| Michael Ian Black | ||
 Michael Ian Black |
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| Background information | ||
| Date of birth: | August 12, 1971 | |
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| Birth location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Genre(s): | Comedy | |
| Spouse(s): | Martha Hagen | |
Michael Ian Black (born Michael Schwartz on August 12, 1971) is an American comedian, actor and writer. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms
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Biography
Early life
Black was born in Chicago, Illinois to Jill and Robert Schwartz, and grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey[1], where he attended Hillsborough High School. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Hillsborough Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Hillsborough High School is a four-year comprehensive Public high school that serves students from Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, New Jersey His parents divorced when he was three years old. When he was seven, his father died during neurological surgery following a mysterious assault. Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental Black is Jewish. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [2]
As a teenager, Schwartz attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York. Stagedoor Manor is a Performing arts Summer camp located in Loch Sheldrake New York.
Career
Black is known for appearing on VH1's I Love the. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television I Love The refers to a series of VH1 television programs based on a British series made by the BBC in 2000 and 2001 . . series, his Stella comedy troupe, and a variety of other TV series and films. Stella is comedy trio consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, and David Wain (all three of whom are alumni of the comedy troupe The He was also the voice actor behind the Pets.com sock puppet, is the main subject in the current Sierra Mist commercials, hosted the first season of NBC's hidden-camera show Spy TV, and had a supporting role on the NBC dramedy Ed. Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Petscom is a former dot-com enterprise that ceased operations in November 2000 Sierra Mist is a multi- Lemon-lime flavored caffeine-free Soft drink, introduced by PepsiCo in 2000 and rolled out nationally in 2003 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Ed is an NBC Television program produced by David Letterman 's Worldwide Pants Incorporated from 2000 – 2004.
He began his career as a member of the comedy group The State and was featured on the television show by the same name on MTV. The State was a half-hour sketch- Comedy Television show originally broadcast on MTV between December 17, 1993 and MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. He continued working with members of that group on the show Viva Variety in the role of "Johnny Bluejeans", and in the film Wet Hot American Summer. Viva Variety was a television show on Comedy Central satirizing European variety shows with characters from the Eastern Bloc. Wet Hot American Summer is a 2001 Feature film. The film is a cult comedy about the last day of Summer camp in His dry, sarcastically irreverent commentary on pop culture artifacts on VH1's "I Love the 70s/80s/90s" series has added to his and the shows' popularity. Sarcasm is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly slyly jest or mock a person situation or thing Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Black has stated several times on the show that he feels as if he is "doomed to an eternity of doing the 'I Love the. . . ' series". He also makes fun of himself for being a Jewish-American and sarcastically enforcing the Jewish stereotypes. American Jews, or Jewish Americans A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group
In the latter part of 2004, he acted as guest-host of CBS's The Late Late Show while auditioning for the permanent hosting role. The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety show currently hosted by Craig Ferguson on CBS. He was a finalist for the position, although the job eventually went to Craig Ferguson. Craig Ferguson (born May 17, 1962) is a Scottish - American Television host, Stand-up comedian, Writer, and He is also an occasional contributor to the online edition of McSweeney's, where he writes a column entitled "Michael Ian Black Is a Very Famous Celebrity". McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers, author of the books You Shall Know Our Velocity,
Black, along with fellow State-rs Michael Showalter and David Wain, co-starred in and co-wrote the Comedy Central series Stella, a television adaptation of their popular stage show. Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American Comedian, Actor, Writer, and director. David Wain (born August 1, 1969 in Shaker Heights Ohio) is an American Comedian, Writer, Actor and director Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming Stella is a short-lived Television series that originally ran from June 28 2005 to August 30 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central The ten-episode first season debuted in June 2005 and was not renewed for a second season.
Black wrote the screenplays for two feature film comedies —Wedding Daze (aka The Pleasure of Your Company and The Next Girl I See, 2006) and Run, Fat Boy, Run (2007, co-written with leading actor Simon Pegg). Wedding Daze, (also known as The Pleasure of Your Company and The Next Girl I See) is a 2006 romantic comedy movie written and Run Fat Boy Run is a 2007 Romantic comedy directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer [3] Black also directed Wedding Daze which stars Jason Biggs, Joe Pantoliano, and Isla Fisher. Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American Actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12 1951) is an American film and television actor Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. [4] Black also has some minor screen credits. He appeared twice on the Adult Swim show, Tom Goes to the Mayor, and was a guest voice on Seth Green's stop-motion show Robot Chicken. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American Animated television series on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim. Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, and Television producer Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew He appeared on the Comedy Central shows Crank Yankers and Reno 911!. Crank Yankers is a United States TV show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison that features actual Reno 911! is an American Comedy television series on Comedy Central that debuted in 2003. He had a cameo in David Wain's 2007 film, The Ten as a prison guard. The Ten is a comedy film directed by David Wain and cowritten by Ken Marino through ThinkFilm. In September of 2007, he released his first stand-up comedy album, I Am a Wonderful Man. Black also maintains a humorous blog at michaelianblack. typepad. com. In addition, Black has written a book entitled My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face which is due to be released July 15, 2008. Most recently he starred on the TV series Reaper (2008) as a gay demon trying to destroy the devil through acts of kindness. Reaper is an American Television Comedy-drama created by Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, who also serve as [5]
| Preceded by None |
Host of Spy TV 2001 |
Succeeded by Ali Landry |
Personal life
Black married Martha Hagen on October 17, 1998[6], and they have two children. Ali Germaine Landry (born July 21 1973 is a former Miss USA (1996 model and actress. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He resides in Redding, Connecticut. Redding is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. He is also very closely related to Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan.
