Will Macdonald

{{Short description|British TV producer, executive, writer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

Will Macdonald (born 1966)[https://web.archive.org/web/20150615011711/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2bbb85a48b Will Macdonald at BFI]. Retrieved 13 June 2015 is a British television producer, executive and writer who first became known for his association with Chris Evans with whom he devised and produced the Channel 4 programmes Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday.[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/12/chris-evans-tfi-friday-20th-anniversary-show-jeremy-clarkson TFI Friday 20th Anniversary] Retrieved 13 June 2015

On TFI Friday Macdonald also appeared on screen as Evans’ sidekick, a running gag being reference to him as “Wiiiiill” with audience members pointing their fingers at him as they chanted his name. He also produced MTV's Most Wanted and went on to be the creative director of Monkey Kingdom which produced Made in Chelsea and Made in Chelsea: NYC.[https://variety.com/exec/will-macdonald/ Will Macdonald at variety]. Retrieved 13 June 2015

Whilst studying Zoology at Brasenose College, Oxford his thesis "Experimental manipulation of the dawn and dusk chorus in the Blackbird" was published in the scientific journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Vol 26, No 3, Innes C Cuthill & William A Macdonald 1990) {{cite journal |title=Springer Scientific Journal |journal=Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology |date=March 1990 |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=209–216 |doi=10.1007/BF00172088|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00172088|last1=Cuthill |first1=Innes C. |last2=MacDonald |first2=William A. |s2cid=34572415 }}