Danny McBride
McBride at Wondercon 2013
Born
Daniel Richard McBride[1]

(1976-12-29) December 29, 1976
Statesboro, Georgia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Gia Ruiz
​
(m. 2010)​
Children2

Daniel Richard McBride (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He starred in the HBO television series Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, which he co-created with frequent collaborator Jody Hill, and The Righteous Gemstones, which he created himself. He has appeared in films such as The 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), and Alien: Covenant (2017). He has done voice acting for Despicable Me (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), 30 Minutes or Less (2011), Hell and Back (2015), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Sausage Party (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021).

Early life

McBride was born on December 29, 1976, in Statesboro, Georgia.[2] His mother, Kathy Rudy, and his stepfather both work at Marine Corps Base Quantico, as civilian support.[3] McBride has Irish, Scottish, English and Jewish ancestry,[4][5] with Catholic ancestors from Ulster who emigrated to Virginia in the 1870s.[6] He was raised Baptist 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."[4][7] His mother performed sermons in church using puppets, and McBride stated that his "interest in telling stories comes from her."[3] He was raised in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where he graduated from Courtland High School and attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and became one of the "Three Flavas" along with director Jody Hill and Kris Baucom.[8][9][10][11][12]

Career

McBride was a second unit director for David Gordon Green's feature film debut George Washington. McBride made his acting debut in 2003, starring in Green's second film All the Real Girls.[13]

In 2006, McBride played Fred Simmons in the low-budget comedy film The Foot Fist Way, which he co-wrote with collaborators Jody Hill and Ben Best. His character later appeared in Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 26, 2008. McBride wrote and starred in the HBO original comedy series Eastbound & Down (also a collaboration with Hill and Best), as Kenny Powers, a washed-up former major league baseball pitcher with anger management issues. The series was produced by Gary Sanchez Productions, and the pilot episode premiered on February 15, 2009, featuring Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson.

On April 8, 2009, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a second season.[14] On July 2, 2012, HBO renewed the series for a fourth season.[15][16] 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 the Pensacola Pelicans, a team in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.[17][18]

McBride in 2009 promoting the film Observe and Report

In 2010, he signed an endorsement deal with K-Swiss shoes and played the eponymous roadie in the Tenacious D music video for "Roadie" in 2012. McBride co-starred in the HBO comedy series Vice Principals from 2016 to 2017.

McBride voiced Duane Earl, a fictional talk radio host in the video game Grand Theft Auto V. Earl, the owner of the Blaine County Radio station, is the host of Beyond Insemination, a segment where he converses with callers.

In 2017, McBride appeared in the prequel film Alien: Covenant, alongside Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender and Billy Crudup. McBride told Vanity Fair in an interview that he was both surprised and glad for the opportunity to be involved with the Alien movie since he had been a longtime fan of the franchise.[19]

In January 2018, two trailers were released online for what was supposedly a Crocodile Dundee sequel, titled Dundee: 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 actors Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie and Ruby Rose.[20] From the beginning, various aspects of the campaign made some publications believe that film was an elaborate hoax.[21] It was later reported that these ads were actually part of a lead-up to a Super Bowl commercial for Tourism Australia.[21]

McBride served as an executive producer for the films, Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022), which served as one of the final films for the franchise of the same name. The sequel trilogy is directed and written by Green, and produced by Jason Blum.[22][23][24]

Since 2018, McBride has been the face of bookmaker Coral'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)".[25][26]

In late 2018, HBO ordered The Righteous Gemstones, the series from McBride and his Rough House Pictures label, straight to series.[27] The series also stars John Goodman, Adam Devine and Edi Patterson. It follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.[28]

McBride celebrating at TIFF 2018

In 2021, McBride voiced Rick Mitchell in the Sony Pictures Animation film The Mitchells vs. the Machines.[29]

Personal life

McBride married art director Gia Ruiz on October 15, 2010. They have a son and a daughter.[30][31] He and his family reside in Charleston, South Carolina.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Actor Writer Executive Producer Role Notes
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
2013 As I Lay Dying Yes No No Vernon Tull
This Is the End Yes No No Himself
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
2016 The Angry Birds Movie[32] Yes No No Bomb (voice)
Sausage Party Yes No No Honey Mustard (voice)
In Dubious Battle Yes No No Tramp
2017 Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper Yes No No Tennessee Faris Short film[33]
Alien: Covenant Yes No No
The Disaster Artist Yes No No Himself
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
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 — Post-production

