John C. McDonnell

Birthday: 27 October 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name: John Charles McDonnell Jr.

Height: 178 cm

John C. McDonnell was born on the Southside of Chicago and graduated from Brother Rice H.S. in 1979. He attended Northern Illinois University, and began his career in 1980 as a stand-up comedian. He h ...Show More

John C. McDonnell was born on the Southside of Chicago and graduated from Brother Rice H.S. in 1979. He attended Northern Illinois University, and began his career in 1980 as a stand-up comedian. He has performed on numerous TV shows with several appearances on A&E's "An Evening at the Improv" (1989-1993) and Fox's "Comic Strip Live". He has headlined in every US state and traveled to 68 countries and territories around the world. His TV debut was on "Star Search" (he lost) and his acting debut was on the series, "Coach". He most recently recurred in the last season of "Friday Night Lights". John originally did stand-up as John McDonnell. Once he joined the Screen Actors Guild, he was required to use his middle initial and then became John C. McDonnell. He continues to perform around the world and act in TV and motion pictures. He lives in Texas. Hide