Jorma C. Taccone (born March 19, 1977) is an
American comedy writer/actor. In Fall
2005 he joined the writing staff for sketch comedy show
Saturday Night Live. He is also an
Emmy-winning songwriter and member of
The Lonely Island, a sketch comedy group that includes SNL repertory player
Andy Samberg and SNL writer
Akiva Schaffer. Taccone created the beat for and assisted in writing the
SNL Digital Short Lazy Sunday. He also was one of the principal actors in
Jizz in My Pants, along with
Andy Samberg.
Biography
Taccone was born in
Berkeley, California, the son of Suellen Ehnebuske and Tony Taccone, who is the artistic director of the
Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
[www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/214288.html][Berkeley Repertory Theatre]
Taccone played the lead role of Brett in The Lonely Island's
The ’Bu, the group's record-breaking contribution to Channel 101,
[Channel 101 - The Unavoidable Future of Entertainment] where he played a ninja who didn't belong.
The ’Bu, a parody of
The OC, also starred
Sarah Chalke (
Roseanne,
Scrubs) as Melissa and
Andy Samberg as Aaron. In the group's first
Channel 101 show, "ITV Buzz Countdown," Taccone played Chris Hoffman, a fictional
VJ on a parody of
MTV's
Total Request Live. He co-starred in
Hot Rod, starring Samberg.