Michael McKean
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Chris' stuff is at its best when there is a sweetness and a kindness without being soft
I've done a few roles that were very similar and an alarm just kind of goes off and I go, ‘You know what, let’s pass on the next one.’
I think my intentions are good ... Occasionally, it slips through that I am not a great man, but I am not exactly mediocre because during the course of the play I find ways to work the system.More quotes »
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Billy Crystal, John Goodman back for 'Monsters' prequel
a directing major when I was really an actor and a comedian. All these other people -- it was Oliver Stone, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean -- it was a class of film people and my professor was Marty Scorsese. Marty was a graduate student. Mr. Scorsese as from Toronto Sun Read more »
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6 Steps to a Long Career from 'Yes, Prime Minister's' Michael McKean
McKean likes to keep busy. With his new show "Family Tree" currently airing on HBO, McKean is now following up his performance in "Gore Vidal's The Best Man" on Broadway with political comedy "Yes, Prime Minister" at the Geffen Playhouse. McKean's most recent from Backstage Read more »
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Jonathan Lynn on ‘Yes, Prime Minister,’ working with Michael McKean again, and why U.K. political shows are so darn popular
And I saw Djokovic play Nadal [in the Australian Open], so that was a good bonus. What’s it been like to reunite with Michael McKean? I worked with him about 35 years ago when I made a film called Clue . I don’t think we’d seen each other from that day to from Entertainment Weekly Read more »
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TV: Random Roles: Michael McKean on Christopher Guest, retaining the rights to play Lenny, and the stunt smoke that gave him diarrhea
who defined their careers. The catch: They don’t know beforehand what roles we’ll ask them to talk about. The actor: Michael McKean first came to prominence in the early 1970s as part of the comedy group The Credibility Gap, along with fellow members David from The A.V. Club Read more »
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Jefferson Mays, Michael McKean, Stephen Caffrey Star in American Premiere of Yes, Prime Minister, Beginning June 4
"Although the play is about the British government, I'm hopeful that US audiences will appreciate it just as much as they did in London," said Lynn in an earlier statement. "British and American democracies are based on the same fundamental principle: if n from Playbill Read more »
