Kyle Gass Bio | Wiki
Kyle Gass is an American musician, comedian, and actor. He is best known for co-founding—and being a member of—Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. Kyle also co-founded the bands Trainwreck and the Kyle Gass Band, with which he also performs.
He first appeared on-screen in a 1988 7up Gold commercial and made his film debut two years later in Brain Dead. In 2021, Kyle announced his first solo tour “Kyle Must Save the World”, however it was later canceled.
He starred in a web show, Guitarings, with John Konesky and currently hosts the Did We Do It podcast with Kevin Weisman. He has appeared as a contestant on the TV game show Sale of the Century.
Kyle Gass Age
Kyle was born on July 14, 1960, in Walnut Creek, California, United States. He is 62 years old.
Kyle Gass Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx. 1.75 m).
Kyle Gass Family
He was born and raised in Walnut Creek, California, by his parents. Kyle has two brothers. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. He has not shared much information about his family with the public.
Kyle Gass Wife
Kyle is a man who enjoys his life and career, but, he keeps his marital status private. He was previously in a relationship with Tracy Young. Tracy has a cameo in the Tenacious D episode “Death of the Dream” in the scene where Jack & Kyle perform “Kielbasa Sausage” at her doorstep.
Kyle Gass Education
He attended Las Lomas High School, where he played flute in the marching band, graduating in 1978. Later, Kyle studied acting at UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, where he met Tim Robbins. In 1982, he joined Robbins’ The Actors’ Gang and in the early 1990s met and befriended Jack Black in the group.
Kyle Gass Elf
Kyle appeared in Jacob’s Ladder in 1990. He also appeared as the “couch potato” in The Cable Guy, and as an inept author of children’s books in the comedy Elf in 2003. Elf is an American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum.
It stars Will Ferrell as the title character, a human raised by Santa’s elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father.
Kyle Gass Jack Black
In 1982, Kyle joined Robbins’ The Actors’ Gang and in the early 1990s met and befriended Jack Black in the group. He also taught Jack to play the guitar. Kyle has played minor roles in many of Jack’s films including Year One, Kung Fu Panda, Shallow Hal, Saving Silverman, The Cable Guy, etc.
He starred with Jack in the movie Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. Earlier, in an article in the Sunday Times on October 29, 2006, Jack stated that Kyle was the youngest graduate of Juilliard.
Kyle Gass Seinfeld
He made a cameo appearance in the Seinfeld episode “The Abstinence” in 1996, in a 1999 episode of the television show Fear of a Punk Planet, and in a 2003 episode of Friends, “The One With The Mugging”, as Phoebe’s street friend Lowell.
Kyle Gass Band
Kyle is the co-founder of three bands Tenacious D, Trainwreck, and the Kyle Gass Band. KGB is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2011. It was founded alongside vocalist and guitarist Mike Bray.
The backing band consists of electric guitarist John Konesky, bassist Jason Keene, and drummer Tim Spier. The band has released two albums, KGB (2013) and Thundering Herd (2016). The band also occasionally tours acoustically.
Kyle Gass Movies And Tv Shows
Hacks
Speechless
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Drunk History
The Birthday Boys
Ghost Ghirls
2 Broke Girls
Femme Fatales
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
Gnaw (Apartment 212)
Circus
Book of Fire
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!
Kyle Gass Quit Tenacious D
He is the co-founder of Tenacious D band where he plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals. Kyle also plays the role of Jack’s comic foil in most of their comedy routines. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994 alongside Jack Black. The duo’s name is derived from “tenacious defense”, a phrase used by NBA basketball sportscasters Walt Frazier and Marv Albert.
Kyle Gass Wild Hogs
He had a cameo role as a singing karaoke cowboy in Wild Hogs in 2007.
Trainwreck With Kyle Gass
Kyle and actor JR Reed founded Trainwreck, an American southern and comedy rock band in Los Angeles, in 2002. The band originally started out as a three-piece, with Reed on vocals, Kyle on guitar, and Kevin Weisman as the drummer.
It adopted pseudonym names for its band members, Reed was “Darryl Lee Donald”, Gass was “Klip Calhoun” and Weisman was “Kenny Bob Thornton”. The band would reform in 2018 and announce a reunion tour, as well as work on a second studio album, releasing some singles in 2022.
Kyle Gass Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Kyle’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
How Old Kyle Gass
He is 62 years old. Kyle was born on July 14, 1960, in Walnut Creek, California, United States.
Who Is Kyle Gass
He is an American musician, comedian, and actor. He is best known for co-founding—and being a member of—Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. Kyle also co-founded the bands Trainwreck and the Kyle Band, with which he also performs.