Danny McBride Biography

Daniel Richard "Danny" McBride (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and stand-up comedian.

Personal life

McBride was born in Statesboro, Georgia, the son of Kathleen Marie "Kathy" (née Chaby) and James Richard McBride. His mother and stepfather work at Marine Corps Base Quantico, as civilian support. On his father's side, McBride has ancestors from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His mother performed sermons in church using puppets, and McBride has stated that his "interest in telling stories comes from her". He was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he graduated from Courtland High School and attended North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

McBride married Gia Ruiz in October 2010, at the Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs, California and had a son, Declan in 2011.

Career

In 2006, McBride played Fred Simmons in the low-budget comedy film The Foot Fist Way, which he co-wrote with friends and frequent collaborators Jody Hill and Ben Best. He appeared in character as Simmons to promote the film on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 26, 2008.

He wrote and starred in the HBO original comedy series Eastbound & Down (also a collaboration with Hill and Best), the misadventures of Kenny Powers, a washed up former major league baseball pitcher with anger management issues. The show was produced by Gary Sanchez Productions, and the pilot episode premiered on February 15, 2009 featuring guest appearances from frequent collaborators Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson. On April 8, 2009, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a second season. On July 2, 2012 HBO renewed the series for a fourth season.

In March 2009, because of his role as Powers, he received an offer to play professional baseball for the Pensacola Pelicans, a minor league team in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

In 2010, he signed an endorsement deal with K-Swiss shoes.

He played the eponymous roadie in the Tenacious D music video for "Roadie" in 2012.

Additional film appearances include: Hot Rod, 30 Minutes or Less, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Observe and Report, Due Date, Your Highness, and This Is the End.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	All the Real Girls	Bust-Ass	Film debut
2006	The Foot Fist Way	Fred Simmons	writer
2007	The Heartbreak Kid	Martin
	Hot Rod	Rico Brown
2008	Drillbit Taylor	Don Armstrong
	Pineapple Express	Red
	Tropic Thunder	Cody Underwood
2009	Up in the Air	Jim Miller
	Land of the Lost	Will Stanton	Song: Believe
	Observe and Report	Caucasian Crackhead
2010	Due Date	Lonnie	Song: Closing Time
	Despicable Me	Fred McDade	Voice
2011	30 Minutes or Less	Dwayne King
	Your Highness	Thadeous	writer, executive producer
	Kung Fu Panda 2	Wolf Boss	Voice
2013	As I Lay Dying	Vernon Tull
	This Is the End	Himself
	Hell & Back	Orpheus	Voice, In development

TV shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Fred Simmons	guest star
2009"present	Eastbound & Down	Kenny Powers	creator, writer, executive producer
2013	Clear History	Frank	TV film

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	Duane Earl	My Blaine County DJ; Voice role

Other

• Kenny Powers: The K-Swiss MFCEO"?Kenny Powers
• Fight for Your Right Revisited"?MCA
• "The Roadie" (Tenacious D/Funny or Die)"?Actor
• "YOLO" (The Lonely Island)"?Cameo