We convinced The Tour to share one of their legendary golfers with us a month before the premier of Happy Gilmore 2. Please welcome Christopher MacDonald to the Washington State Summer Con lineup in Puyallup from June 20th through the 22nd.
McDonald is best known for playing the villainous professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore. Other notable starring roles for McDonald in film include “T-Birds” member Goose McKenzie in Grease 2, Darryl Dickinson opposite his former fiancée Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise, Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation Leave It to Beaver, and Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream. Along with numerous independent and small-budget film roles, he played supporting characters in box-office hits Grumpy Old Men, Flubber, Rumor Has It, The House Bunny and About Last Night.
On television, McDonald was a series regular on network TV shows Walter & Emily, Good Advice, Family Law, Cracking Up and Harry’s Law. He also appeared in Stargate Universe and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
McDonald has portrayed several notable real-life people, including game show host Jack Barry in Quiz Show, mountaineer Jon Krakauer in Into Thin Air: Death on Everest on ABC, sportscaster Mel Allen in the HBO film 61*, Yankee legend Joe DiMaggio in ESPN’s The Bronx Is Burning, U.S. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Texas revolution soldier Henry Karnes in History Channel’s Texas Rising, and Clinton lawyer Robert S. Bennett on FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story.
In 2022, McDonald was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as casino CEO Marty Ghilain on the HBO Max show Hacks.
Meet Christopher at the Washington State Summer Con all weekend Sunday at the show. He will be with us signing autographs, taking photos, and speaking on a panel.