Jorma Taccone


Jorma Christopher Taccone is an American comedian, director, actor, and writer. He is one-third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island, with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. In 2010 he co-wrote and directed the SNL spinoff film MacGruber, which was his directorial debut. He directed his second feature alongside Schaffer, the musical comedy , which he also co-wrote and co-starred in with Schaffer and Samberg.

Personal life

Taccone was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Sue Ellen and Tony Taccone, the artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. His father is of half Italian and half Puerto Rican descent while his mother is of Finnish, Dutch and German ancestry. He attended University of California, Los Angeles and graduated with a BA in Theater in 2000. His brother, Asa Taccone, is a member of the band Electric Guest.
Taccone lives in New York City. He is married to film director Marielle Heller, with whom he has a son. His brother-in-law Nate, a musician, composed the scores for The Diary of a Teenage Girl and Can You Ever Forgive Me?. His sister-in-law Emily is a stand-up comic and a writer for the HBO comedy Barry.

Career

In the fall of 2005, Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer joined the staff of NBC's late-night variety show Saturday Night Live. Since then, as The Lonely Island, they have created more than 100 SNL Digital Shorts including the YouTube favorites "Lazy Sunday", "Jizz in My Pants", "I'm on a Boat" and the Emmy-winning "Dick in a Box". 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 first album, Incredibad, released in February 2009. As a director, he 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. He is also one of the principal actors in the music video "Jizz in My Pants". He played Guy #2 in "We Like Sportz", reprising the role from "Just 2 Guyz". He played the lead role of Brett in The Lonely Island's The 'Bu, the group's record-breaking contribution to Channel 101, where he played a ninja who did not belong. The 'Bu, a parody of The OC, also starred Sarah Chalke as Melissa and Andy Samberg as Aaron. In the group's first Channel 101 show, "ITV Buzz Countdown", he played Chris Hoffman, a fictional VJ in a parody of MTV's Total Request Live.
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 Cha-Ka in Universal's 2009 film Land of the Lost, for which he was nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor. 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, he 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". However, according to the band's website, thelonelyisland.com, "the Dudes" are still responsible for the SNL Digital Shorts. It was later confirmed Taccone had left Saturday Night Live, though he worked on some shorts in the 36th season.
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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2014Saturday Night LiveVarious22 episodes
2009Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!HimselfEpisode: "Tennis"
2011Up All NightBenjamin "B-Ro" RothEpisode: "Working Late and Working It"
2012–2013GirlsBooth Jonathan3 episodes
2013–2014The LeagueSpazz3 episodes
2014Gravity FallsGabe Bensen 2 episodes
2014–2016Comedy Bang! Bang!Himself3 episodes
2015Parks and RecreationRoscoe Santangelo3 episodes
2015Man Seeking WomanCupidEpisode: "Sizzurp"
2015Major LazerVarious voices3 episodes
2016Brooklyn Nine-NineTaylorEpisode: "Coral Palms Pt. 1"
2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day SpecialPunk RockerVariety special
2018Drunk HistoryMehmed the ConquerorEpisode: "Halloween"
2019Miracle WorkersKiss Cam Voiceover Guy Episode: "1 Day"
2019The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceReporter / Walt Weiss / Joe MontanaVariety special
2019Bless the HartsCraig Episode: "Myrtle Beach Memoirs"

Writer

YearTitleNotes
2005–2014Saturday Night Live
2007Hot RodUncredited
2008Extreme Movie
2010MacGruber
2016

Director

YearTitleNotes
2010MacGruber
2011–2013Parks and Recreation2 episodes
2012Up All NightEpisode: "First Birthday"
2013Brooklyn Nine-NineEpisode: "Thanksgiving"
2016Co-directed with Akiva Schaffer
2018–2019The Last O.G.5 episodes
2019Miracle Workers2 episodes

Videography