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Danny McBride    

American Actor, Producer, Screenwriter and Stand-up Comedian Know for "Eastbound & Down" and "The Righteous Gemstones"

Danny McBride, a versatile American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer, has established a robust presence in the entertainment industry. His numerous roles span across HBO television series, including "Eastbound & Down", "Vice Principals", and "The Righteous Gemstones". He has starred in films such as The Foot Fist Way, Hot Rod, Pineapple Express, and Tropic Thunder, among others.

McBride was a second unit director for the film George Washington and served as an executive producer for the Halloween film franchise. He has also lent his voice to characters in films including Despicable Me, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Angry Birds Movie, Sausage Party, and The Mitchells vs. the Machines. Recently, he has appeared in the movies Halloween Ends and Halloween Kills.

McBride is married to art director Gia Ruiz and they have two children.

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John Goodman & Danny McBride Return To HBO For ‘Righteous Gemstones’ Pilot
Danny McBride and John Goodman are returning to HBO for The Righteous Gemstones pilot. The televangelist family comedy created by the Eastbound & Down star finds McBride and the Treme vet teaming up to play the offspring heir apparent to Goodman’s world famous and acerbic preaching patriarch. As the McBride portrayed Jesse Gemstone arrogantly attempts to expand and modernize the global TV ministry that his Goodman played father Eli created “a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work, all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ” comes into focus as the Gemstone legacy.
Inside Danny McBride’s Lowcountry Comedy Commune
After taking big screens and HBO by storm with his macho-lampooning humor, comedy hero Danny McBride uprooted his life in Hollywood to build his dream production studio in Charleston, South Carolina—away from the stifling industry, and alongside his closest friends and collaborators. That’s where he’s been unlocking a blistering new creative gear—and plotting his best work yet.

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