Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black | |
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Montclair Film Festival | |
Born | Michael Ian Schwartz August 12, 1971 , U.S. |
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Notable work | The |
Spouse |
Martha Anne Hagen (m. 1998) |
Children | 2 |
Website | michaelianblack |
Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971)
Early life
Black was born in
His birth name, Schwartz, is derived from the German word schwarz, which means black. He changed his name to Michael Ian Black to avoid confusion with the actor Mike Schwartz.
Black briefly attended New York University, but dropped out to portray Raphael in the promotional campaign for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles concert tour.[7]
Career
1991–2010
Black began his career as a member of the comedy group
Black also appeared on
His dry, sarcastically irreverent commentary on
Black is a poker enthusiast and appeared in five episodes of Celebrity Poker Showdown beginning in 2003, playing for the Endeavor House charity. In 2004 and 2006 he played for the charity MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. In 2006, he came in third (receiving $100,000 for his charity). Black was praised for his humor and his skilled poker play by Dave Foley, host of Celebrity Poker Showdown, and by poker experts Phil Gordon and Phil Hellmuth.[9][10]
In the latter part of 2004, he acted as guest host of
Black, along with fellow State members
Black wrote the screenplays for two feature film comedies —
Black also has some minor screen credits. He appeared twice on the
Black then developed another show for Comedy Central, Michael Ian Black Doesn't Understand.
His first children's book, Chicken Cheeks, was published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing on January 6, 2009. The book is illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. In a starred review, Kirkus called the book "a perfect collaboration of text and illustration." An alternative review was aired on the Michael Showalter Showalter.[17]
Black appeared in several Sierra Mist and[18][19][20] Klondike commercials,[21] as well as an eBay commercial with Showalter.[22]
On February 21, 2009, Black instigated a "Celeb-Feud" — or as he called it, the "World's First Twitter War" — with LeVar Burton to see if he could muster more Twitter followers than Burton. Black dubbed the feud "LeWar."[23]
2010–present
In 2010 Black started the podcast Mike and Tom Eat Snacks with his former Ed castmate Tom Cavanagh.[24] Black and Meghan McCain cowrote the book America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom in June 2012. The two took a road trip across America during the summer of 2011, documenting how Americans were living.[25][26]
In 2012, he starred as the host Bill Tundle in the web series
In 2013, he and Michael Showalter launched the podcast Topics.[28] Alongside Jason Ritter, Alexis Bledel, and Kerri Kenney-Silver, Black appeared in the unaired 2013 Fox sitcom Us & Them, a 13-episode US adaptation of the hit UK sitcom Gavin & Stacey, which was canceled while the seventh episode was in production. Fox decided to not air any of the episodes. Black played the role of Brian.
He co-hosted the single-season 2013 game show 's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast.
Black played Peepers, an uptight butler, on the Comedy Central series
Black hosts How to Be Amazing, an in-depth interview podcast show, produced by Black, Jennifer Brennan and Mary Shimkin. It is largely recorded at Argot Studios in New York City.[34] In June 2017, Black recorded an episode in Los Angeles with pop star Katy Perry for her livestream marathon, Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide.[35]
Black appears in
In 2018, Black began hosting a new podcast titled Obscure with Michael Ian Black in which he reads works of classic literature and makes comments about the books as he reads. In Season 1 he reads Jude the Obscure by author Thomas Hardy.[36] In Season 2 he reads Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. In Season 3 he reads Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights.[37]
In May 2020 Black returned to a rebooted Reno 911! in a new recurring role as Captain Schwartz, named for his birthname. Schwartz is the commander of a heavily militarized parody of Hatzalah, the Jewish volunteer medical emergency service.
