Kyle Gass
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Birth name | Kyle Richard Gass |
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Born | Walnut Creek, California, U.S. | July 14, 1960
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Years active | 1988–present |
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Website | kylegass |
Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960, in
Early life
Gass was born in Walnut Creek, California, and has two brothers.[3] At 8 years old, he learned to play guitar and flute. Then at 28, he was working on his first television appearance with 7up.[1] He attended Las Lomas High School, where he played flute in the marching band, graduating in 1978.[3] He studied acting at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where he met Tim Robbins.[1] In 1982, he joined Robbins' The Actors' Gang and in the early 1990s met and befriended Jack Black in the group.[4]
Career
Acting
Gass first appeared on-screen in a 1988
He made a cameo appearance in the
Gass has played small roles in many of Jack Black's films (
Gass appeared in Jacob's Ladder (1990), appeared as the "couch potato" in The Cable Guy (1996), and as an inept author of children's books in the comedy Elf (2003). He had a cameo role as a singing karaoke cowboy in Wild Hogs (2007). In 2008 he played the porn director in Extreme Movie, Walrus Boy in Wieners, the dirty trucker in the men's room in Sex Drive, and Decatur Doublewide in Lower Learning.[6]
Music
In Tenacious D, Gass plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals, and also plays the role of Black's comic
While appearing on
In 2017, Gass performed the song "Penelope" for Amazon Music's "Love Me Not" compilation album.[10]
In 2021, Gass announced his first solo tour "Kyle Gass Must Save the World", however it was later cancelled.[11]
Other media
Gass starred in a web show, Guitarings, with John Konesky[12] and currently hosts the Did We Do It podcast with Kevin Weisman.[13] He has appeared as a contestant on the TV game show Sale of the Century.
Discography
- Tenacious D (2001) — Tenacious D
- Trainwreck Live (2004) — Trainwreck
- The Pick of Destiny (2006) — Tenacious D
- The Wreckoning (2009) — Trainwreck
- Rize of the Fenix (2012) — Tenacious D
- Kyle Gass Band (2013) — Kyle Gass Band
- Tenacious D Live (2015) — Tenacious D
- Thundering Herd (2016) — Kyle Gass Band
- Post-Apocalypto (2018) — Tenacious D
- Do You Wanna Get Wrecked? (Unreleased) — Trainwreck
Filmography
Film
Year | Title[14] | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Brain Dead | Anaesthetist | |
Jacob's Ladder | Tony | ||
1993 | Mike the Detective | Phil | |
1995 | The Barefoot Executive | Joe | |
1996 | Bio-Dome | KG | |
The Cable Guy | Couch Potato | ||
1997 | Bongwater | Guitarist | |
1999 | Idle Hands | Burger Jungle Guy | |
Cradle Will Rock | Larry | ||
2000 | Almost Famous | Quince Allen | |
2001 | Saving Silverman | Bar Dude | |
The Zeros | Reed / David | ||
Evolution | Officer Drake | ||
Shallow Hal | Artie | ||
2002 | The New Guy | Mr. Luberoff | |
2003 | Elf | Eugene | |
2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | KG | |
2007 | Wild Hogs | Lead Singer | |
Monkeys | Uncredited | ||
2008 | Kung Fu Panda | KG Shaw (voice) | |
Wieners | Walrus Boy | ||
Dead and Gone | Reverend Grass | ||
Lower Learning | Decatur Doublewide | ||
Sex Drive | Trucker | ||
Extreme Movie | Director | ||
2009 | Year One | Zaftig the Eunuch | |
2010 | Barry Munday | Jerry Sherman | |
2011 | High Road | Winter Weirdo | |
2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!
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Lester | |
2014 | Book of Fire | Sal | |
2015 | Circus | Circus | |
2017 | Gnaw (Apartment 212) | Terry |
Television
Year | Title[14] | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Seinfeld | Smoker | Episode: "The Abstinence" |
1997–2000 | Tenacious D | Himself | All |
1999 | Fear of a Punk Planet | Fire Marshal | |
2000 | Manhattan, AZ | Merv | Episode: "Lt. Colonel's Boy" |
2001–2002 | Undeclared | Eugene | Episode: "Eric Visits Again" and "Eric's POV" |
2001 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Himself | Episode: "Sweet for Brak" |
2002–2003 | Fillmore! | Mr. Collingwood (voice) | 2 episodes |
2003 | Friends | Lowell | Episode: "The One with the Mugging" |
Player$
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Himself | Episode: "Tenacious D a la Mode" | |
2004 | Cracking Up | Naked Man | Episode: "Panic House" |
Tom Goes to the Mayor | Trapper Kyle | Episode: "Beat Traps" | |
2005 | Living with Fran | Rocker Dude | Episode: "The Concerts" |
2006 | The Jake Effect | Ceissner | Recurring |
2007 | The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show | Himself | Episode: "Break Up" |
2011 | FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | Himself | Episode: "Excessive Gass " |
2012 | Femme Fatales | Willoughby Flagler | Episode: "Gun Twisted" |
2013 | 2 Broke Girls | Buzz | Episode: "And the Extra Work" |
Ghost Ghirls | Hawk Olsen | Episode: "Spirits of '76: Part 1 & 2" | |
2014 | The Birthday Boys | John Allison | Episode: "Freshy's" |
2015 | Drunk History | Fred Eaton
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Episode: "Los Angeles" |
2018 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Dario Moretti | Episode: "Jake & Amy" |
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto | KG | ||
2018–2019 | Speechless | Carl | 2 episodes |
2022 | Hacks | Axel | Episode "The Click" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Brütal Legend | Kage the Kannonier | Also facial likeness[15] |
Music videos
Year | Video | Role | Label |
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1999 | Learn to Fly (Foo Fighters) | Flight attendant | Roswell Records |
2001 | Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (Good Charlotte) | Lawyer | Epic Records |
2017 | Already Dead (I Prevail) | Internet troll | Fearless Records |
References
- ^ a b c "Kyle Gass Movies and Shows - Apple TV". Apple TV. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Kyle Gass AKA Kyle Richard Gass". NNDB. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Production History - The Actors' Gang". The Actors' Gang. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Eric (May 30, 2019). "7up Gold Commercial Featuring Kyle Gass From Tenacious D (1988)". That Eric Alper. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Kyle Gass – Actor, producer". Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ "Episode 15 November 2006 of Late Night with Conan O'Brien". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
- ^ Rees, Jasper (August 29, 2006). "Dude, where's my guitar?". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Podcast of interview with Kyle Gass". The Adam Carolla Show. 97.1 FreeFM. May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kyle Gass, Penelope, retrieved December 24, 2020
- ^ LMNR (August 19, 2021). "KYLE GASS MUST SAVE THE WORLD TOUR 2021 | Live Music News & Review". livemusicnewsandreview.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Guitarings - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Kyle and Kevin "Did We Do It?"". Bleav Podcast Network. January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Kyle Gass". IMDb. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Rudden, Dave (September 1, 2009). "Exclusive: Gass, Posehn, Agee in Brutal Legend!". GamePro. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2009.