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Born | Jorma Christopher Taccone[1] March 19, 1977 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
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Years active | 1990s–present |
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Children | 2 |
Father | Tony Taccone |
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Genres | Comedy hip hop |
Discography | The Lonely Island discography |
Member of | The Lonely Island |
Website | thelonelyisland |
Jorma Christopher Taccone (/ˈjɔːrmə təˈkoʊni/ YOR-mə tə-KOH-nee;[2] born March 19, 1977) is an American actor, writer, comedian, director, and musician. He is one of three members in 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.