Danny McBride
Daniel Richard McBride (born December 29, 1976[2]) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He starred in the HBO television series Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, which he co-created with frequent collaborator Jody Hill, and The Righteous Gemstones, which he created himself. He has appeared in films such as The Foot Fist Way (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Tropic Thunder (2008), Up in the Air (2009), Land of the Lost (2009), Your Highness (2011), This Is the End (2013), and Alien: Covenant (2017). He has done voice acting for Despicable Me (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Hell and Back (2015), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Sausage Party (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021).
For other people named Danny McBride, see Danny McBride (disambiguation).
Danny McBride
- Actor
- comedian
- writer
- producer
1999–present
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Early life[edit]
McBride was born in Statesboro, Georgia.[3] His mother, Kathy Rudy, and his stepfather both work at Marine Corps Base Quantico, as civilian support.[4] McBride has Irish, Scottish, English and Jewish ancestry,[5][6] with Catholic ancestors from Ulster who emigrated to Virginia in the 1870s.[7] He was raised Baptist and has said, "church was very much part of my life when I was a kid. My parents were really involved and went all the time."[5][8] His mother performed sermons in church using puppets, and McBride stated that his "interest in telling stories comes from her."[4] He was raised in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where he graduated from Courtland High School and attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and became one of the "Three Flavas" along with director Jody Hill and Kris Baucom.[9][10][11][12][13]
Personal life[edit]
McBride married art director Gia Ruiz in 2010. They have a son and a daughter.[31][32] He and his family reside in Charleston, South Carolina.