Executive producer only

McBride at the 2013 WonderCon, Anaheim, California
Year Title Notes
2011 The Catechism Cataclysm Producer
2012 The Comedy
2013 Prince Avalanche
2013 Joe
2013 Manglehorn
2015 The D Train
2016 Donald Cried
2016 Masterminds
2017 Dayveon
2017 Flower
2020 Fatman

Television

Year Title Actor Director Writer Executive Producer Creator Role Notes
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 —

Music videos

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 featuring Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar Drug dealer Cameo

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Duane Earl Voice role [34]

References

  1. ↑ Byrne, Paul (September 14, 2008). "Danny McBride talks Eastbound & Down & his upcoming Movies". Movies Ireland. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ Fine, Marshall (May 23, 2008). "'Foot' in the door for cult comedy star Danny R. McBride". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Gavin Edwards (February 19, 2012). "Kenny Powers and the Unlikely Rise of Danny McBride". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "The prince McBride". The Irish Times. April 15, 2011. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ Rapkin, Mickey (November 17, 2008). "Funnyman of the Year: Danny McBride". Gq.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Irish American star Danny McBride turned away from religion because of hypocrites". Irish Central. September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ WTF Podcast Marc Maron (July 4, 2016). "WTF Podcast - DANNY MCBRIDE". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ Dynamic Duos Archived March 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine; The Free Lance-Star, accessed February 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ Updates from Ferry Farm and Hollywood Archived March 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine; The Free Lance-Star, accessed February 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Movie, TV projects fall in line for local native". Fredericksburg.com. January 24, 2008. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  11. ↑ Rottenberg, Josh (August 8, 2008). "Danny McBride's bit parts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ Freydkin, Donna (August 14, 2008). "Danny McBride is in the 'Express' lane to fame". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  13. ↑ Saito, Stephen (May 29, 2008). "Their best foot forward". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  14. ↑ "HBO renews 'Eastbound'". The Hollywood Reporter. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  15. ↑ Levine, Stuart (July 2, 2012). "HBO asks for more 'Eastbound & Down'". Variety. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  16. ↑ Levine, Stuart (October 27, 2010). "HBO re-ups two half-hour comedies". Variety. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Pensacola Pelicans kick off season May 14 with great talent". Splash!. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Professional Baseball Team Offers HBO's Kenny Power 2009 Contract". OurSportsCentral. March 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  19. ↑ "IN CONVERSATION Danny McBride on Alien: Covenant and the Trick to Acting Opposite Michael Fassbender". Vanity Fair. May 19, 2017. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  20. ↑ Garcia, Arturo (January 24, 2018). "Is a 'Crocodile Dundee' Sequel Being Released in 2018?". Snopes. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  21. 1 2 Moran, Rob (January 24, 2018). "Crocodile Dundee reboot outed as advertising campaign for Tourism Australia". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  22. ↑ "David Gordon Green and Danny McBride Rebooting 'Halloween' for October 2018 - Bloody Disgusting!". Bloody Disgusting. February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  23. ↑ Galluzzo, Rob. "David Gordon Green, Danny McBride Will Direct/Write The New HALLOWEEN Movie For Blumhouse!". Blumhouse. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  24. ↑ Daw, Robbie (October 9, 2017). "Q&A: John Carpenter Talks New Album Anthology & The Upcoming Halloween Sequel". Stereogum. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Danny McBride Stars as Sports Rodstein in New Coral's Campaign". LBBOnline. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  26. ↑ Evans, Jake (May 17, 2019). "Coral launches six-part Danny McBride TV ad campaign". Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  27. ↑ "HBO Orders Danny McBride Comedy 'The Righteous Gemstones' To Series". Deadline. October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  28. ↑ "Danny McBride Returns With New Family Comedy". HBO. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  29. ↑ Coggan, Devan (February 20, 2020). "First look: A family battles a robot uprising in Phil Lord and Chris Miller's 'Connected'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Danny McBride, Wife Expecting Baby Boy". Us Weekly. April 7, 2011. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  31. ↑ Peisner, David (January 17, 2018). "Danny McBride: The Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone.
  32. ↑ "Angry Birds Movie Voice Cast Announced, Includes Game of Thrones and SNL Vets". News.yahoo.com. October 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  33. ↑ 20th Century Fox (February 22, 2017). "Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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