Jorma Taccone
Jorma Taccone | |
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Taccone at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Birth name | Jorma Christopher Taccone[1] |
Born |
Berkeley, California, U.S. | March 19, 1977
Medium | Internet, stand-up, music, television, film |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 2001–present |
Genres | Sketch comedy, Situational comedy, Comedy hip hop |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Website |
www |
Jorma Christopher Taccone (/ˈjɔːrmə
Personal life
Taccone was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Sue Ellen and Tony Taccone, who is the artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.[3] His father is of half Italian and half Puerto Rican descent.[4] He is a graduate of UCLA Film School.[5] Jorma's brother, Asa Taccone, is a member of the band Electric Guest. He is married to Marielle Heller, with whom he has a son (born December 12, 2014),[6] and lives in New York City.
Career
In Fall 2005, Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer joined the staff of NBC's late night variety show Saturday Night Live. Since then, The Lonely Island has been responsible for creating more than 100 SNL Digital Short films including the YouTube favorites "Lazy Sunday" (featuring Chris Parnell), "Jizz in My Pants", "I'm on a Boat" (featuring T-Pain) and the Emmy-winning "Dick in a Box" (featuring Justin Timberlake). Taccone produces much of the music for The Lonely Island including Lazy Sunday, "Dick in a Box" and many other tracks that appear on The Lonely Island's first album Incredibad which was released February 2009. As a director, Taccone is responsible for the SNL shorts MacGruber, Business Meeting, Sloths, Giraffes, and others. He also directed a MacGruber Pepsi commercial spot for the 43rd Super Bowl which aired February 1, 2009.
In 2007, Taccone co-starred in Paramount's Hot Rod, (starring Andy Samberg, directed by Akiva Schaffer). Taccone is also one of the principal actors in the music video "Jizz in My Pants". He also plays Guy #2 in "We Like Sportz", reprising the role from "Just 2 Guyz". Taccone played the lead role of Brett in The Lonely Island's The ’Bu, the group's record-breaking contribution to Channel 101,[7] where he played a ninja who did not belong. The ’Bu, a parody of The OC, also starred Sarah Chalke (Roseanne, Scrubs) as Melissa and Andy Samberg as Aaron. In the group's first Channel 101 show, "ITV Buzz Countdown", Taccone played Chris Hoffman, a fictional VJ on a parody of MTV's Total Request Live. He made a cameo appearance in Role Models as Mitch from Graphics, in which he sings a karaoke version of the Scorpions' "Rock You Like a Hurricane", he co-stars in the Gnarls Barkley music video for the song "Who's Gonna Save My Soul".
Taccone appeared as Cha-Ka in Universal's 2009 film Land of the Lost, a role which got him a nomination for the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor. The film also starred Will Ferrell. In August 2009, he directed his first film, an adaptation of the Saturday Night Live sketch MacGruber and was featured as part of the group male vocals on Lightspeed Champion's album Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You. As of SNL's 36th season, Jorma is no longer cited in the end credits, though he is still listed on the NBC website as a writer and holds the unofficial title of "Sexiest Member of Lonely Island". According to his band's website, thelonelyisland.com, however, "the Dudes" are still responsible for the SNL Digital Shorts. It was later confirmed that Jorma had left Saturday Night Live, though he worked on some shorts in the 36th season.[8]
Taccone acted in season 5 of MyDamnChannel's Wainy Days and is the Director of the AT&T Wireless It's Not Complicated television advertising campaign.[9] He also had a recurring role on the HBO show Girls, as the character Booth Jonathan.
In 2015 Taccone appeared in the kickstarter short movie Kung Fury as Adolf Hitler (A.K.A. Kung-Führer).
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Hot Rod | Kevin Powell | |
2008 | Role Models | Mitch from Graphics | Cameo |
2009 | Land of the Lost | Cha-Ka | Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
2012 | The Watch | Guy | Cameo (with The Lonely Island) |
2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Male Cheerleader | Cameo (with The Lonely Island) |
2014 | The Lego Movie | William Shakespeare (voice) | |
Neighbors | Toga #3 | Cameo (with The Lonely Island) | |
2015 | Kung Fury | Adolf Hitler | |
2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Owen Bouchard[10] | |
Storks | Miscellaneous Stork (voice) | ||
2017 | It Happened in L.A. | Elliot | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005–2014 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 22 episodes |
2011 | Up All Night | Benjamin "B-Ro" Roth | Episode: "Working Late and Working It" |
2012–2013 | Girls | Booth Jonathan | 3 episodes |
2013–2014 | The League | Spazz | 3 episodes |
2014 | Gravity Falls | Gabe Bensen (voice) | 2 episodes |
2014–2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | 3 episodes |
2015 | Parks and Recreation | Roscoe Santangelo | 3 episodes |
2015 | Man Seeking Woman | Cupid | Episode: "Sizzurp" |
2015 | Major Lazer | Various voices | 3 episodes |
2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Taylor | Episode: "Coral Palms Pt. 1" |
2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Punk Rocker | Variety special |
2018 | Drunk History | Mehmed the Conqueror | Episode: "Halloween" |
Writer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2005–2014 | Saturday Night Live | |
2007 | Hot Rod | Uncredited |
2008 | Extreme Movie | |
2010 | MacGruber | |
2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping |
Director
Year | Title | Notes |
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2010 | MacGruber | |
2011–2013 | Parks and Recreation | 2 episodes |
2012 | Up All Night | Episode: "First Birthday" |
2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Co-directed with Akiva Schaffer |
2018 | The Last O.G. | 2 episodes |
Videography
- "Just 2 Guyz" (2005)
- "Jizz in My Pants" (2008)
- "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (2008)
- "We Like Sportz" (2008)
- "I'm on a Boat" (2009)
- "Like a Boss" (2009)
- "I Just Had Sex" (2010)
- "The Creep" (2011)
- "We're Back" (2011)
- "We'll Kill U" (2011)
- "Jack Sparrow" (2011)
- "American Daydream" (2012)
- "YOLO" (2013)
- "Between Two Ferns/Spring Break Anthem" (2013)
- "Diaper Money" (2013)
- "We Need Love" (2013)
- "The Wire" (2013)
- "Hugs" (2013)
- "Go Kindergarten" (2013)
References
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KK88-K2Y
- ↑ "MacGruber! Prop Test!" on YouTube
- ↑ "Berkeley Repertory Theatre". Berkeleyrep.org. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ↑ Hurwitt, Robert (July 5, 2006), "Tony Taccone: Riding high on his recent successes, theater veteran has big plans for Berkeley Rep". Chronicle Theater Critic. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ↑ "Jorma Taccone Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ↑ "jorma taccone account". Jorma Taccone. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ↑ "Channel 101—The Unavoidable Future of Entertainment". Channel101.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ↑ "AV Club—The Lonely Island". avclub.com. May 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ↑ "BBDO ATLANTA'S 'IT'S NOT COMPLICATED' FOR AT&T". lbbonline.co. November 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ↑ "Popstar- Never Stop Never Stopping Featurette - Owen (2016) - Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone Movie HD -".