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mcconnell in new orleans at the `` bp oil flood '' protest baton rouge , louisiana , u.s. american 13 november 1958 bp oil flood protest nola brass balls spud.jpg border john mcconnell -lrb- actor -rrb-
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john mcconnell -lrb- actor -rrb-

john `` spud '' mcconnell -lrb- born november 13 , 1958 -rrb- , is an american actor and radio personality based in new orleans , louisiana .
mcconnell is a character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films , ranging from obscure independent films -lrb- mostly filmed locally in new orleans , or elsewhere set in the gulf coast region -rrb- to major cinematic release movies such as `` o brother , where art thou ? ''
, `` django unchained '' , `` 12 years a slave '' , and `` interview with the vampire '' .
mcconnell has also appeared in numerous plays , including an off-broadway run in the one-man show `` the kingfish '' , wherein he portrays colorful louisiana governor huey p. long .
he is perhaps best known for having portrayed ignatius j. reilly from the pulitzer prize-winning novel `` a confederacy of dunces '' , and in that role was the model for a life-sized bronze statue of the fictitious character on historic canal street in downtown new orleans .
on television , mcconnell made appearances over three seasons of `` roseanne '' , with good friend and colleague john goodman .
more recently , mcconnell is featured in a recurring role on the fx series `` the riches '' , and on the hbo series `` treme '' as a -lrb- fictional -rrb- disk jockey at -lrb- real life -rrb- radio station wwoz .
mcconnell is a conservative afternoon radio personality , hosting a daily call-in talk show , `` the spud show '' , on wwl 870 am and 105.3 fm .
