Danny McBride | |
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 McBride atWondercon 2013 | |
| Born | Daniel Richard McBride[1] (1976-12-29)December 29, 1976 (age 48) Statesboro, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Daniel Richard McBride (born December 29, 1976[2]) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. The accolades he has received include nominations for aPrimetime Emmy Award and fourSatellite Awards.
He starred in theHBO television seriesEastbound & Down andVice Principals, which he co-created with frequent collaboratorJody Hill, andThe Righteous Gemstones, which he created himself. He has appeared in films such asThe Foot Fist Way (2006),Hot Rod (2007),Pineapple Express (2008),Tropic Thunder (2008),Up in the Air (2009),Land of the Lost (2009),Your Highness (2011),This Is the End (2013), andAlien: Covenant (2017). He has done voice acting forDespicable Me (2010),Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011),Hell and Back (2015),The Angry Birds Movie (2016),Sausage Party (2016),The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), andThe Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021).
McBride was born inStatesboro, Georgia.[3] His mother, Kathy Rudy, and his stepfather both work atMarine Corps Base Quantico, as civilian support.[4] McBride hasIrish,Scottish,English andJewish ancestry,[5][6] withCatholic ancestors fromUlster who emigrated to Virginia in the 1870s.[7] He was raisedBaptist and has said, "church was very much part of my life when I was a kid. My parents were really involved and went all the time."[5][8] His mother performed sermons in church using puppets, and McBride stated that his "interest in telling stories comes from her."[4] He was raised inSpotsylvania County, Virginia, where he graduated fromCourtland High School and attendedUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts inWinston-Salem, North Carolina, and became one of the "Three Flavas" along with director Jody Hill and Kris Baucom.[9][10][11][12][13]
McBride was asecond unit director forDavid Gordon Green's feature film debutGeorge Washington. McBride made his acting debut in 2003, starring in Green's second filmAll the Real Girls.[14]
In 2006, McBride played Fred Simmons in the low-budget comedy filmThe Foot Fist Way, which he co-wrote with collaboratorsJody Hill andBen Best. His character later appeared inLate Night with Conan O'Brien on February 26, 2008. McBride wrote and starred in theHBO original comedy seriesEastbound & Down (also a collaboration with Hill and Best), as Kenny Powers, a washed-up formermajor league baseball pitcher withanger management issues. The series was produced byGary Sanchez Productions, and the pilot episode premiered on February 15, 2009, featuringWill Ferrell andCraig Robinson.
On April 8, 2009, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a second season.[15] On July 2, 2012, HBO renewed the series for a fourth season.[16][17] The series ended on November 17, 2013. In March 2009, because of his role as Powers, he received an offer to play semi-professional baseball for thePensacola Pelicans, a team in theAmerican Association of Independent Professional Baseball.[18][19]
In 2010, he signed an endorsement deal withK-Swiss shoes and played the eponymous roadie in theTenacious D music video for "Roadie" in 2012. McBride co-starred in the HBO comedy seriesVice Principals from 2016 to 2017.
McBride voiced Duane Earl, a fictional talk radio host in the video gameGrand Theft Auto V. Earl, the owner of the Blaine County Radio station, is the host ofBeyond Insemination, a segment where heconverses with callers.
In 2017, McBride appeared in the prequel filmAlien: Covenant, alongsideKatherine Waterston,Michael Fassbender andBilly Crudup. McBride toldVanity Fair in an interview that he was both surprised and glad for the opportunity to be involved with theAlien movie since he had been a longtime fan of the franchise.[20]
In January 2018, two trailers were released online for what was supposedly aCrocodile Dundee sequel, titledDundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home. The film was said to star McBride as Brian Dundee, the son of the original Crocodile Dundee. The trailers feature cameo appearances by Australian actorsChris Hemsworth,Hugh Jackman,Russell Crowe,Margot Robbie andRuby Rose.[21] From the beginning, various aspects of the campaign made some publications believe that film was an elaborate hoax.[22] It was later reported that these ads were actually part of a lead-up to aSuper Bowl commercial forTourism Australia.[22]
McBride served as an executive producer for the films,Halloween (2018),Halloween Kills (2021) andHalloween Ends (2022), which served as one of the final films for the franchise of thesame name. The sequel trilogy is directed and written by Green, and produced byJason Blum.[23][24][25]
Since 2018, McBride has been the face of bookmakerCoral's television commercials in the United Kingdom, playing a character called "Sports Rodstein", described as "the world's biggest sports fan (although not the savviest)".[26][27]
In late 2018,HBO orderedThe Righteous Gemstones, the series from McBride and hisRough House Pictures label, straight to series.[28] The series also starsJohn Goodman,Adam Devine andEdi Patterson. It follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.[29]
In 2021, McBride voiced Rick Mitchell in theSony Pictures Animation filmThe Mitchells vs. the Machines.[30]
McBride married art director Gia Ruiz in 2010. They have a son and a daughter.[31][32] He and his family reside inCharleston, South Carolina.
