Danny McBride

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**Daniel Richard McBride** (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He starred in the HBO television series *Eastbound & Down*, *Vice Principals*, and *The Righteous Gemstones*, the first two of which he co-created with frequent collaborator Jody Hill. He has also starred in films, such as *The Foot Fist Way* (2006), *Pineapple Express* (2008), *Tropic Thunder* (2008), *Up in the Air* (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), *The Angry Birds Movie*, *Sausage Party* (both 2016), and *The Angry Birds Movie 2* (2019).

## Early life

McBride was born in Statesboro, Georgia. His mother, Kathy Rudy, and his stepfather both work at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, as civilian support. McBride has English, Jewish, Scottish and Irish heritage. He was raised Baptist. His mother performed sermons in church using puppets, and McBride stated that his "interest in telling stories comes from her". 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 well known director Jody Hill and Kris Baucom.

## Career

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. He appeared in character as Simmons to promote the film on *Late Night with Conan O'Brien* on February 26, 2008. He 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. On July 2, 2012, HBO renewed the series for a fourth season. The series ended on November 17, 2013. In March 2009, because of his role as Powers, he received an offer to play professional baseball for the Pensacola Pelicans, a minor league team in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

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 starred in the HBO comedy series *Vice Principals* from 2016 to 2017.

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 also feature cameo appearances by Australian actors Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie, and Ruby Rose. From the beginning, various aspects of the campaign made some publications believe that film was an elaborate hoax. It was later reported that these ads were actually part of a lead up to a Super Bowl commercial for Tourism Australia.

McBride and David Gordon Green co-wrote the script for *Halloween*, the 2018 sequel to *Halloween* (1978). The film was directed by Green, executive produced by series creator John Carpenter, and produced by Jason Blum.

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)".

In late 2018, HBO ordered *The Righteous Gemstones*, a new show from McBride and his Rough House Pictures label, straight to series. The show, a comedy, is centered on a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.

## Personal life

McBride has been married to art director Gia Ruiz since October 15, 2010. They have a son and a daughter. He currently lives with his family in Charleston, South Carolina.

## Filmography

### Other

 *Grand Theft Auto V* | Duane Earl | Video gameHost of radio station

## References

1. ↑ Byrne, Paul (2008-09-14). "Danny McBride talks Eastbound & Down & his upcoming Movies". Movies Ireland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz6EDTadgt8. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
2. ↑ Fine, Marshall (2008-05-23). "'Foot' in the door for cult comedy star Danny R. McBride". Retrieved on 8 September 2013.
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4. ↑ "The prince McBride", *The Irish Times* (April 15, 2011).
5. ↑ Rapkin, Mickey (November 17, 2008). "Funnyman of the Year: Danny McBride". https://www.gq.com/story/funnyman-of-the-year-danny-mcbride.
6. ↑ WTF Podcast Marc Maron (July 4, 2016). "WTF Podcast - DANNY MCBRIDE". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPFO7n8W9Eg. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
7. ↑ *The Free Lance-Star*; News.google.com, accessed August 18, 2014.
8. ↑ *The Free Lance-Star*; News.google.com, accessed August 18, 2014.
9. ↑ "Movie, TV projects fall in line for local native". 2008-01-24. http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/012008/01242008/351013/index\_html?page=1. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
10. ↑ Rottenberg, Josh (2008-08-08). "Breakout Actor: Danny McBride". https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20217822,00.html. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
11. ↑ Freydkin, Donna (August 14, 2008). "Danny McBride is in the 'Express' lane to fame", *USA Today*.
12. ↑ "TV Show News and Ratings - Live Feed". http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/04/hbo-renews-eastbound-.html. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
13. ↑ Levine, Stuart (2012-07-02). "HBO asks for more 'Eastbound & Down'". *Variety*. https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056210. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
14. ↑ Levine, Stuart (2010-10-27). "HBO re-ups two half-hour comedies", *Variety*. Retrieved on 23 March 2011.
15. ↑ "Pensacola Pelicans kick off season May 14 with great talent". *Splash! Northwest Florida's Entertainment Magazine*. http://www.splashpensacolabeach.com/news/2009-05-01/Home/002.html. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
16. ↑ "Professional Baseball Team Offers HBO's Kenny Power 2009 Contract". *OurSportsCentral*. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3787537. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
17. ↑ Garcia, Arturo. "Is a 'Crocodile Dundee' Sequel Being Released in 2018?". https://www.snopes.com/fake-crocodile-dundee-trailer/. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Moran, Rob. "Crocodile Dundee reboot outed as advertising campaign for Tourism Australia". https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nfl/crocodile-dundee-reboot-outed-as-advertising-campaign-for-tourism-australia-20180124-h0nlmz.html. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
19. ↑ "David Gordon Green and Danny McBride Rebooting 'Halloween' for October 2018 - Bloody Disgusting!". https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3424120/david-gordon-green-danny-mcbride-rebooting-halloween-october-2018/.
20. ↑ Galluzzo, Rob. "David Gordon Green, Danny McBride Will Direct/Write The New HALLOWEEN Movie For Blumhouse!". http://www.blumhouse.com/2017/02/09/david-gordon-green-danny-mcbride-will-directwrite-the-new-halloween-movie-for-blumhouse/. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
21. ↑ Daw, Robbie (2017-10-09). "Q&A: John Carpenter Talks New Album Anthology & The Upcoming Halloween Sequel". https://www.stereogum.com/1966097/qa-john-carpenter-talks-new-album-anthology-the-upcoming-halloween-sequel/franchises/interview/.
22. ↑ https://lbbonline.com/news/danny-mcbride-stars-as-sports-rodstein-in-new-corals-campaign-2/
23. ↑ Evans, Jake. "Coral launches six-part Danny McBride TV ad campaign". https://egr.global/intel/news/coral-launches-six-part-danny-mcbride-tv-ad-campaign/.
24. ↑ "HBO Orders Danny McBride Comedy 'The Righteous Gemstones' To Series". Deadline. https://deadline.com/2018/10/the-righteous-gemstones-series-order-john-goodman-danny-mcbride-hbo-1202474786/.
25. ↑ "Danny McBride Returns With New Family Comedy". HBO. https://www.hbo.com/hbo-news/the-righteous-gemstones-danny-mcbride-comedy.
26. ↑ "Danny McBride, Wife Expecting Baby Boy". http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/danny-mcbride-wife-expecting-baby-boy-201174. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
27. ↑ Peisner, David; Peisner, David (January 17, 2018). "Danny McBride: The Rolling Stone Interview". https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/danny-mcbride-the-rolling-stone-interview-126960/.
28. ↑ "Angry Birds Movie Voice Cast Announced, Includes Game of Thrones and SNL Vets". https://news.yahoo.com/angry-birds-movie-voice-cast-155400506.html. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
29. ↑ 20th Century Fox (February 22, 2017). "Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper - 20th Century FOX". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5I/.
30. ↑ Grand Theft Auto V. *Gameinformer*; retrieved September 28, 2013
31. ↑ Danny McBride stars as sports rodstein in new Coral's campaign. *LBBonline*; retrieved January 9, 2019

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