Jorma Taccone
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Jorma Christopher Taccone (/ˈjɔːrmə təˈkoʊni/ YOR-mə tə-KOH-nee;[2] born March 19, 1977) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and musician. He is one-third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island, with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. In 2010, Taccone co-wrote and directed the SNL spinoff film MacGruber, which was his directorial debut. He directed his second feature alongside Schaffer, the musical comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, which he also co-wrote and co-starred in with Schaffer and Samberg.
Personal life
Taccone was born in
Taccone lives in New York City. He is married to film director
Career
In the fall of 2005, Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer joined the staff of NBC's late-night variety show
In 2007, Taccone co-starred in Paramount's
Taccone made a cameo appearance in Role Models as Mitch from Graphics, where he sang a karaoke version of the Scorpions' "Rock You Like a Hurricane"; and co-starred in the Gnarls Barkley music video for the song "Who's Gonna Save My Soul".
Taccone appeared as Chaka in Universal's 2009 film
Taccone acted in season 5 of MyDamnChannel's Wainy Days and is the director of the AT&T Wireless television ad campaign It's Not Complicated.[13] 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). He will play this role again in the sequel Kung Fury 2.
In 2020, Taccone authored a children's book, illustrated by Dan Santat, titled Little Fox and the Wild Imagination.[14]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2007 | Hot Rod | No | Uncredited | No | |
2008 | Extreme Movie | No | Yes | No | |
2010 | MacGruber | Yes | Yes | No | |
2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Akiva Schaffer |
2017 | Brigsby Bear | No | No | Yes | |
2020 | Palm Springs | No | No | Yes |
Executive producer
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
- It Happened in L.A. (2017)
- The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019)
Acting roles
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2001–2002 | Spin City | No | No | No | Production staff: 7 episodes |
2003–2005 | The 'Bu | No | Yes | Yes | Web series |
2004 | 2004 MTV Movie Awards | No | Yes | No | TV special |
2005 | 2005 MTV Movie Awards | No | Yes | No | |
2005–2014 | Saturday Night Live | Yes | Yes | No | Segment director: 26 episodes; writer: 101 episodes |
2011–2013 | Parks and Recreation | Yes | No | No | |
2012 | Up All Night | Yes | No | No | Episode: "First Birthday" |
2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Yes | No | No | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
2016 | Party Over Here | No | No | Yes | |
2017 | The Gorburger Show | No | No | Yes | |
2017–2019 | I'm Sorry | No | No | Yes | |
2018 | Alone Together | No | No | Yes | |
2018–2019 | The Last O.G. | Yes | No | Yes | Director: 5 episodes |
2019 | Miracle Workers | Yes | No | Yes | Director: 2 episodes |
2019–2021 | PEN15
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No | No | Yes | |
2019– | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | No | No | Yes | |
2021 | MacGruber | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2024 | Knuckles | Yes | No | No | Episode: "The Flames of Disaster" |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005–2014 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 22 episodes |
2009 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Himself | Episode: "Tennis" |
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 | |
2014 | Gravity Falls | Gabe Bensen (voice) | 2 episodes |
2014–2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | 3 episodes |
2015 | Parks and Recreation | Roscoe Santangelo | |
Man Seeking Woman | Cupid | Episode: "Sizzurp" | |
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" |
2019 | Miracle Workers | Kiss Cam Voiceover Guy (voice) | Episode: "1 Day" |
The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Reporter / Walt Weiss / Joe Montana | Variety special | |
Bless the Harts | Craig (voice) | Episode: "Myrtle Beach Memoirs" | |
2020 | Helpsters | Painter Pat | Episode: "Nurse Nina & Farmer Flynn/Firefighter Fran & Painter Pat" |
Songwriting for media
Year | Title | Artist | Production | Notes |
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2005–2016 | Various | The Lonely Island | Saturday Night Live | |
2010 | "MacGruber's Theme" | Cornbread Compton & The Silver Lake Chorus | MacGruber | |
"The Perfect Number" | Kristen Wiig | |||
2014 | "Everything is Awesome!" | Jo-Li feat. The Lonely Island | The Lego Movie | |
"Everything Is Awesome!" (Remix) | Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island | |||
2016 | Various | Various | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | |
2019 | "Super Cool" | Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Additional lyrics |
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)
- "House of Cosbys" (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
- ^ "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- YouTube
- ^ "Berkeley Repertory Theatre". Berkeleyrep.org. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ 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 May 18, 2009.
- ^ "Q&A with Jorma Taccone". dailybruin.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Jorma Taccone '00 |". Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Stein, Ruthe (May 31, 2009). "Jorma Taccone - chimp off the old block". Sfgate.
- ^ "jorma taccone account". Jorma Taccone. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ September 24, Peter Hartlaub. "For Jorma Taccone, the path to children's book 'Little Fox' runs through family". Datebook San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Guthmann, Edward (October 15, 2018). "Alameda's Marielle Heller Is One Hot Hollywood Director". Oakland Magazine. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Channel 101—The Unavoidable Future of Entertainment". Channel101.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "AV Club—The Lonely Island". avclub.com. May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ "BBDO ATLANTA'S 'IT'S NOT COMPLICATED' FOR AT&T". lbbonline.co. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ISBN 978-1250212504.
- ^ "Popstar- Never Stop Never Stopping Featurette - Owen (2016) - Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone Movie HD -". Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
External links
- The Lonely Island
- Jorma Taccone at IMDb