Michael Ian Black Bio | Wiki
Michael Ian Black is an American podcaster, writer, actor, comedian, and director. He is best known for his starring role in several TV comedy series, such as Another Period, Stella, Viva Variety, The State, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. Also, Michael has appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown several times.
Michael Ian Black Age
He was born on August 12, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. Michael is 50 years old.
Michael Ian Black Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Michael stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in ( Approx 1.8m).
Michael Ian Black Family
He was born to his parents Jill and Robert Schwartz in Chicago, Illinois. Jil was a store owner while Robert was an executive. Michael grew up in a Jewish family in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey. However, his parents divorced when he was three years old Later, Michael’s mother came out as a lesbian.
Robert died of a head injury apparently suffered in an assault and allergic reaction during subsequent surgery at the age of 39. Michael’s birth name was Schwartz derived from the German word Schwarz, which means black. However, he later changed this name to Black so as to avoid confusion with the actor Mike Schwartz.
Michael Ian Black Wife
He is married to his lovely wife called Martha Anne Hagen. The couple was hitched in 1998. In 2001, Anne gave birth to a son named Elija. The couple welcomed their second child named Ruthie in 2003. Currently, Michael and his family live in Savannah, Georgia. He is an atheist although he grew up in a Jewish family.
Michael Ian Black Education
He attended Hillsborough High School in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey. Later, Michael enrolled at New York University. However, he dropped out after getting a chance to portray Raphael in the promotional campaign for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles concert tour.
Michael Ian Black Book
In 2009, he released his first children’s book titled Chicken Cheeks. Since then, Michael has released six more children’s books and four adult books.
Michael Ian Black Reno 911
He wrote the screenplays for two feature film comedies titled Wedding Daze and Run, Fat Boy, Run in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Michael co-wrote the latter with leading actor Simon Pegg. Also, he directed Wedding Daze starring Jason Biggs, Joe Pantoliano, and Isla Fisher. Michael’s minor screen credits include his two appearances on the Adult Swim show titled Tom Goes to the Mayor.
He also served as a guest voice on Seth Green’s stop-motion show titled Robot Chicken. Later, Michael did a bit for Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show called Great Job!. Apart from that, Michael appeared on the Comedy Central shows called Crank Yankers and Reno 911!. He had a cameo in David Wain’s film titled The Ten in 2007 as a prison guard. He returned to a rebooted Reno 911! in May 2020 in a new recurring role as Captain Schwartz which was named for his birth name.
Michael Ian Black The State
The American sketch comedy television series called The State was originally broadcast on MTV between December 17, 1993, and July 1, 1995. The show presented sketches that combined bizarre characters and scenarios and won the favor of its target teenage audience. Michael was the co-creator and writer of The Slate. He appeared in 27 episodes from 1993 to 1995.
Michael Ian Black Stella
The American television series titled Stella originally ran on the American television channel Comedy Central from June 28, 2005, to August 30, 2005. As a comedy troupe, Stella has existed since 1997. The show was created by the three members of the sketch comedy troupe of the same name i.e Michael, Michael Showalter, and David Wain. The three were former cast members of MTV’s The State. Stella aired on Tuesdays at 10:30 PM, EST. It has a cult following and played to sold-out shows in every corner of the United States.
Michael Ian Black Podcast | Michael Showalter
He launched a podcast called Mike and Tom Eat Snacks in 2010 with his former Ed castmate Tom Cavanagh. Michael and Michael Showalter launched another podcast called podcast Topics in 2013. Michael appeared on Ken Reid’s TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on June 11, 2014. He hosted an in-depth interview podcast show called How to Be Amazing produced by himself, Jennifer Brennan, and Mary Shimkin. The podcast was largely recorded at Argot Studios in New York City.
Michael recorded an episode in Los Angeles in June 2017 with pop star Katy Perry for her livestream marathon titled Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide. In Smosh: The Movie, Michael appeared as the germophobic creator and CEO of YouTube called Steve YouTube. It premiered at VidCon 2015 in Los Angeles, California on July 24, 2015.
