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Michael McKean: Biography

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  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/17/1947, Libra
  • Profession: Actor; composer; director; screenwriter
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Michael McKean Fast Facts:
  • As a New York sessions musician in the late 1960s, recorded a single with the Left Banke.
  • Met Laverne & Shirley compadre David L. Lander (McKean played Lenny; Lander played Squiggy) at Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Originally hired as a writer for Laverne & Shirley.
  • With Lander, recorded the 1979 album Lenny and Squiggy Present Lenny and the Squigtones.
  • In 1994, became the oldest actor (at age 46) to join the cast of Saturday Night Live; other than Dan Aykroyd, he is the only person to be an SNL host, music guest and cast member.
  • Appeared with second wife Annette O'Toole on episodes of Law & Order and Boy Meets World (as husband and wife), and in the 1998 Lifetime movie Final Justice.
  • Michael McKean Relationships:
  • Anna Geisslinger - Stepdaughter
  • Annette O'Toole - Wife
  • Colin McKean - Son
  • Fletcher McKean - Son
  • Gilbert McKean - Father
  • Nell Geisslinger - Stepdaughter
  • Ruth McKean - Mother
  • Susan Russell - Ex-wife
  • Michael McKean Awards:
  • 2003 Grammy: Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Winner
  • 2003 Oscar: Best Original Song - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; attended New York University, New York, NY

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