Poker
Black has been an amateur poker enthusiast for several years, and is a regular player or "famous face" [7] on the online poker website, Hollywood Poker, which is run in conjunction with Ongame Network. Online poker is the game of Poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide HollywoodPokercom is an Online poker site endorsed by Hollywood celebrities James Woods and Vince Van Patten. bwin Interactive Entertainment AG ( formerly Betandwincom (until 2006 is an Austrian based Online gaming company He has appeared on a number of episodes of Celebrity Poker Showdown as a celebrity competitor — he has appeared in five episodes, more than any other player. Celebrity Poker Showdown was a Celebrity Game show on the cable network Bravo. He first appeared in the third game of the first season (2003), playing to earn money for the Endeavor House charity. He lost to Nicole Sullivan, who would go on to win the entire tournament. Nicole Julianne Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress, voice actress, and Comedian. His performance improved in the third game of the second season (2004), where he played for the charity "MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger" and won a game with Star Jones, Norm Macdonald, Adam Rodriguez and Jeremy Sisto, earning the silver chip after a lengthy "see-saw" battle with MacDonald and proceeding to the final table. MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger is an American nonprofit agency that allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate Hunger among people Star Jones (born March 24, 1962) is an American Lawyer and television personality, best known for her role as a co-host of the Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor of Scottish heritage Adam Michael Rodríguez (born April 2 1975 in Yonkers New York) is an American Actor of Puerto Rican and Cuban Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6 1974) is an American Actor. However, he was knocked out early in the finals.
After being absent for several years, Black returned to the show in 2006, appearing in the second episode of the eighth season and playing for MAZON again. There, Black defeated Greg Behrendt, Jorge Garcia, Kim Coles, and Andrea Martin, and made Celebrity Poker Showdown history by knocking out three players (Martin, Coles and Garcia) in three consecutive hands. Gregory Paul "Greg" Behrendt (born July 21, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian and best-selling Author. Jorge García (born April 28, 1973) is a Latino-American Comedian and Actor. Kimberley Coles (born January 11, 1962) is an American actress and Comedian. Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15 1947) is an American - Canadian Actress and comedienne. In the final table, he came in third (receiving $100,000 for his charity), with Jason Alexander winning the tournament (receiving $500,000 for his). Jason Alexander (born September 23 1959 as Jay Scott Greenspan) is an American television cinema and Musical theatre comedic actor best known for his role His loss was remarkable in that he for a time held nearly 80% of all the chips on the table while playing against Alexander and Robin Tunney. Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972) is an American Film, stage and Television actress. However, he lost several hands in a row, mostly to Tunney, as he received a number of fairly good hands like Ace-4 only to be raised out of the pot by superior hands like Ace-7. Black's implosion was the biggest fall from the top in the history of the show.
Black has made a mark in his appearances both for his jokes and antics and for his skilled, aggressive-but-controlled poker play. Black has been repeatedly praised by Dave Foley, host of Celebrity Poker Showdown, and by the two poker experts who have commented on the show, Phil Gordon and Phil Hellmuth. David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963, in Etobicoke Ontario) is a Canadian actor best known for his work in The Kids in the For the mayor of Phoenix Arizona see Phil Gordon (politician Philip Stewart Gordon (born July 6, 1970) is an Phillip J Hellmuth Jr (born July 16 1964 is an American professional Poker player Gordon has listed Black among eight of the best celebrities he's ever seen on the show,[8] and Hellmuth considered him one of the best players in the eighth tournament[9] and a favorite to win after Jennifer Tilly's elimination. Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated Canadian-American actress and a World Series of Poker He and Foley argued over who would get to pick him to win in his two appearances.
References
- ^ Meoli, Daria. "That’s Entertainment", New Jersey Monthly, October 2005. New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey. Accessed December 26, 2007. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "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. "
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (2003-07-30). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Stella. The Onion A. V. Club. Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
- ^ BBC Movies Review of Run, Fatboy, Run[1]. Retrieved on September 14, 2007.
- ^ The Internet ,Movie Database, The Pleasure of Your Company[2] retrieved on September 14, 2007
- ^ Happy Reaper: Michael Ian Black
- ^ WEDDINGS; Martha Hagen, Michael Black
- ^ Michael Ian Black Biography. Retrieved on July 3, 2007. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ HoboTrashcan - Phil Gordon interview
- ^ Phil Hellmuth - Businessman, Host, and Poker Legend | Poker News
External links
- Michael Ian Black at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Ian Black at Allmovie
- Michael Ian Black at TV.com
- Heavy In The Streets Interview with Michael Ian Black by DJ Sorce-1
- The Fairfield Mirror's Interview with Michael Ian Black
- Interview with Michael Ian Black at WickedInfo.com
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