Mike MacDonald

Michael Allan MacDonald (June 21, 1954 – March 17, 2018) was a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. He wrote and appeared in several films, including Mr. Nice Guy. He appeared in such television shows as the Late Show with David Letterman and The Arsenio Hall Show.

Early life Born in Metz, France, he was the son of a career Royal Canadian Air Force officer.

He hosted both the Gemini Awards and the Just For Laughs 10th Anniversary Special

He starred in feature-length documentary The Mike Stand focusing on his return to comedy post transplant due out in late 2018.

Personal life MacDonald had bipolar disorder, and he supported the advocacy group Standup for Mental Health.

In 2011, MacDonald was diagnosed with hepatitis C, and he moved back to Ottawa from Glendale, California, where his wife Bonnie was hoping to sell their house.

On March 17, 2013, MacDonald underwent a successful seven-hour liver transplant operation. He was moved out of the intensive care unit the next day.

He subsequently returned to performing, which he continued until being hospitalized again in March 2018.

Death MacDonald died of heart complications on March 17, 2018, at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, at the age of 63.