Don McMillan

Don McMillan is an American comedian and former engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Don McMillan
McMillan at QuakeCon 2003
Born (1958-07-15) July 15, 1958 (age 66)
WebsiteDonMcMillan.com

Education

McMillan earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Lehigh University and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Stanford University.[1]

Career

McMillan worked AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he was a part of the team that designed the world's first 32-bit microprocessor. He then moved to the Silicon Valley, where he worked at VLSI Technology as a computer chip designer. During his six years at VLSI, he designed more than 50 standard and ASIC designs, many of which are still in use.[2]

His comedy is stand-up based on technical comedy and corporate comedy.[3] One of his popular shows is Life After Death by PowerPoint which has been popular on YouTube and for live events.[4][5]

He has also acted in and/or written episodes on Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5 and multiple other movies. He has also starred as a guest on talk shows.[6]

In 2022, McMillan competed on the television show America's Got Talent, where he advanced to the live shows as one of the top 55 qualifiers.[7] He was third in his group of eleven qualifiers and was eliminated, as only the top two of the group advanced to the finale.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Fanatics Jerry
1997 Macon County Jail Clerk
1998 The Party Crashers Bouncer
2000 Air Bud: World Pup Webster
2002 Life Without Dick Michael
2003 Don: Plain & Tall Don Also writer and producer
2009 Homewrecker Bar Patron

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Up All Night — Episode: "The Evil Dead/The Unholy"
1991–1994 An Evening at the Improv — 3 episodes
1996 Step by Step Joe Episode: "What's Wrong with This Picture?"
1998 Babylon 5 Bartender Episode: "The Corps Is Mother, the Corps Is Father"
2000 City Guys Exterminator Episode: "Harlem Honey"
2000 Star Trek: Voyager Hirogen #3 Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2022 America's Got Talent Himself, performer

References

  1. ^ Nave, Howie. "Don McMillan and Sandy Danto perform this week at Tahoe's South Shore". www.tahoedailytribune.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  2. ^ "Don McMillan | Bio | Premiere Speakers Bureau". premierespeakers.com. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. ^ "Friday Funny: Don McMillan Continues the Tradition of Engineers Doing Stand-up Comedy". designnews.com. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. ^ "Friday Funny: Life After Death by PowerPoint". designnews.com. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ^ Holwager, Rylee (2022-08-05). "Local comedian Don McMillan competes on 'America's Got Talent'". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  6. ^ "Biography Don McMillan". www.imdb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. ^ Swift, Andy (2022-07-26). "AGT's Latest Comedy Act Takes a Dark Turn as Season 17 Auditions Wind Down". TVLine. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  8. ^ Cohn, Paulette. "Find Out Who Went Home on America’s Got Talent and Who Made the Finale!", Parade, August 10, 2022


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