Mike MacRae (born July 29, 1977) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, producer, director and writer.

Early life and career

A native of

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, MacRae moved to

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, in 1995 where he graduated from

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in 1999 and started performing in

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. He appeared on television for the first time in 2001 with

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's ''

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'' and is a regular on ''

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''. In 2007, he released his first comedy album ''Hovercraft''. As an actor, he has appeared in feature films and television series including '' Balls Out'', ''Bird-Scorpion'', ''I Love You, Will Smith'', ''Keith & Heath'', ''

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'', '' Rooster Teeth Shorts'', ''Taste in Powder'', ''The Man Who Never Cried'' and '' 2009: Lost Memories''. He has done voice work for

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and dubbed characters in many English language versions of

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. In addition, he has also voiced the Disney/Pixar character

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in ''

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'' video games. MacRae made his first appearance on the ''

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'' on May 2, 2007. He was a cast member on ''

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'', and in 2009 was part of the Just for Laughs festival in

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. MacRae also contributes voice impersonations to ''The Jimmy Dore Show'' on

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. In the fall of 2012, he began appearing on ''

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'' on Sirius XM, doing his impersonation of Republican presidential candidate

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. Since 2011, he has taken his multi-voice talent to the Jimmy Dore Show where he is a regular, impersonating dozens of political figures.

Filmography

Film

*'' Balls Out'' - Doctor *''Bird-Scorpion'' - Cop *''I Love You, Will Smith'' - Randal *''Keith & Heath'' - Unseen Narrator (voice) *''

'' - Car Heckler *''Taste in Powder'' - Cochise *''The Man Who Never Cried'' - Narrator (voice) *''Washingtonia'' - Unknown role (voice) *'' 2009: Lost Memories'' - JBI 2nd-in-Command (voice)

Television

*''Colorful'' - Anchorman *''

'' - Various *''

'' - Himself/Guest *''Let's Be Real'' - Charlie Rose (voice) *''

'' - Himself/Guest *''Sketchy'' - Unknown role *''Knight Rider / Trust Doesn't Rust S1E9'' - Tony

Anime

*'' Appleseed Ex Machina'' - Manuel Aeacus *'' Cromartie High School'' - Pootan *'' Diamond Daydreams'' - Takeda *''

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'' - That Man *''

Full Metal Panic! is a series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shikidouji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protec ...

'' - Gauron *'' Kaleido Star: New Wings'' - Leon Oswald *''

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi is a Japanese anime television series created by Gainax, with animation produced by Gainax and Madhouse, and directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was broadcast for 13 episodes on Kids Station from April to June 2002. The series was licensed fo ...

'' - Taro Hayashi, Taro Imamiya *'' Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness'' - Hokushin *'' Mezzo'' - Omabari *''

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'' - Haseoka *''

Pani Poni Dash! , also known by the title of its anime adaptation, , is a Japanese manga series by Hekiru Hikawa that uses parody, frequently referencing Japanese and American pop-culture in many ways. It mainly follows child prodigy Rebecca Miyamoto, an MIT ...

'' - Alien Captain (Ep. 1-14) *''

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'' - Harlem *''

Peacemaker Kurogane is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Chrono. It is unrelated to the ''Peace Maker'' manga by Ryōji Minagawa. The story begins in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration, a chain of events that led to enormo ...

'' - Toshizo Hijikata *''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

'' - Phoenix Ikki, Black Phoenix *'' Saiyuki'' - Dokugakuji (Episode 21-50, after Jason Miesse) *''

Samurai Gun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Kumagai. It was serialized across three Shueisha's manga magazines from 1997 to 2002: ''Weekly Young Jump'', ''Young Jump Zōkan Mankaku'' and ''Bessatsu Young Jump''. Its ch ...

'' - Rekkai *''

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'' - Dr. Ayanokouji *'' Super GALS!'' - Gunjo *'' The Super Milk-chan Show'' - The President *'' Yumeria'' - Kurofuku

Animation

*'' Lady Death: The Motion Picture'' as Asmodeus, Large Torture Troll *''

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'' - Charlie Rose *''

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'' - Mitt Romney,

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*''

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'' - Prewitt Profitamole

Video games

*''

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'' - Buzz Lightyear *''

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'' - Buzz Lightyear *'' Disney Infinity 3.0'' - Buzz Lightyear *''

Kinect Disneyland Adventures ''Kinect: Disneyland Adventures'' is a 2011 open world video game developed by Frontier Developments and published by Microsoft Studios on Kinect for Xbox 360, with a remaster for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows developed by Asobo Studio released ...

'' - Buzz Lightyear *'' Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure'' - Buzz Lightyear *'' Toy Story 3: The Video Game'' - Buzz Lightyear *''

Kingdom Hearts III is a 2019 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, and Nintendo Switch. It is the third main installment in the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series and the twelfth game overall, and ser ...

'' - Buzz Lightyear *'' Where the Water Tastes Like Wine'' - August *''

Wizard101 ''Wizard101'' is a 2008 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by KingsIsle Entertainment. Players take on the role of student wizards who must save the Spiral, the fictional universe in which the game is ...

'' - Old One/Dasein, Bartleby

Web

*'' Rooster Teeth Shorts'' - Mr. Sprinklestein

Radio

*''

'' - Himself/Guest *''

'' - Himself

Impressions on Frank TV

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* Bill O'Reilly *

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* Edward Asner (as

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from ''

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'') *

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(as

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) *

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Discography

*''Hovercraft'' (2007)

Crew work

*''Mitt Romney's Brain Gets Hacked'' - Director, producer, writer *''Taste in Powder'' - Director, producer, writer *''The Jimmy Dore Show'' (YouTube series) - Writer

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macrae, Mike 1977 births Living people American impressionists (entertainers) American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors American male writers Comedians from St. Louis Male actors from St. Louis Rice University alumni 21st-century American comedians