Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about MICHAEL MCKEAN!
Film comedy veteran Michael McKean talks about his return to his stage roots, and the challenge of filling Harvey Fierstein’s shoes (and girdle), in Hairspray, in an interview which prec
Last Tuesday, the actor was walking on a sidewalk in New York City’s Upper Wast Side neighborhood when he was struck by the car, breaking his leg. He had surgery the next day.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Michael John McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an american actor, comedian, and musician . his first breakout role was annoying neighbor Lenny Kosnowski on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley . McKean is of Irish, English, Scottish, and some German and Dutch descent . he graduated from high school in 1965 . his breakthrough came in 1976 when he and Lander joined the cast of Laverne & McKean directed one episode, and the characters became something of a phenomenon . he also appeared in soap opera spoof Young Doctors in love . McKean quickly became a recognizable name in film and television . in 1991, McKean co-wrote and directed the final episode of the mock documentary series Morton & Hayes, created by Phil Mishkin and Rob Reiner . at the age of 46, he was the after leaving Saturday night live, McKean spent a lot of time doing children’s fare . he appeared in a number of movie roles, including the film adaptation of Memoirs of an Invisible Man . the character reappeared in 1999’s “Three of a Kind,” an episode focusing on The Lone Gunmen . McKean had a regular role as the brassy, heavily made-up bandleader in 2003, he guest starred on Smallville, the superman prequel in which his wife starred as Martha Kent . he had previously associated with the Superman universe in 1994 on the Lois & Clark: the in 2003, he appeared in the Christopher Guest comedy A Mighty Wind . he co-wrote several songs for the film . McKean performed in the Broadway production of Hairspray in 2004 . his musical interests led him to a starring role in the 2008 comedy air-drumming film Adventures of Power . he was cast in the pilot episode of a remake of the British series The Thick of It as the earnings were donated to the International Myeloma Foundation in honor of McKean’s friend Lee Grayson . in 2010, McKean took over the role of the Stage Manager in Thornton Wilder’s Our Town McKean began performing on Broadway in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man . on may 22, 2012, McKean was hit by a car in new york city, suffering a broken leg . he also appeared in the in 2015 through 2017, he appeared as a regular cast member in the first three seasons of Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul . he also appeared in the role of the central character’s older brother Chuck McGill