Michael John McKean (born October , ) is an American actor, comedian,
screenwriter, and musician known for various roles in film and
television such as Lenny Kosnowski in Laverne & Shirley, David St.
Hubbins in This Is Spinal Tap, and Chuck McGill on Better Call
Saul.McKean's first breakout role was annoying neighbor Lenny
Kosnowski on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley. He played David St.
Hubbins, lead vocalist and co-lead guitarist of the fictional rock
band Spinal Tap in This Is Spinal Tap and had roles in several
Christopher Guest ensemble films. He co-wrote the song "A Mighty Wind"
(for the Christopher Guest film A Mighty Wind), which won a him a
Grammy Award, as well as "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from the
same film, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song.
McKean was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for its th and th
seasons in the mid-s.McKean portrayed Chuck McGill, brother of Saul
Goodman, on the AMC drama series Better Call Saul, for which he has
received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor
in a Drama Series in . In , he starred alongside Martin Freeman in the
FX parental comedy series Breeders.McKean was born October , , in New
York City, the son of Ruth, a librarian, and Gilbert McKean, one of
the founders of Decca Records, and was raised in Sea Cliff, New York,
on Long Island. McKean is of Irish, English, Scottish, and some German
and Dutch descent. He graduated from high school in . In early , he
was briefly a member of the New York City "baroque pop" band The Left
Banke and played on the "Ivy, Ivy" single (B-side: "And Suddenly").
screenwriter, and musician known for various roles in film and
television such as Lenny Kosnowski in Laverne & Shirley, David St.
Hubbins in This Is Spinal Tap, and Chuck McGill on Better Call
Saul.McKean's first breakout role was annoying neighbor Lenny
Kosnowski on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley. He played David St.
Hubbins, lead vocalist and co-lead guitarist of the fictional rock
band Spinal Tap in This Is Spinal Tap and had roles in several
Christopher Guest ensemble films. He co-wrote the song "A Mighty Wind"
(for the Christopher Guest film A Mighty Wind), which won a him a
Grammy Award, as well as "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from the
same film, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song.
McKean was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for its th and th
seasons in the mid-s.McKean portrayed Chuck McGill, brother of Saul
Goodman, on the AMC drama series Better Call Saul, for which he has
received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor
in a Drama Series in . In , he starred alongside Martin Freeman in the
FX parental comedy series Breeders.McKean was born October , , in New
York City, the son of Ruth, a librarian, and Gilbert McKean, one of
the founders of Decca Records, and was raised in Sea Cliff, New York,
on Long Island. McKean is of Irish, English, Scottish, and some German
and Dutch descent. He graduated from high school in . In early , he
was briefly a member of the New York City "baroque pop" band The Left
Banke and played on the "Ivy, Ivy" single (B-side: "And Suddenly").
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