Danny McBride Movies
Born in 1976, character actor
Danny McBride took his Hollywood bow in the early 2000s and frequented mostly youth-oriented comedies, often though not always with a visceral element. These included
Jody Hill's cult hit
The Foot Fist Way (which he also co-scripted with
Hill and
Ben Best), the
Farrelly Brothers' raunchy remake
The Heartbreak Kid (2007), and the
Judd Apatow-produced,
David Gordon Green-directed action comedy
Pineapple Express (2008), which starred
Seth Rogen. The 2009
Observe and Report -- a by-the-throat comedy about a psychotic mall guard -- re-teamed co-star
McBride with lead
Rogen and director
Hill.
In 2009,
McBride added television to his résumé, starring as a washed-up ex-baseball player in the HBO sitcom
Eastbound & Down, which he also executive produced; the following year, he collaborated with director
Green once again on the fantasy-comedy
Your Highness. He had a small but memorable part in the Oscar-nominated George Clooney vehicle Up In the Air. He reteamed with David Gordon Green and James Franco for the fantasy pot comedy Your Highness in 2011, lending his vocal talents to Kung Fu Panda 2 that same year. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi