Mikey Day

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Actor

Birth Name: Michael William Day

Birth Date: March 20, 1980

Age: 45 years old

Birth Place: Orange County, California

Spouses: Paula Christensen

Partners: Selma Blair

A major talent both behind and in front of the camera, Mikey Day rose through the ranks of improv and sketch comedy with stints on various Nick Cannon shows before landing a staff writer role on national institution "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ). Born in Orange County, CA in 1980, Day studied Theatre at UCLA and subsequently honed his comic skills as a member of Los Angeles-based troupe The Groundlings.

Day made his acting debut playing US Navy ensign O'Shea in the final season of spin-off "Angel" (The WB, 1999-2004) and following one-off appearances in "Faking the Video" (MTV, 2004) and "Reno 911!" (Comedy Central, 2003-09), he forged what would prove to be a long-running working relationship with Nick Cannon as a writer and performer on sketch show "Wild 'N Out" (MTV, 2005- ).

Day took on a similar role on Damon Wayans' "The Underground" (Showtime, 2006) before bagging the lead role of Charlie in '80s teen movie parody "Totally Awesome" (2006) and attracting attention with online spoof "David Blaine Street Magic" (2006). After reuniting with Cannon on short-lived sketch show "Short Circuitz" (MTV, 2007), Day enjoyed his first recurring role as Selma Blair's electrical worker husband Craig in "Kath and Kim" (NBC, 2008-09), a US remake of the Australian hit sitcom of the same name.

Day then moved into children's TV as a writer and performer on animated series "MAD" (Cartoon Network, 2010-13) and sketch comedy "Incredible Crew" (Cartoon Network, 2013) before he was hired to join the behind-the-scenes team of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975-) in 2013. During his stint on the iconic show, Day also wrote and provided voices for multiple episodes of "Robot Chicken" (Adult Swim, 2005-), worked as head writer and cast member on Maya Rudolph and Martin Short's attempt to revive the variety show format, "Maya & Marty" (NBC, 2016- ) and co-penned his first feature film, "Brother Nature" (2016), a comedy about an uptight politician whose marriage proposal plans are derailed by his madcap potential brother-in-law.

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Is It Cake? Halloween

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2025

Today With Jenna & Friends

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2025

Nate Bargatze's Nashville ChristmasStream

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2024

Is It Cake? Holiday

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2024

A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special

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2024

Live with Kelly and MarkStream

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Talk
2023

Access Daily With Mario & Kit

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2022

Is It Cake?Stream

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2022

Is It Cake, Too?

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2022

Home Sweet Home AloneStream

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2021
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Home Sweet Home AloneStream

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2021
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Celebrity Call Center

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2020

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

LittleStream

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Connor
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2019
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Brittany Runs a MarathonStream

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Dev
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2019
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The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

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2017

The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

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Thin Skeleton
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2017

The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

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Skelett
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2017

The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

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2017

Brother Nature

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2016

Brother Nature

Screenwriter
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2016

SuperMansionStream

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Max Penalizer
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2015

The Rich Eisen Show

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2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

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2014

Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out: Season 5 Casting Special

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2013

MadStream

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Hobbit
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2010

The Jay Leno Show

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2009
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The Jay Leno Show

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2009
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Kath & Kim

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Craig Baker
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2008
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Nick Cannon: Short Circuitz

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2007

Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz

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2007

Rachael Ray Show

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2006

etalk

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2006

Totally Awesome

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Charlie
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2006

Wild 'N OutStream

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Game Show
2005

Wild 'N OutStream

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2005

Robot ChickenStream

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2005

Saturday Night LiveStream

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1975

Saturday Night LiveStream

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Skeleton Dancer
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Saturday Night LiveStream

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1975

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‘Saturday Night Live’s Mikey Day Reveals His Dream Host for Season 51

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Mikey Day as Stephen Miller and James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump in the May 3, 2025, episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson

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Jon Hamm, Scarlett Johansson, and Kieran Culkin in the April 12, 2025, episode of 'Saturday Night Live'

‘SNL’ Highlights: Jon Hamm Hosts, Cast Spoofs ‘White Lotus’ & Kieran Culkin Cameos

Lady Gaga, Mike Day, and Mike Myers on 'Saturday Night Live' on March 8, 2025

‘SNL’ Highlights: Lady Gaga Hosts, Lord Gaga Debuts & Mike Myers Gets Musky

Mikey Day as Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mike Myers as Elon Musk, and James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump in the 'Saturday Night Live' cold open on March 1, 2025

‘SNL’ Highlights: Mike Myers Returns to Play a Glitchy Elon Musk & More (VIDEO)

Rebekah Lain, James Austin Johnson, Mikey Day, and Paula Christensen.

Get to Know the ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 50 Cast’s Real-Life Loves & Dating Histories

Ken Jennings for 'Jeopardy !'

‘Jeopardy!’ Host Ken Jennings Reveals Who He Wants to Play Him on ‘SNL’

SNL

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Kate McKinnon, Ryan Gosling, and Sarah Sherman on 'Saturday Night Live'

Ryan Gosling Couldn’t Stop Breaking on ‘SNL’ During Surprise Kate McKinnon Return

Chloe Fineman in 'Saturday Night Live'

‘SNL’ Mocks Hallmark Movies With Trailer for Faux Horror Movie ‘A Stab at Love’ (VIDEO)

Life and Beth Amy Schumer as Beth

Best Lines of the Week (March 18-24): ‘That’s Funny, I Feel 100’

Home Sweet Home Alone Archie Yates Disney+

‘Home Sweet Home Alone’: Archie Yates Terrorizes Ellie Kemper & Rob Delaney in First Look (VIDEO)

'Home Sweet Home Alone,' Disney+ Original Holiday Movie, 'Home Alone' franchise, Ellie Kemper, Archie Yates, Rob Delaney

Disney+ Announces ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ Starring Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney & More

Saturday Night Live - Alex Moffat as Eric Trump, Mikey Day as Donald Trump Jr., Alec Baldwin as President Donald J. Trump, Cecily Strong as First Lady Melania Trump, Scarlett Johansson as Ivanka Trump

Scene Stealer: ‘Saturday Night Live’s Mikey Day is No Jr. Leaguer