Dylan MacDonald Is Norm Macdonald’s Grown Son Who Helped Him Write a Book

Before dying, Norm Macdonald was relatively tight-lipped about his private life. However, he was formerly married and had a son, Dylan Macdonald, who once followed in his footsteps.

One of the things Canadian comedian and late actor Norm Mcdonald was famous for was his appearances on “Saturday Night Live.” However, some people might not know that he was once married and was a doting father to his son, Dylan Macdonald, 31.

During a 1998 interview, Norm revealed that he and Dylan’s mother, Connie Macdonald, were married for eight years before their relationship ended in divorce. In 1999, the star was about to relocate to the West Coast but wasn’t so keen except for one reason.

He noted how Los Angeles was mainly full of people in show business and only looked forward to moving there because he’d be closer to his son, who was then six years old. His marriage to Connie was his only union, and he preferred not to talk about her.

However, when pushed, the comedian reluctantly revealed that the Los Angeles marriage therapist is a “fine person” and “great.” Norm sometimes mentioned Dylan on his social media accounts despite being quite private about his family.

In 2016, after releasing his novel, “Based on a True Story,” he retweeted a message by B.J. Novak and thanked him for his support. The celebrity then revealed that he and Dylan are “great admirers” of his writing.

Two years later, he shared a Slate article about border crossers being detained by US Border Patrol agents and noted how well-written the Lili Loofbourow piece was. He shared some insight into his personal life, noting how he and Dylan had discussed the same thing the day before.

In his tweet, he asked what he and his son could do to assist. Norm ensured to bring up Dylan as a versatile and explorative young man who’s walked in his father’s career footsteps by dabbling in comedy, suffered loss, and more.

The father-son pair had to band together to give each other support.

According to Norm’s look-a-like son’s Facebook account, Dylan is from and lives in Los Angeles, California. In November 2023, he reportedly worked at The Lead, a media and sports news company.

The stand-up comedian once thanked Dylan for helping him write his aforementioned book, showing how bonded the young man was to his father. Norm also lovingly noted how his son is a “good man” and a “better writer” than him.

In 2015, Dylan showed his comedic prowess by co-creating a YouTube channel called The3rdTriumvirate with his friends. The group of pals made short clips that amassed 4.63K subscribers.

The channel stopped uploading more videos but had 143 of them in total. Dylan and his father were so close that in 2016, the actor asked his son’s high school friend, Michael Huettner, to house-sit his Los Angeles condo and cat.

The father-son pair had to band together to give each other support when the 23-year-old was discovered dead in the condo by his parents. At the time, Dylan and his father traveled out of the country. Sadly, the young man lost Norm Macdonald on September 14, 2021.