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Michael John McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy`s friend, Leonard `Lenny` Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; as David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap; and as a Saturday Night Live cast member. Michael John McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy`s friend, Leonard `Lenny` Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; as David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap; and as a Saturday Night Live cast member.

McKean quickly became a recognizable name in film and television, with appearances in films such as Used Cars (1980), (1985), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), the film adaptation of Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), Coneheads (1993), and Radioland Murders (1994). He also had guest roles on such shows as Murder, She Wrote, Murphy Brown, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Caroline in the City. McKean was part of an ensemble cast in the short-lived television series Grand on NBC which aired in 1990.

He also starred as Mr. Green in the movie based on the board game, Clue (1985).

Having already appeared as a musical guest and then host of Saturday Night Live, McKean joined the cast as a featured player in 1994 and remained for one season. At 46, he was the oldest person ever to join the Saturday Night Live cast, and the only person to he a musical guest, host, and cast member in that order.[2] During this time, he also released a video follow up to Spinal Tap, played the villainous Mr. Dittmeyer in The Brady Bunch Movie, and played the boss Gibby in the HBO series Dream On. After leaving Saturday Night Live, McKean spent a lot of time doing children`s fare, voicing various TV shows and movies. In 1999, with two children from a previous marriage (to Susan Russell, from 1970 to 1993) McKean married Annette O`Toole. Recently, McKean starred in the 40th Anniversary Broadway revival of Harold Pinter`s The Homecoming, co-starring Ian McShane, Raul Esparza, Eve Best, and James Frain. The show previewed on November 23, 2007, in preparation for a December 9th opening. He is currently starring in the Chicago-based Steppenwolf Theatre Company`s production of Superior Donuts, by Pulitzer Prize award-winning playwright Tracy Letts.

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