Michael McKean
Michael McKean
Michael John McKeanis an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician well known for his portrayal of Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley; Charles "Chuck" McGill in the AMC drama Better Call Saul; and for his work in the Christopher Guest ensemble films, particularly as David St. Hubbins, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the fictional rock band Spinal Tap from the film This Is Spinal Tap. He co-wrote "A Mighty Wind", which won the Grammy Award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth17 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
Sometimes we have to look to other performers to kind of spark us, but there is something kind of ""old home week"" about us. So I've never really felt the battery run down on these shows.
As far as directing, yeah, I'd like to do that. But you've got to spend at least a year, year-and-a-half doing that. It's got to be something you really love. To direct a sequel to somebody else's work is not interesting to me. To do a teen comedy, I don't think is really something I'd want to spend a year of my life doing at this point.
I made some friends who are still friends, and this is the city of my birth. I love living here when there's a reason to, other than just moving here. I still don't like the winters here, but it's an amazing city and I love it.
One piece that looked like it was doomed - we were going to shoot it in this hotel hallway, and it was just my character musing that maybe this was just the beginning of something, maybe we were on our way out of obscurity or something, and then we were setting up to do it - and we just had to get this other shot.
You know, I think it's one of those cases where the situation really does dictate your level of ridicule.
Even when there are banalities, they're usually kind of benign banalities.
Those people that you know for a long time and that you love, they're the easiest to talk to.