Who is Neil Macdonald? How Did Neil Macdonald’s Brother Die?

Recently, Neil MacDonald’ brother Norm MacDonald died. He died of Leukemia. He was the brother of Neil MacDonald, a journalist. Here find out why, how, and who he is.

WHO IS NEIL MACDONALD?

Neil MacDonald is a Canadian journalist born in 1957. He was born in Canada. He is a son of an army person, Percy MacDonald. His father served the Indian Army during World War 2. He has one more brother named Norm MacDonald. Norm MacDonald is a comedian by profession. He also married a journalist girl. Her wife’s name is Joyce Napier. She is the bureau chief of CTV news.

WHAT DOES NEIL MACDONALD DO?

Neil MacDonald is a Canadian Journalist. He joined Canadian Parliament in 1988. He worked there for five years. Once in 2003, he is involved in a public dispute with Canadian Media. Neil MacDonald once lead a CBC investigation into United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission. He investigated the murder of Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri. In 2014, he criticized CBC employee, Linden Maclntyre. He criticized him due to his comments on Jian Gomeshi Incident. After spending 17 years in the United States in 2015, he went back to Canada. He continues to produce articles for CBC’s site. In 2004, MacDonald received Gemini Award for his political violence in Haiti. In 2009, he was awarded ” best reportage” Gemini for his work during the US economic crisis of 2007. 

How did Norm Macdonald Die?

Norm MacDonald was an American-born comedian. He earned an important name in Saturday Night Live. Recently, he died at the age of 61. His brother Neil confirmed this news on Tuesday. He died in Los Angeles due to Leukemia. He was diagnosed with Leukaemia a long time ago. His brother, Neil revealed that he didn’t make this news public and remain silent because he didn’t want to affect his comedy. His brother confirmed, ” He didn’t want it to affect the way he was perceived. He wanted to carry on. He took great pains to conceal it from everybody but family. Cancer’s a roller-coaster. We hoped that he would live longer than he did, but it took a turn for the worst last month, and he went into hospital and never came out.” He is a great comedian.

FANS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE COMEDIAN

Many friends, fans pay tribute to the comedian soon after the news got viral of his death. They pay their tribute through social media. Many celebrities like Steve Martin, Passon Oswalt, Jim Carrey, Seth Rogen, etc. Different celebrities adore him and consider him their ideal. They pay their tribute to him through different messages on social media. 

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