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

Early life and career

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, MacRae moved to

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, in 1995 where he graduated from

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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 ''

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''. In 2007, he released his first comedy album ''Hovercraft''. As an actor, he has appeared in feature films and television series including '' Balls Out'', ''Bird-Scorpion'', ''I Love You, Will Smith'', ''Keith & Heath'', ''

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'', '' Rooster Teeth Shorts'', ''Taste in Powder'', ''The Man Who Never Cried'' and '' 2009: Lost Memories''. He has done voice work for

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and dubbed characters in many English language versions of

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. In addition, he has also voiced the Disney/Pixar character

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in ''

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'' video games. MacRae made his first appearance on the ''

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'' on May 2, 2007. He was a cast member on ''

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'', and in 2009 was part of the Just for Laughs festival in

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. MacRae also contributes voice impersonations to ''The Jimmy Dore Show'' on

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. In the fall of 2012, he began appearing on ''

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'' on Sirius XM, doing his impersonation of Republican presidential candidate

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Filmography

Film

*'' Balls Out'' - Doctor *''Bird-Scorpion'' - Cop *''I Love You, Will Smith'' - Randal *''Keith & Heath'' - Unseen Narrator (voice) *''

'' - 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 *''

'' - Various *''

'' - 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 *''

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'' - Pootan *'' Diamond Daydreams'' - Takeda *''

Excel Saga is a manga series written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. It was serialized in '' Young King OURs'' from 1996 to 2011, and its individual chapters were collected and published in 27 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shōnen Gahōsha. The series fo ...

'' - That Man *'' Full Metal Panic!'' -

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*'' 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 *''

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'' - Alien Captain (Ep. 1-14) *'' Papuwa'' - Harlem *''

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'' - Toshizo Hijikata *''

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'' - Phoenix Ikki, Black Phoenix *'' Saiyuki'' -

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(Episode 21-50, after Jason Miesse) *''

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'' - Rekkai *''

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'' - Dr. Ayanokouji *'' Super GALS!'' - Gunjo *'' The Super Milk-chan Show'' - The President *'' Yumeria'' - Kurofuku

Animation

*''

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'' - Charlie Rose *''

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'' - Mitt Romney,

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*''

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'' - Prewitt Profitamole

Video games

*''

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'' - Buzz Lightyear *'' Disney Infinity 2.0'' - Buzz Lightyear *''

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'' - Buzz Lightyear *'' Kinect Disneyland Adventures'' - Buzz Lightyear *'' Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure'' - Buzz Lightyear *'' Toy Story 3: The Video Game'' - Buzz Lightyear *''

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'' - Buzz Lightyear *''

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'' - August

Web

*'' Rooster Teeth Shorts'' - Mr. Sprinklestein

Radio

*''

'' - Himself/Guest *''

'' - 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 *

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'') *

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(as

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(as himself and as

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Discography

*''Hovercraft'' (2007)

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macrae, Mike 1977 births Living people American impressionists (entertainers) American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors American male writers Comedians from Missouri Male actors from St. Louis Rice University alumni 21st-century American comedians