Michael McGlone (born August 10, 1972, in

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) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and comedian. He is the

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esque spokesman for

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insurance, posing rhetorical questions in the vein of

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, which are then acted out in humorous fashion. McGlone's movie credits include two castings as writer/actor/director/producer

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's brother in the 1995 movie ''

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'' and 1996's '' She's the One''. He also appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. On TV, McGlone's credits include ''Crash'' on the

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and ''The Kill Point'' on

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, as well as a recurring role on

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's ''

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''. He guest-starred in an episode of ''

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''. Voice-over credits include

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's '' Trauma: Life in the E.R.'',

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's '' I, Detective'', and

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series ''Dead Reckoning''. McGlone has also acted on stage. His writing credits include the novels ''CAL'', ''And All the Roses Dying...'', ''Dice'', ''Hourigan's Song'' and ''THE SOFT DRIVE''. He has recorded and produced four albums, ''Hero'' (1999) and ''To Be Down'' (2002), ''SPEED'' (2016) and ''The Center'' EP (2017), as well as various singles, including "The Other Side", "The Hammer" and "Thank you again...".

Filmography

Film

Television

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1995 ''New York Times'' interview
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