| Year | Title | Actor | Writer | Executive Producer | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | All the Real Girls | Yes | No | No | Bust-Ass | |
| 2006 | The Foot Fist Way | Yes | Yes | No | Fred Simmons | |
| 2007 | Hot Rod | Yes | No | No | Rico Brown | |
| Superbad | Uncredited | No | No | Buddy at Party | ||
| The Heartbreak Kid | Yes | No | No | Martin | ||
| 2008 | Drillbit Taylor | Yes | No | No | Don Armstrong | |
| Pineapple Express | Yes | No | No | Red | ||
| Tropic Thunder | Yes | No | No | Cody Underwood | ||
| 2009 | Fanboys | Uncredited | No | No | Head of Security | |
| Observe and Report | Yes | No | No | Caucasian Crackhead | ||
| Land of the Lost | Yes | No | No | Will Stanton | ||
| Up in the Air | Yes | No | No | Jim Miller | ||
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Yes | No | No | Fred McDade (voice) | |
| Due Date | Yes | No | No | Lonnie | ||
| 2011 | Your Highness | Yes | Yes | Yes | Thadeous | |
| Fight for Your Right Revisited | Yes | No | No | MCA | Short film | |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | Yes | No | No | Wolf Boss (voice) | ||
| 30 Minutes or Less | Yes | No | No | Dwayne King | ||
| The Catechism Cataclysm | No | No | Yes | — | Producer | |
| 2012 | The Comedy | No | No | Yes | — | |
| 2013 | As I Lay Dying | Yes | No | No | Vernon Tull | |
| This Is the End | Yes | No | No | Himself | ||
| Prince Avalanche | No | No | Yes | — | ||
| Joe | No | No | Yes | — | ||
| Manglehorn | No | No | Yes | — | ||
| 2014 | The Sound and the Fury | Yes | No | No | Police Sheriff | |
| Don Verdean | Yes | No | No | Tony Lazarus | ||
| 2015 | Aloha | Yes | No | No | Colonel Lacy | |
| Hell and Back | Yes | No | No | Orpheus (voice) | ||
| Rock the Kasbah | Yes | No | No | Nick | ||
| The D Train | No | No | Yes | — | ||
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie[33] | Yes | No | No | Bomb (voice) | |
| Sausage Party | Yes | No | No | Honey Mustard (voice) | ||
| In Dubious Battle | Yes | No | No | Tramp | ||
| Donald Cried | No | No | Yes | — | ||
| Masterminds | No | No | Yes | — | ||
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper | Yes | No | No | Tennessee Faris | Short film[34] |
| Alien: Covenant | Yes | No | No | |||
| The Disaster Artist | Yes | No | No | Himself | ||
| Dayveon | No | No | Yes | — | ||
| Flower | No | No | Yes | — | ||
| 2018 | Arizona | Yes | No | No | Sonny | Also producer |
| The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Don | ||
| Halloween | No | Yes | Yes | — | ||
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Yes | No | No | Bomb (voice) | |
| Zeroville | Yes | No | No | Financier | ||
| 2020 | Fatman | No | No | Yes | — | |
| 2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Yes | No | No | Rick Mitchell (voice) | |
| Halloween Kills | No | Yes | Yes | — | ||
| 2022 | Halloween Ends | No | Yes | Yes | — | |
| 2023 | The Exorcist: Believer | No | Story | Yes | — |
| Year | Title | Actor | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Creator | Role | Notes |
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| 2009–2013 | Eastbound & Down | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kenny Powers | 29 episodes |
| 2011 | Good Vibes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Voneeta Teets (voice) | 12 episodes |
| 2013 | Clear History | Yes | No | No | No | No | Frank | Television film |
| 2014 | Chozen | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Jimmy (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Animals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Gregory (voice) | Episode: "Turkeys" |
| 2016–2017 | Vice Principals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Neal Gamby | 18 episodes and directed 2 episodes |
| 2019–present | The Righteous Gemstones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Jesse Gemstone | 27 episodes and directed 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Telemarketers | No | No | No | Executive | No | — |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Make Some Noise" | The Beastie Boys | MCA | |
| 2012 | "Roadie" | Tenacious D | Sebastian / "The Roadie" | |
| 2013 | "YOLO" | The Lonely Island featuringAdam Levine andKendrick Lamar | Drug dealer | Cameo |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Duane Earl | Voice role | [35] |
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2008 | Austin Film Critics Association | Breakthrough Artist Award | Pineapple Express,The Foot Fist Way,Tropic Thunder | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Newcomer | Pineapple Express | Nominated | |
| 2009 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Fight(shared withJames Franco andSeth Rogen) | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Eastbound & Down | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Male Breakout Star | Nominated | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Up in the Air | Nominated | |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble[36] | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Eastbound & Down | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America | Episodic Comedy | Nominated | ||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble[37] | Up in the Air | Nominated | |
| Denver Film Critics Society | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | ||
| Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | American Comedy Awards | Comedy Supporting Actor – Film | This is the End | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best WTF Moment(shared withChanning Tatum) | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | SXSW Film Festival | Episodic | Vice Principals | Won |
| Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film[38] | Hell and Back | Nominated | |
| 2017 | The BAM Awards | Best Cast[39] | The Disaster Artist | Nominated |
| 2018 | Fright Meter Awards | Best Screenplay[40] | Halloween | Nominated |
| 2019 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Righteous Gemstones | Nominated |
| IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best TV Ensemble[41] | Nominated | ||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Song – TV Show/Limited Series | Nominated | ||
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | Tar Heel Award | Halloween | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Nominated |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Vocal Performance in Animation or Mixed Media | Nominated | ||
| Hawaii Film Critics Society | Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance | Nominated | ||
| Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards | Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series – Comedy[42] | The Righteous Gemstones | Nominated | |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series – Comedy | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | Breakthrough Series – Over 40 Minutes | Telemarketers | Nominated | |
| 2024 | International Documentary Association | Best Episodic Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Nominated |
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