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Don McMillan graduated from Stanford University with a master's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1982. He went to work for AT&T Bell Laboratories where he worked as part of the team that designed the world's first 32-bit microprocessor. He then moved to the Silicon Valley where he worked at VLSI Technology as a computer chip designer. During his 6 years there, Don McMillan designed more than 50 standard and ASIC designs, many of which are still out there in systems today. After winning the 16th Annual San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1991, Don McMillan turned in his chips for a microphone. He went on to be the $100,000 Grand Champion on Star Search in 1993. He has had numerous television appearances including The Tonight Show, The Larry King Show, Half Hour Comedy Hour, and Evening at the Improv. Don headlines comedy clubs across the country, from the Improvisation to Catch-A-Rising Star.
Don McMillian has starred in fifteen national commercials for Budweiser Beer, playing the Bud delivery guy who mans the freshness hotline and who protects the world against skunky beer. He has appeared in commercials for 7-11, Franco-American Ravioli, Little Caesar's Pizza, ServiStar Hardware, and United Airlines.
Don McMillan starred in the award-winning independent feature film, Don: Plain & Tall. It is the story of an engineer who tosses it all away to become a stand-up comic (sound familiar?) Don: Plain & Tall was awarded Best Feature - Comedy at the Back East Film Festival. Don McMillian has appeared in the feature length films: Air Bud III-World Pup, Life Without Dick, Macon County Jail, Party Crashers, and Fanatics. He has guest starred on the TV series Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, City Guys, and Step by Step, and has been profiled in both Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide.
Don McMillan has not lost contact with his high-tech roots. He has performed over 300 shows for major corporations around the United States including Apple, IBM, Sun Microsystems and Cisco. His corporate show utilizes his unique background to take a lighthearted look at computers, technology, and the high-tech lifestyle. Don McMillan's PowerPoint slides are like none any audience has ever seen. He is the only comedian that references Avagadro's Number, DRAM, XML, and Beta tests all of his jokes.
Check out one of Don McMillan's comedy clips, How NOT To Use PowerPoint By Comedian Don McMillan
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