Norm Macdonald was born on 17 October 1963 in Quebec City, Ontario Canada, and is an actor, comedian and writer, probably most recognized from his appearance in the TV show “Saturday Night Live”. Norm has been on the show for five seasons and is most famous for hosting a segment called “Weekend Update.”
So just how rich is Norm Macdonald? Sources estimate that Norm has a net worth of $2 million, earned by working in various parts of the entertainment industry over almost 30 years. Considering his popularity and achievements, Norm Macdonald’s net worth could be much higher, but he is known to spend a lot of his money gambling.
Norm MacDonald Net Worth $2 Million
Norm Macdonald but was actually raised in Ottawa, which is where Norm started his career as a comedian by performing stand-up in various clubs of the city. He was noticed as a promising comedian in 1987 when he participated in Just for Laughs Comedy Festival which took place in Montreal. Since then Macdonald has enjoyed success in the world of comedy, but the real career jump happened in 1993 when he joined the famous show “Saturday Night Live”. That is when Norm Macdonald’s net worth began piling up and his fame rising. He started from comically portraying such celebrities as Larry King, Bob Dole, David Letterman and many others. Later Macdonald took the place of Kevin Nealon as a host of the “Weekend Update” section, and held this job for three seasons. Macdonald became known for ridiculing public figures and celebrities and making satirical jokes regarding political issues. For example, in one of his most notorious pieces, Norm has called Michael Jackson a “homosexual pedophile”. Norm Macdonald was fired from “Saturday Night Live” in 1997, a decision made by show executive Don Ohlmeyer. Even though his five year job in “Saturday Night Live” helped Norm Macdonald to accumulate considerable net worth, it is known that most of it he had wasted on gambling. Reportedly, Norm Macdonald had been going to the casino after the shooting of every episode of the show, a habit that prevented him from accumulating as big a net worth as he could have.
Norm Macdonald’s career did not end with “Saturday Night Live”. He did not move to any other competing show, but instead started his own, called “The Norm Show”, a sitcom which ran on ABC from 1999 to 2001. In the show Norm starred with other performers such as Artie Lange and Laurie Metcalf. Even though “The Norm Show” did not last very long, Norm Macdonald has subsequently been involved in numerous other projects on TV as well as the big screen, including his work in the shows “High Stakes Poker”, “Sports Show with Norm Macdonald” and others, thus considerably increasing his net worth.
Macdonald has also voiced characters in “Dr. Dolitle” movies, “Family Guy” series and others, appeared in various TV shows including three shows produced by Adam Sandler. Macdonald has also worked as a host of several shows as well as appearing as a guest in other popular shows, including those hosted by Conan O’Brien who mentions Macdonald as one of his favorite comedians. All projects have contributed to Norm’s net worth.
In his sometime private life, Norm MacDonald was married to Connie in 1988, but they divorced after having a son together.
People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Humor, Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Variety or Reality/Competition Program or Series
"Saturday Night Live" (1993-1998), “The Drew Carey Show” (1996), “The Norm Show" (1999-2001), “High Stakes Poker”, “Sports Show with Norm Macdonald” (2011)
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Trademark
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Nasally, Canadian accent
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Sarcastic, monotone delivery
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Quote
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[in response to SNL writers calling Friends actor Matthew Perry a genius] What, is he good at math or something?
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"I would love to stay at SNL forever. But you can't stay in the same place. People think you're a loser." - to TV Guide magazine in 1997.
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"I'm not gay, so I don't know much about Broadway musicals." - while a contestant on the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" celebrity episode that aired on August 5, 2001.
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I was in my peak physical condition when I was about like, uh. . . one. Oh God, I looked good, young and fresh! You wouldn't know me now if you'd seen me when I was one, you know? I even looked good for my age. People would come up to me and go, "what are you, zero?" And I'd go, "no, I'm one over here!"
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Starring as Stan Hooper in the new Fox sitcom "A Minute with Stan Hooper." [November 2003]
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As of 2011, the new commentator on GSN's "High Stakes Poker". [February 2011]
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After making several gay jokes during his March 30, 2011 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Stern asked if he was at all uncomfortable with homosexuality, to which Macdonald clarified that he was not only a supporter of gay rights, but "fascinated" by gay sexual practices, often engaging in long conversations with his "hair cut guy" on the subject.
Attended Dollard-des-Ormeaux School on the Valcartier Military Base near Shannon, Quebec, Canada.
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Attended Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario, where he took the Broadcasting-Television program, and eventually dropped out. During his time there, he became good friends with Randy Dash, who shot, edited and produced a stand-up act Norm had done in the city. The resulting tape was what helped Norm land his gig with Saturday Night Live (1975).
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Although he is not a U.S. citizen, he has publicly stated his support for Republican politicians George W. Bush and John McCain and has said that he considers Ronald Reagan to be the best President in U.S. history.
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Despite being fired from Saturday Night Live (1975), he was asked to host the show a year later.
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Dropped out of high school when he was 15.
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In early 2002, he and Jon Lovitz were slated to play mismatched roommates for a proposed NBC sitcom entitled "Leave Me Alone," which was to have been produced by Adam Sandler's production company. However, because of a dispute between the network and the producers, the pilot went unfilmed, and the series never came into fruition.
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He won $500,000 for his charity on the celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999). He guessed the right answer to the million dollar question but was talked out of answering in case he got it wrong.
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Chevy Chase has stated that since he left Saturday Night Live (1975), the only person who he believes has done Weekend Update "right" is Norm Macdonald.
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Middle child of three boys; younger brother Leslie and older brother Neil. Neil is a broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation.
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During an interview on the Late Show with David Letterman (1993) a few days after he was fired from Saturday Night Live (1975), he told Dave that the NBC execs fired him because they thought he wasn't funny.
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NBC received two complaints after he used a curse word live on Saturday Night Live (1975).
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Has a son, Dylan Lloyd MacDonald born on October 28, 1992 in Los Angeles.
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