Jorma Taccone

Birthday: 19 March 1977, Berkeley, California, USA

Birth Name: Jorma Christopher Taccone

Height: 173 cm

Jorma Taccone's theatrical debut took place at Saint Mary's College-High School in Berkeley, California in 1993. He played one of the townspeople in The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt. His father, Berkeley Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Tony Taccone, attended his son's performance in spite of a recent surgery that had left him pa... Show more »

Ladies seem very intrigued by a guy who is ultra confident and acts like he doesn't need you.

We did the 'MacGruber' Super Bowl spot for Pepsi, which generated some outside interest. We have a s...Show more »

We did the 'MacGruber' Super Bowl spot for Pepsi, which generated some outside interest. We have a sketch where a guy blows up after 90 seconds. How are we going to make that into a movie? Show less «

I was just blown away by everything my dad was doing, every play. It was amazing to be able to go as...Show more »

I was just blown away by everything my dad was doing, every play. It was amazing to be able to go as a young person to the theater and see these visuals and how creative it could be. More than anything it was realizing you could do that as a life path. Show less «

I went to the doctor recently and she actually prescribed that I go out for ten minutes a day, I'm s...Show more »

I went to the doctor recently and she actually prescribed that I go out for ten minutes a day, I'm so depleted on vitamin D. Show less «

Why can't ladies like nice guys?

When you first see MacGruber working on the bomb, in the initial opening credits, that bomb was a re...Show more »

When you first see MacGruber working on the bomb, in the initial opening credits, that bomb was a replica of the 'Die Hard' bomb. The love runs deep for '80s action movies. Show less «

I grew up in Berkeley and my parents were hippies, obviously, since my name's 'Jorma.' I didn't watc...Show more »

I grew up in Berkeley and my parents were hippies, obviously, since my name's 'Jorma.' I didn't watch much television growing up because they weren't into it at all. Show less «

It wasn't until I got 'SNL' that my parents told me they were a little bit worried, like that I woul...Show more »

It wasn't until I got 'SNL' that my parents told me they were a little bit worried, like that I would have food to eat. Show less «

Just the fact that that Europe album 'The Final Countdown' came out in 1986 and 'Rad' came out in 19...Show more »

Just the fact that that Europe album 'The Final Countdown' came out in 1986 and 'Rad' came out in 1986... I'm starting to think that maybe 1986 is my favorite year, of all time! Show less «

Justin Timberlake puts you to shame, having that much talent.

'MacGruber' came to life mostly because we just liked saying 'MacGyver.' 'MacGyver' this. 'MacGyver'...Show more »

'MacGruber' came to life mostly because we just liked saying 'MacGyver.' 'MacGyver' this. 'MacGyver' that. It's a great word. Show less «

Obviously, as the music business has suffered tremendously, with being able to illegally download ev...Show more »

Obviously, as the music business has suffered tremendously, with being able to illegally download everything, it's also become amazingly easy to find new bands, because everyone can put their stuff online. Even if you can't find a record label, you can find these awesome bands, all over the world. Show less «

It's still amazing to me to walk down the halls of 'SNL.' You see pictures of the greatest comedians...Show more »

It's still amazing to me to walk down the halls of 'SNL.' You see pictures of the greatest comedians we grew up worshiping, basically. It's crazy to be able to still work there. Show less «

I'm a little younger than these guys, but I would say all of us are huge fans of the original 'MacGy...Show more »

I'm a little younger than these guys, but I would say all of us are huge fans of the original 'MacGyver' series, and obviously we found that inspiration for the original pitch for 'MacGruber.' Show less «

Something I always admire, especially in female comedians, is that they're willing to make themselve...Show more »

Something I always admire, especially in female comedians, is that they're willing to make themselves look terrible. Show less «

I'm probably the most excited about 'Turtleneck & Chain.'

When we came out with 'Lazy Sunday,' the greatest compliment I heard was that Questlove had it on hi...Show more »

When we came out with 'Lazy Sunday,' the greatest compliment I heard was that Questlove had it on his iPod. Show less «

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