Personal life
Black married Martha Anne Hagen in 1998.[38] They have two children,[39][40] Elijah (b. 2001), and Ruthie (b. 2003).[41][42] They reside in Savannah, Georgia.[43][44]
He is an
Bibliography
Books
- My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face (2008)
- You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations (2012)
- America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom (with Meghan McCain; 2012)
- Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (but also my mom's, which I know sounds weird) (2016)
- A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son (2020)
- Children's books
- Chicken Cheeks (2009)
- The Purple Kangaroo (2009)
- A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea (2011)
- I'm Bored (2012)
- Naked! (2014)
- Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop! (2015)
- A Child's First Book of Trump (2016) ISBN 978-1481488006
- I'm Sad (2018)
- I'm Sorry (2021)
- I'm Worried (2021)
Articles
- "My application essay to Brown (rejected)". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 97 (7): 21. April 5, 2021.[a]
———————
- Notes
- ^ Online version is titled "A pandemic college essay that probably won't get you into Brown".
Discography
- Comedy For Gracious Living by The State(recorded 1996, released 2010)
- I am a Wonderful Man (2007)
- Very Famous (2011)
- Noted Expert (2016)
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Cults: Saying No Under Pressure | Male student | Documentary |
1999 | Big Helium Dog | Martin Huber | |
2000 | The Bogus Witch Project | Stephen Hawking | |
2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | McKinley | |
2002 | Stella shorts | Michael | 27 short films |
2005 | The Baxter | Ed | |
2005 | Alchemy | Jerry (voice) | |
2005 | Partner(s) | Christopher | |
2006 | Wedding Daze | Writer, director | |
2007 | Run, Fatboy, Run
|
Writer | |
2007 | The Ten | Prison Guard Jamberg Saivon | |
2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Ron of Ron's Tattoo | |
2011 | Take Me Home Tonight | Pete Bering | |
2012 | Wanderlust | Himself | |
2012 | This Is 40 | Accountant | |
2013 | Hell Baby | Dr. Marshall | |
2014 | They Came Together | Trevor | |
2015 | Smosh: The Movie | Steve YouTube | |
2016 | Slash | Denis | |
2016 | Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Randy | |
2019 | Sextuplets | Doug | |
2022 | Linoleum | Tony | |
2023 | Spinning Gold | Bill Aucoin |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992–93 | You Wrote It, You Watch It | Various | 25 episodes; also writer |
1993–95 | The State | Various | 27 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
1994 | NYPD Blue | Joey Diaz | Episode: "Rockin' Robin" |
1997 | Viva Variety | Johnny Blue Jeans | 16 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
1999 | Hercules: The Animated Series | Voice | Episode: "Hercules and the Romans" |
2000–04 | Ed | Phil Stubbs | 83 episodes |
2001 | Spy TV | Himself (host) | 11 episodes |
2002 | I Love the '80s
|
Himself | 9 episodes |
2003 | I Love the '70s
|
Himself | 7 episodes |
2003 | I Love the '80s Strikes Back | Himself | 6 episodes |
2003 | Crank Yankers | Voice | 2 episodes |
2003–06 | Celebrity Poker Showdown | Himself | 5 episodes |
2003–22 | Reno 911! | Various | 8 episodes |
2004 | I Love the '90s
|
Himself | 7 episodes |
2004, 2008 | Comedy Central Presents | Himself | 2 episodes |
2005 | I Love the '90s: Part Deux | Himself | 3 episodes |
2005 | I Love the '80s 3-D | Himself | 10 episodes |
2005 | I Love the Holidays | Himself | |
2005 | Stella
|
Michael | 10 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
2005–06 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Dr. Ian Black (voice) | 2 episodes |
2006 | I Love Toys | Himself | |
2006 | I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | Himself | 7 episodes |
2006 | Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | EZtech Executive / Hugh FitzSimmons | 2 episodes |
2006–12 | Robot Chicken | Himself / Mo-Larr / E! Entertainment Host / Mr. Ollivander (voices) | 3 episodes |
2007 | Wainy Days | Waiter | 2 episodes |
2008 | I Love the New Millennium | Himself | 7 episodes |
2008 | Reality Bites Back | Himself (host) | 8 episodes |
2008 | The Xtacles
|
Chase Fontaine (voice) | 2 episodes |
2008–09 | Reaper | Steve | 6 episodes |
2009 | Michael & Michael Have Issues | Himself | 7 episodes; also co-creator, writer |
