Happy Gilmore's Christopher McDonald sentenced to community service and probation in 2017 DUI case By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:58 BST, 17 April 2019 | Updated: 02:01 BST, 17 April 2019 Viewcomments He's pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in an accident back in October 2017 in California. And on Tuesday, TMZ reported that actor Christopher McDonald, 62, has been sentenced to 35 hours of community service and three years of probation. McDonald, best known for his roles in Happy Gilmore, Boardwalk Empire and The Good Wife, was also sentenced to one day in jail but received credit for time served for the time he spent behind bars following his arrest. Plea: Christopher McDonald, 62, has been sentenced to 35 hours of community service and three years of probation after pleading guilty to driving with a blood alcohol limit of 0.8 or higher McDonald has also completed an alcohol education program, court records show, according to TMZ. The actor pled to a misdemeanor of driving with a blood alcohol limit of 0.8 or higher. He was arrested after crashing his Porsche into a highway embankment, taking out a gas meter, in Lake Arrowhead. He had a previous arrest for DWI in 2013 in North Carolina. Mug shot: The actor was also sentenced to one day in jail but received credit for time served for the time he spent behind bars following his arrest in Lake Arrowhead, California, in October 2017 Most famous role: McDonald is best known for his role as Shooter McGavin in the Adam Sandler 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility