Michael Mckean

'Best Man' Actor Drops Out Of Show After Being Hit By A Car

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 05.23.2012

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NEW YORK — Broadway producers scrambled Wednesday to fill Michael McKean's part in a revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" as the actor recover...

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'Spinal Tap' Actor Hit By Car

Posted 05.23.2012

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Actor Michael McKean was struck by a car on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Tuesday. According to DNAinfo, McKean was "one of three people rush...

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The Best Man: Gore Vidal's Patriot Act

Regina Weinreich | Posted 04.10.2012

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Regina Weinreich

Sadly as Americans sort out the values of the real candidates, The Best Man is a reminder that the worst man will have a chance to triumph, and the best may only be a shadow of our highest ideals.

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Bipartisanship on Broadway

Rob Taub | Posted 04.28.2012

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Rob Taub

This was a time when politicians were smart, oozed tons of charm and weren't shy about drinking bourbon & branch water. The words politics and entertainment are seldom found in the same sentence, but The Best Man is loaded with both.

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Dave's Dad Has A New Girlfriend On 'Happy Endings'

Posted 03.13.2012

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It was the return of a familiar face, albeit in an unexpected way, on "Happy Endings" (Wed., 9:30 p.m. EST on ABC). Dave's dad, Big Dave (Michael McKe...

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Maggie Furlong

Megan Mullally Returns To 'Happy Endings'

HuffingtonPost.com | Maggie Furlong | Posted 01.11.2012

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Megan Mullally has been blessed with some of TV's most memorable roles. But really, she's the reason they've all been memorable. TV's love affair with...

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David Moye

'Spinal Tap Fans' Celebrating Nov. 11 (11/11/11) As 'Nigel Tufnel Day'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 01.10.2012

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The year 1984 gave the world popular movies like "Ghostbusters," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Beverly Hills Cop." It also introduced...

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WATCH: Go Behind The Scenes Of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Season 8

Posted 06.12.2011

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The dog days of summer can't come soon enough for "Curb Your Enthusiasm" fans. The eighth season filmed last year on location in New York, David's ho...

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Stage Door: Superior Donuts, The Understudy, Vamps

Fern Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fern Siegel

When August: Osage County drama burst on Broadway, it trumpeted the arrival of Tracy Letts, who won the Pulitzer. By contrast, his follow-up effort, Superior Donuts, is a quiet meditation.

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Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

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Spinal Tap On the Road, But Without The Wigs

nytimes.com | DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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The purpose of their costume- and character-free tour, which the trio has called "Unwigged & Unplugged" and which comes to the Beacon Theater in Manha...

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Spinal Tap To Reunite For Tour

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The amps won't be turned up to 11 for Spinal Tap's reunion tour. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer _...

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