2010 | Mercy | Mark Gunther | Episode: "I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You" |
2010–11 | Backwash | Fleming | Web-series, 11 episodes |
2011 | Michael Ian Black: Very Famous | Himself | Stand-up special |
2012–13 | Burning Love | Bill Tundle | 37 episodes |
2012–14 | You're Whole | Randall Tyree Mandersohn | 8 episodes; also creator, writer |
2013 | Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host | Himself (co-host) | 10 episodes |
2013–14 | Us & Them | Brian | 7 episodes |
2013–16 | Inside Amy Schumer | Martin Daniels / Lawyer | 4 episodes |
2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo
|
Himself (co-host) | 12 episodes |
2014 | Maron | Michael Ian Black | Episode: "Marc on Talking Dead" |
2015 | Deadbeat | TJ | Episode: "The Blowfish Job" |
2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | McKinley | 7 episodes |
2015–16 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Daniel Benjamin | 22 episodes |
2015–18 | Another Period | Peepers | 30 episodes |
2016 | Easiest Game Show Ever | Himself (host) | |
2016 | Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert | Himself | Stand-up special |
2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | McKinley / George H. W. Bush | 7 episodes |
2017 | The High Court with Doug Benson | Guest bailiff | Episode: "Snakes in the Drain" |
2017 | Dogs in a Park | Various dogs (voice) | 8 episodes |
2017 | The Chris Gethard Show | Himself | Episode: "Everything is Terrifying" |
2018 | The Good Fight | Stephen Rankin-Hall | 2 episodes |
2018–19 | Insatiable | Pastor Mike | 5 episodes |
2018 | Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | Satan | Episode: "Devil in the Blue Jeans"[46] |
2019 | Bless This Mess | Cheff | Episode: "Omaha" |
2020 | Helpsters | Sea Lovin' Sam | Episode: "Amazing Atticus/Sea Lovin' Sam" |
2022 | Search Party | Wally | Episode: "The Gospel of Judas" |
2022 | Would I Lie to You? (US) | Himself | Episode: "Boy in a Barrel" |
References
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- ^ "Michael Ian Black Biography (1971-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ Zaltzman, Lior (June 23, 2016). "Jewish Comedian Donald Trump Children's Book Rubs Racists the Wrong Way". Haaretz. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ Meoli, Daria (October 2005). "That's Entertainment". New Jersey Monthly. Archived from the original on December 14, 2005. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
Add Stella, the strange Comedy Network brainchild of Princeton native Michael Showalter and Hillsborough native Michael Ian Black—he played wacky bowling-alley employee Phil in Ed, filmed all over the state—and Ohioan David Wain.
- ^ Rule, Doug (March 1, 2012). "Gay by Association: Michael Ian Black is an affiliated member of the gay community: Books section". Metro Weekly. London, England: DMG Media. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ Michael Ian Black, You're Not Doing It Right, Simon & Schuster, 2012. p.109-111
- ^ Buck, David (October 9, 2020). "Turtlemania, Revisited". Tedium.
- ^ "Mondays with Authors: Michael Ian Black, from Hillsborough to Hollywood".
- ^ "Phil Gordon interview". HoboTrashcan. March 14, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "Phil Hellmuth - Businessman, Host, and Poker Legend". Poker News. May 16, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ [1] Archived May 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC Movies Review of Run, Fatboy, Run[2]. Retrieved on September 14, 2007.
- Express. Washington DC: Nash Holdings, LLC. Archived from the originalon April 16, 2008.
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- ^ "Michael Ian Black: Come See Michael & Michael Have Issues". Michaelianblack.typepad.com. July 31, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
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Michael Ian Black, Elijah, Ruthie.
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- CT Insider. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Stroh, Katie (February 29, 2012). "Michael Ian Black bares soul, makes us laugh with memoir". The Daily Texan. Austin, Texas: Texas Student Media. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
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External links
- michaelianblack.org
- Michael Ian Black at IMDb
- Michael Ian Black at AllMovie
- Substack: https://michaelianblack.substack.com/