- His father is of Scottish and Swedish descent, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and Lithuania.
- His father, Terry McDonell, is the editor of the Time Inc. Sports Group, directing editorial content and operations for Sports Illustrated, SI.com, GOLF Magazine, and GOLF.com.
- Auditioned for the character of Ian for the movie 'The Host'. He didn't get the part.
- Brother of Nick McDonell. He took an acting part in the film Twelve (2010), adapted from NIck's novel of the same name.
- Born on exactly the same date as Emily Hart (of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" fame).
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