Don McMillan explained

Don McMillan is an American comedian and former engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Don McMillan
Birth Date:15 July 1958
Website:DonMcMillan.com

Education

McMillan earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Lehigh University and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Stanford University.[1]

Career

McMillan worked AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he was a part of the team that designed the world's first 32-bit microprocessor. He then moved to the Silicon Valley, where he worked at VLSI Technology as a computer chip designer. During his six years at VLSI, he designed more than 50 standard and ASIC designs, many of which are still in use.[2]

His comedy is stand-up based on technical comedy and corporate comedy.[3] One of his popular shows is Life After Death by PowerPoint which has been popular on YouTube and for live events.[4] [5]

He has also acted in and/or written episodes on , Babylon 5 and multiple other movies. He has also starred as a guest on talk shows.[6]

In 2022, McMillan competed on the television show America's Got Talent, where he advanced to the live shows as one of the top 55 qualifiers.[7] He was third in his group of eleven qualifiers and was eliminated, as only the top two of the group advanced to the finale.[8]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1997The FanaticsJerry
1997Macon County JailClerk
1998The Party CrashersBouncer
2000Webster
2002Life Without DickMichael
2003Don: Plain & TallDonAlso writer and producer
2009HomewreckerBar Patron

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Up All NightEpisode: "The Evil Dead/The Unholy"
1991–1994An Evening at the Improv3 episodes
1996Step by StepJoeEpisode: "What's Wrong with This Picture?"
1998Babylon 5BartenderEpisode: "The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father"
2000City GuysExterminatorEpisode: "Harlem Honey"
2000Hirogen #3Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2022America's Got TalentHimself, performer

External links

Videos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nave . Howie . Don McMillan and Sandy Danto perform this week at Tahoe's South Shore . 2022-07-02 . www.tahoedailytribune.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: Don McMillan Bio Premiere Speakers Bureau. premierespeakers.com. 2019-10-06.
  3. Web site: 2019-08-14 . Friday Funny: Don McMillan Continues the Tradition of Engineers Doing Stand-up Comedy . 2022-07-02 . designnews.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2019-10-18 . Friday Funny: Life After Death by PowerPoint . 2022-09-02 . designnews.com . en.
  5. Web site: Holwager . Rylee . 2022-08-05 . Local comedian Don McMillan competes on 'America's Got Talent' . 2022-09-02 . Santa Clarita Valley Signal . en-US.
  6. Web site: Biography Don McMillan . www.imdb.com . IMDb.com, Inc . 14 March 2024.
  7. Web site: Swift. Andy. 2022-07-26. AGT's Latest Comedy Act Takes a Dark Turn as Season 17 Auditions Wind Down. 2022-07-26 . TVLine.
  8. Cohn, Paulette. "Find Out Who Went Home on America’s Got Talent and Who Made the Finale!", Parade, August 10, 2022