40 years old (Oct. 17, 1963)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Norm began his stand-up career, more than 15 years ago, performing in comedy clubs throughout Canada. His first big break came from Dennis Miller, who hired Norm as a writer for his ill-fated, late-night talk show. After that, Norm became a writer on "Roseanne." In 1993, he joined "Saturday Night Live" as a featured player and writer. The following season, he became "Weekend Update" anchor and manned the desk until December 1997. Though, he belittles his effectiveness as a sketch comedian, his memorable impressions included Bob Dole, Larry King, Charles Kurault, David Letterman, and Quentin Tarantino. His final appearance on "SNL" was March 14, 1998 as Burt Reynolds.
Norm and his x-wife Connie have a young son named Dylan. A middle child of three boys; Norm's brothers, Neil and Leslie, are both newscasters for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, one of them stationed in Israel.
Movies: Starring Roles
Screwed
[2000]
Chauffeur Willard Fillmore (Norm Macdonald) is over-abused and under-appreciated by his boss from hell, Miss Crock (Elaine Stritch). Desperate for a pay back, he enlists the help of his hotheaded best friend Rusty (Dave Chappelle), and they decide to dognap miss Crock's precious pooch and hold it for ransom. But when the dog escapes, and Miss Crock thinks Willard's the one being held for a price, they must get help from the creepy and crazy mortician Grover Cleaver (Danny Devito) to cash in on the payoff.
Dirty Work
[1998]
Mitch (Norm Macdonald) and Sam (Artie Lang) have to come up with $50,000 and fast! The only problem is neither one can hold down a job. Mitch finds a way to money by exploiting the only talents the two have, opening a "Revenge For Hire" business.
Movies: Bit Parts
Dr. Dolittle 2
[2001]
World-famous now for his ability to chat with animals, Dr. Dolittle has become a jet-setting lecturer and physician to people and animals alike. Add to that his responsibilities as a husband and father, and you have one overworked Doc. In the midst of this turmoil, Dolittle receives a summons from his animal friends to save their forest from unscrupulous developers.
Norm Plays: The voice of Lucky the Dog.
The Animal
[2001]
The Animal, about a small, wimpy Marvin, who doesn't have what it takes to fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he's critically injured in a car accident and a deranged scientist secretly uses animal organs to rebuild him. Life is going great for Marvin until his animal instincts start taking over his body at all the wrong times.
Norm Plays: Random Guy.
Man on the Moon
[1999]
Jim Carrey hilariously portrays the late Andy Kaufman in this entertaining comedy. A master at manipulating audiences, Kaufman could generate belly laughs, stony silence, tears or brawls. Whether inviting the audience out for milk and cookies or challenging women to inter-gender wrestling matches, he specialized in creating performances so real that even his closest friends were never sure where the truth lay.
Norm Plays: Michael Richards ("Fridays")
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
[1999]
Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider) is a professional fish tank cleaner who suddenly finds himself in debt when he destroys the apartment of a male gigolo client of his, whose place he was looking after during the man's three-week absence. Recognizing his inability to come up with that kind of money in that little amount of time, Deuce decides to join the world's oldest profession!
Norm Plays: A Bartender
Dr. Dolittle
[1998]
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) seems to have the world by the tail, until a long-suppressed talent he possessed as a child--the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened.
Norm Plays: The voice of Lucky the Dog.
The People vs. Larry Flynt
[1996]
Based on a true story of the notorious Hustler publisher who was sued by the Religious Right and paralyzed by a fanatic's bullet, The People vs. Larry Flynt is a stranger-than-fiction comedy about one man's outrageous public persona and eccentric private life. The film chronicles Flynt's raunchy business savvy, his wildly unconventional marriage and his infamous courtroom antics.
Norm Plays: Network Reporter
Billy Madison
[1995]
Adam Sandler's heir to the Madison Hotel millions, but in order to win his father's respect, and his Fortune 500 company, grown-up, goof-off Billy must repeat all 12 grades of school - in just 24 weeks!
Norm Plays: Frank, one of Billy's stupid friends
