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Michael McKean is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician with a career spanning five decades. He first became a household name as Lenny Kosnowski on Laverne & Shirley from 1976 to 1983, later joined Saturday Night Live and played Gibby Fiske on HBO's Dream On. Film fans know him from Used Cars, Clue (1985) and The Big Picture, which he co-wrote, but he is most celebrated for This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a role he revisited in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025). His work with Christopher Guest continued in Best in Show, A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration. McKean won a Grammy Award for co-writing the song "A Mighty Wind," and his song "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow," written with Annette O'Toole, earned an Academy Award nomination. His acclaimed turn as Chuck McGill on Better Call Saul brought a 2019 Emmy nomination, and he voices Lou Pickles on Rugrats. On Broadway he debuted as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (2004) and appeared in All the Way. He brings wit, music and legendary comic credentials.