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Jorma Taccone

Facts of Jorma Taccone

Date of Birth: 1977 , March-19
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch

Quick Timeline of Jorma Taccone

1977 Born in Berkeley, California, United States
2005 Joined NBC's late night show Saturday Night Live
2007 Starred in Hot Rod
2008 Co-wrote Extreme Movie
2009 Starred in Land of the Lost
2010 Wrote and Directed MacGruber
2013 Directed Episode 10 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine Thanksgiving
2014 Voice cameo in The Lego Movie

Detail Timeline of Jorma Taccone

March 19 , 1977

Born in Berkeley, California, United States

Jorma Taconne was born as Jorma Christopher Taconne to Sue Ellen and artistic director Tony Taconne in Berkeley, California, United States of America.

Jorma Taconne is the eldest child of his parents. He has a brother named Asa Taconne.

2005

Joined NBC's late night show Saturday Night Live

Jorma Taconne Joined NBC's late night show called "Saturday Night Live" alongside Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. They formed a comedy trio called The Lonely Island and they have created more than 100 short films for the show.

August 3 , 2007

Starred in Hot Rod

Hot Rod was released on 3rd August 2007. It is a comedy film written by Jorma Taconne alongside Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer (members of The Lonely Island). In the movie Jorma Taconne plays Andy’s half-brother Kevin.

December 5 , 2008

Co-wrote Extreme Movie

Jorma Taconne was a writer for the movie titled Extreme Movie It was released on 5th December, 2008. The movie is a satirical comedy that focuses on teen sex.  It stars Michael Cera as Fred and Frankie Muniz as Chuck.
 

June 5 , 2009

Starred in Land of the Lost

Jorma Taconne starred in adventure comedy film Land of the Lost alongside Will Ferrell. He plays a primate- like creature named Cha-Ka. Unfortunately the movie got him nominated for a Golden Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor.

May 21 , 2010

Wrote and Directed MacGruber

Since Jorma Taconne has joined Saturday Night Live, he has been climbing the ladder of comedic success. His most celebrated work was created in 2010. 

The movie MacGruber is based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name. It is an action comedy film.

November 26 , 2013

Directed Episode 10 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine Thanksgiving

Jorma Taconne is no stranger to writing and directing television shows. He directed the 10th episode of Season 1 of popular TV series Brooklyn Nine- Nine. The name of the episode is "Thanksgiving".

The show is a police sitcom that is set in a fictional 99th Precinct in Brooklyn, New York. 

February 7 , 2014

Voice cameo in The Lego Movie

In 2014, Jorma Taconne lent his voice for The Lego Movie. He lent his voice for the role of William Shakespeare.

The Lego Movie is a 3D computer-animated satirical adventure-comedy film directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord.

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Jorma Taccone is currently 39 years of age and possesses a height of 5’8.

Jorma Taccone has worked as a director and writer for many movies such as “Hot Rod” (2007), “Extreme Movie” (2008) as well as the 2016 musical mockumentary “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”. He also has cameo appearances in movies such as “Role Models” (2008) and “The Watch” (2012).

Jorma Taccone currently has a child with wife Marielle Heller.  His nationality is American and his ethnicity is Italian/Puerto Rican from his father’s side.

Jorma Taccone's net worth is estimated at $2 million.