Family
- grandfather :
- father James McDonald:
- brother Daniel McDonald: acted with McDonald in "Where the Boys Are '84"
- brothers : has three more
- sisters : has two
- son Jackson Riley McDonald: born on December 22, 1990
- daughter Hannah Elizabeth McDonald: born on October 20, 1993
- daughter Rosie McDonald: born c. 1996
- daughter Ava Cathryn McDonald: born on September 4, 2001
Companions
- Geena Davis: together in the 1980s
