Mike MacRae (born July 29, 1977) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, producer, director and writer.

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Early life and career

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 2009: Lost Memories. 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.

Filmography

Film

• Balls Out - Doctor
• Bird-Scorpion - Cop
• I Love You, Will Smith - Randal
• Keith & Heath - Unseen Narrator (voice)
• Punching the Clown - Car Heckler
• Taste in Powder - Cochise
• The Man Who Never Cried - Narrator (voice)
• Washingtonia - Unknown role (voice)
• 2009: Lost Memories - JBI 2nd-in-Command (voice)

Television

• Colorful - Anchorman
• Frank TV - Various
• Late Show with David Letterman - Himself/Guest
• Let's Be Real - Charlie Rose (voice)
• Premium Blend - Himself/Guest
• Sketchy - Unknown role
• Knight Rider / Trust Doesn't Rust S1E9 - Tony

Anime

• Appleseed Ex Machina - Manuel Aeacus
• Cromartie High School - Pootan
• Diamond Daydreams - Takeda
• Excel Saga - That Man
• Full Metal Panic! - Gauron
• Kaleido Star: New Wings - Leon Oswald
• Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Taro Hayashi, Taro Imamiya
• Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness - Hokushin
• Mezzo - Omabari
• Neo Ranga - Haseoka
• Pani Poni Dash! - Alien Captain (Ep. 1-14)
• Papuwa - Harlem
• Peacemaker Kurogane - Toshizo Hijikata
• Saint Seiya - Phoenix Ikki, Black Phoenix
• Saiyuki - Dokugakuji (Episode 21-50, after Jason Miesse)
• Samurai Gun - Rekkai
• Steel Angel Kurumi - Dr. Ayanokouji
• Super GALS! - Gunjo
• The Super Milk-chan Show - The President
• Yumeria - Kurofuku

Animation

• Mike Tyson Mysteries - Charlie Rose
• Our Cartoon President - Mitt Romney, Joe Manchin
• Viva Piñata - Prewitt Profitamole

Video games

• Disney Infinity - Buzz Lightyear
• Disney Infinity 2.0 - Buzz Lightyear
• Disney Infinity 3.0[6] - Buzz Lightyear
• Kinect Disneyland Adventures - Buzz Lightyear
• Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure - Buzz Lightyear
• Toy Story 3: The Video Game[7] - Buzz Lightyear
• Kingdom Hearts III[7] - Buzz Lightyear
• Where the Water Tastes Like Wine - August

Web

• Rooster Teeth Shorts - Mr. Sprinklestein

Radio

• The Bob & Tom Show - Himself/Guest
• The Howard Stern Show - Himself

Crew work

• Mitt Romney's Brain Gets Hacked - Director, producer, writer
• Taste in Powder - Director, producer, writer
• The Jimmy Dore Show (YouTube series) - Writer

Impressions on Frank TV

• Bill O'Reilly
• Dan Aykroyd
• Dirk Nowitzki
• Edward Asner (as Lou Grant from The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
• Alec Guinness (as Obi-Wan Kenobi)
• Harrison Ford (as himself and as Indiana Jones)
• Ian McKellen
• Mel Gibson
• Peter O'Toole
• Rip Torn
• Russell Crowe
• Tom Brokaw
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Vince Vaughn

Discography

• Hovercraft (2007)

References

External links

• Official website
• Mike MacRae at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Mike MacRae at IMDb