)
• The Faculty (1998)
• SLC Punk! (1998)
• Flubber (1997)
• Leave It to Beaver (1997)
• Celtic Pride (1997)
• Happy Gilmore (1996)
• House Arrest (1996)
• Fair Game (1995)
• Grumpy Old Men (1993)
• Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1992)
• Thelma and Louise (1991)
• Chances Are (1989)
• The Boys Next Door (1985 film) 1985
• Breakin' (1984)
• Where the Boys Are '84 (1984)
• Grease 2 (1982)

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