Norm Macdonald: Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Anchor and Comedy Ico

Norm Macdonald was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor and writer, best known for his deadpan delivery as the Weekend Update anchor on Saturday Night Live. Born Norman Gene Macdonald on October 17, 1959, in Quebec City, Quebec, he became one of the most admired comedians among his peers.

Macdonald joined Saturday Night Live in 1993 and anchored Weekend Update from 1994 to 1998. He co-wrote and starred in the comedy Dirty Work in 1998 and starred in the sitcom The Norm Show from 1999 to 2001. His posthumous stand-up special Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special earned Primetime Emmy nominations in 2022.

Macdonald had a son, born in 1992. He kept his 2013 diagnosis of multiple myeloma private, sharing it only with a few close people. He died of complications from acute leukemia in Duarte, California, on September 14, 2021, at age 61. For years he said he was born in 1963, but his true birth year was 1959. Remembered as a comedian's comedian, he made even a joke about death sound like a gift.

Achievements: Anchored Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live (1994-1998), co-wrote and starred in Dirty Work (1998), starred in The Norm Show (1999-2001), Emmy-nominated for Nothing Special (2022).

Birth: October 17, 1959 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Profession: Stand-up comedian, actor and writer.

Interesting Facts: For years he told people he was born in 1963. He kept his cancer diagnosis private for nearly a decade.