# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/christopher-mcdonald
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:03:26.808Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/christopher-mcdonald"
name: "Christopher McDonald"
slug: "christopher-mcdonald"
description: "Christopher McDonald is an American actor. He is best known for his villainous role as professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 sports comedy Happy Gilmore, a role he reprised in its 2025 sequel."
tagline: "American actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Christopher_McDonald_2011_Shankbone.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
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birthDate: "1955-02-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump