Laird Macintosh (born June 27, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the host of the

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program ''

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''. Among his credits is the television series ''

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'', on which he portrayed a Secret Service agent. He also appeared in the episode "Charlie and Jordan Go to Prison" on the

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''. Macintosh is a member of

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, a Los Angeles-based sketch and improv comedy troupe. Laird's real surname is Rattray, as he uses his mother's maiden name. His younger sister, Heather Rattray, is also an actress. He is not to be confused with stage actor

Laird Mackintosh Laird Mackintosh (born in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian actor based in New York City. He notably played the title role for the last performance of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' on Broadway. He made his Broadway debut in 2011 in the role of Ge ...

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* 1972 births Living people American male television actors American game show hosts Participants in American reality television series Male actors from Evanston, Illinois {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub