| Mike MacRae | |||
| Birth Date: | 1977 7, mf=yes | ||
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Alma Mater: | Rice University | ||
| Years Active: | 1999–present | ||
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Mike MacRae (born July 29, 1977) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, producer, director and writer.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, MacRae moved to Houston, Texas, in 1995 where he graduated from Rice University in 1999 and started performing in The Laff Stop. He appeared on television for the first time in 2001 with Comedy Central's Premium Blend and is a regular on The Bob & Tom Show. In 2007, he released his first comedy album Hovercraft.[1]
As an actor, he has appeared in feature films and television series including Balls Out, Bird-Scorpion, I Love You, Will Smith, Keith & Heath, Punching the Clown, Rooster Teeth Shorts, Taste in Powder, The Man Who Never Cried and . He has done voice work for ADV Films and dubbed characters in many English language versions of anime.[2] In addition, he has also voiced the Disney/Pixar character Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story video games.[3]
MacRae made his first appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on May 2, 2007. He was a cast member on Frank TV, and in 2009 was part of the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, Quebec. MacRae also contributes voice impersonations to The Jimmy Dore Show on KPFK in Los Angeles.[4] [5] In the fall of 2012, he began appearing on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM, doing his impersonation of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Since 2015, he has taken his multi-voice talent to the Jimmy Dore Show [6] where he is a regular, impersonating dozens of political figures.