Christopher McDonald (English: Christopher McDonald) is an American actor who gained fame for his roles in the films Happy Gilmore, Flubber, and Requiem for a Dream.

Christopher McDonald was born on February 15, 1955 in New York to Patricia and James McDonald. His mother taught nursing and worked as a real estate agent, while his father was a teacher and high school principal. He grew up in Romulus, a suburb of New York. He graduated from Hobart College in New York, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity.

McDonald made his film debut in 1980, playing a small role in the film The Hearse. He gained the greatest fame for his roles as Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore and Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream. In 1994, McDonald played a Russian mobster in the action film Drop Zone with Charlie Sheen in the lead role. In 1999, McDonald voiced the role of government agent Kent Mansley in the animated film The Iron Giant, and in 2002 he appeared in Peter Gabriel's music video for the song "The Barry Williams Show."

He also appeared in such films as Thelma & Louise (1991), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Quiz Show (1994), House Arrest (1996), Flubber (1997), The Faculty (1998), The Perfect Storm (2000), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002), Broken Flowers (2005), American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006), and others.