Norm Macdonald, Age, Height, Family, Net Worth, Biography & More

Norm Macdonald was 62 years old and was born on October 17, 1959, By profession, he was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer, he was famous because of the Weekend Update which he presented on ‘Saturday Night Live for five seasons. he started his comedy career by performing in a local club and also performed at the ‘Just for Laughs comedy festival held in Montreal in 1987. soon he realized that he need to gather more audience to perform in inform them of this he moved to Los Angeles.

But the man who made everyone laugh, died on September 14, 2021 (aged 61) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Norm Macdonald’s Biography 

Norm Macdonald’s Real Name	Norman Gene Macdonald
Nick Name	Macdonald, Norm
Profession	Actor, Stand-Up Comedian, Writer, Producer
Physical Stats
Norm Macdonald’s Height	Feet – 6 feet 1½ inches Centimeters – 187 cm Meters – 1.87 m
Weight	Kilograms – 89 kg Pounds – 196 lbs
Body Measurement	Not Known
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Brown
Personal Life
Date of birth	October 17, 1959
Norm Macdonald’s Age	62 years old
Birthplace	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	September 14, 2021 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Canadian
Religion	Agnostic
Sexuality	Straight
Family member
Marital status	Divorced
Norm Macdonald’s Girlfriend	Connie Vaillancourt​​
Norm Macdonald’s Wife	Connie Vaillancourt​​(m. 1988; sep. 1999)​
Children	Not Known
Parents	Father – Percy Macdonald Mother – Ferne Macdonald (née Mains)
Sibling	Neil Macdonald (brother)
Favorite Things
Favorite Movie	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Favorite Books	Mrs. Dalloway
Favorite Food	Quesadilla
Favorite Sports	Football
Favorite Place	Kravica Waterfalls (Bosnia)
Favorite Color	Prussian blue
Hobbies	Playing, Reading & listening to Songs
Income
Norm Macdonald’s Net worth	Approx $2.5 million

Early Life

Norm Macdonald was 62 years old and was born on October 17, 1959, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, he comes from a well-settled family where his father whose name is Percy Macdonald, and his Mother was Ferne Macdonald. By profession they both are teachers and his father had served Army during the second world war, he also has 2 brothers, Neil Macdonald, by profession he is a journalist with CBC News, and his younger brother is named Leslie.

he completed his education at Quebec High School and Gloucester High School in Ottawa.

Personal Life

He got married to his therapist wife Connie Vaillancourt in1988 but the relationship didn’t work and they ended up their relationship in 1996. Together they also have a son whose name is Dylan who was born in 1993.

Career

He started his career as a local comedian who used to perform in local clubs and later he performed in Ottawa bars, Soon he entered the world of comedy and realized he needs to perform in front of a large audience and soon he performed across Canada, growing his trust.

He also got a chance to perform at the Comedy Festival ‘Just For Laughs.’1987 so realized that this is the chance and for this, he flew to Los Angeles and found work for the sitcom ‘Roseanne’ there as a writer.

He has hosted many shows, In 1993, he was a cast member of NBC Saturday Night Live (SNL) where he performed with other famous people such as Larry King, David Letterman, and Burt Reynolds who got the audience laughing.

Later because of the popularity which he got, he got a chance to host and became the anchor for the ‘Weekend Update’ segment, after the start of the previous host Kevin Nealon, During his performance, he mostly referred the subjects like prison violations, crack whores, etc. and also do the shameful thing about the famous people like Jackson Michael and Barry Marion. for this behavior he was fired from the SNL

His next move was he starred in the comedy movie ‘Dirty Work,’ but fans didn’t like it and booted for it but some how the picture was a cult favorite.

He also worked as a voice actor in the film In 1998, in the remake of Dr.Dolittle, Eddie Murphy, he voiced the character of Lucky the dog. The sequences ‘Dr. Dolittle 2’ (2001) and ‘Dr. Dolittle 3’ have he taken over (2006)

In 2003, he appeared in the sitcom ‘A Minute mit Stan Hooper’ as Stan Hooper, playing the ‘straight guy’ among an array of excentric characters. The show was not a hit, though, and after one season had to be canceled.

He made his appearance in many more shows and lit up the shows with his comedy, also in the sitcom “The middle” he appeared in the 4th episode as a Rusty Heck, and the subject of the show was the life of a mid-Western woman and three children her spouse.

Net Worth

Talking about his net worth then as of 2021 it was around 2,5 Million, he earned money from several movies and his stand-up comedy shows form the main source of his fortune.

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