In 2018, Michael started hosting a new podcast called Obscure with Michael Ian Black. In this podcast, he reads works of classic literature and makes comments regarding the books as he reads. Michael reads Jude the Obscure by author Thomas Hardy in Season 1 of the podcast, while in Season 2, he reads Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Michael Ian Black Stand Up
The comedian released his first stand-up comedy album titled I Am a Wonderful Man in In September 2007. He also starred as a gay demon trying to destroy the devil through acts of kindness in the TV series titled Reaper. He published a book in 2008 titled My Custom Van … And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face. In the same year, Michael hosted a scripted reality show called Reality Bites Back on Comedy Central.
Michael Ian Black Wet Hot American Summer
He appeared as McKinley in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, the prequel to 2001’s Wet Hot American Summer. In June 2012 Michael and Meghan McCain co-wrote a book titled America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom. During the summer of 2011, the two took a road trip across America to document how Americans were living. Michael began as the host of Bill Tundle ( a spoof of the TV series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette) in 2012 in the web series titled Burning Love. In the same year, Michael co-hosted G4 TV with Candace Bailey.
Michael Ian Black Comedy |Comedian
In the Comedy Central series titled Another Period, Michael played an uptight butler called Peepers. Also, he played the role of Daniel on the TVLand series titled The Jim Gaffigan Show. Occasionally, Michael appeared as a guest on Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld. He stars in You’re Whole, Adult Swim’s late-night infomercial parody as Randall Tyree Mandersohn. An announcement was made in 2013 that Michael would join the FOX comedy Us & Them in a regular role following his guest appearance in the pilot.
Michael Ian Black Show
He appeared in the unaired 2013 Fox sitcom titled Us & Them ( a 13-episode US adaptation of the hit UK sitcom Gavin & Stacey, ) alongside Jason Ritter, Alexis Bledel, and Kerri Kenney-Silver. However, it was canceled while the seventh episode was in production after Fox decided to not air any of the episodes.
Michael, alongside D.L. Hughley, co-hosted the single-season 2013 game show called Trust Me, I’m a Game Show Host. Also, he served as the co-host on Duck Quacks Don’t Echo. On the short-lived Steve Carell 2014 improv sketch show c titled Riot, Michael was one of the guest stars.
Michael Ian Black Children’s Books
– Chicken Cheeks. Published in 2009.
– The Purple Kangaroo.Published in 2009
– A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea. Published in 2011
– I’m Bored. Published in 2012
– Naked! Published in 2014
– Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop! Published in 2015)
– A Child’s First Book of Trump. Published in 2016
– I’m Sad. Published in 2018
Michael Ian Black Movies And Tv Shows
Movies
– 1991 Cults: Saying No Under Pressure
– 1999 Big Helium Dog
– 2000 The Bogus Witch Project
– 2001 Wet Hot American Summer
– 2002 Stella shorts
– 2005 The Baxter
– 2005 Alchemy
– 2006 Wedding Daze
– 2007 Run, Fatboy, Run
– 2007 The Ten
– 2011 Take Me Home Tonight
– 2012 Wanderlust
– 2012 This Is 40
– 2013 Hell Baby
– 2014 They Came Together
– 2015 Smosh: The Movie
– 2016 Slash
– 2016 Folk Hero & Funny Guy
– 2019 Sextuplets
– 2022 Linoleum
Tv Shows
– 2012–13 Burning Love
– 2012–14 You’re Whole
– 2013 Trust Me, I’m a Game Show Host
– 2013–14 Us & Them
– 2014 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo
– 2014 Maron
– 2015 Deadbeat
– 2015–16 The Jim Gaffigan Show
– 2015–18 Another Period
– 2016 Easiest Game Show Ever
– 2016 Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert
– 2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
– 2017 The High Court with Doug Benson
– 2018 The Good Fight
– 2018–19 Insatiable
– 2019 Bless This Mess
-2020 Helpsters
Michael Ian Black Net Worth
He is an American podcaster, writer, actor, comedian, and director. Michael has accumulated an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Who Is Michael Ian Black
Michael is an American podcaster, writer, actor, comedian, and director. He is best known for his starring role in several TV comedy series, such as Another Period, Stella, Viva Variety, The State, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
How Old Is Michael Ian Black
Michael is 50 years old. He was born on August 12, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Is Michael Ian Black Married
Michael married his lovely wife called Martha Anne Hagen. The couple was hitched in 1998. In 2001, Anne gave birth to a son named Elija. The couple welcomed their second child named Ruthie in 2003.