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Michael Ian Black - Biography
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Michael Ian Black Biography
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| Name : | Michael Ian Black |
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Profession :
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Actor
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Birth Details :
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born Michael Schwartz on August 12, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Birth name :
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Michael Schwartz
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Height :
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5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Spouse :
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Martha Hagen (1998 - present) 2 children
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Michael Ian Black Trivia
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- Was the voice of the pets.com sock puppet.
- Son, Elijah, born 2001.
- Attended New York University but left before graduating.
- He is a middle child with an older sibling and a younger sibling.
- Was not the original choice to play Phil Stubbs on NBC's "Ed" (2000); fellow "I Love the '80s" (2002) (mini) commentator Donal Logue played the role in the first episode, but backed out due to scheduling conflicts. Donal Logue appeared in the early promotion for the series but the first episodes were re-shot to include Black.
- Has a daughter, Ruth, born 2003. She makes an appearance in the "Stella" (2005) short "Friendship."
- His birth name, Schwartz, is derived from the German word "schwarz," which has the same meaning as his stage name, Black. He has joked that he dropped the name Schwartz because "I'm ashamed of my Jewishness." However, the comedy group "Stella" (2005)'s uniting theme is the 3 members' Jewishness (Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain).
- Real name is Michael Schwartz, but changed his name to Michael Ian Black because there was already a popular actor named Michael Schwartz.
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Michael Ian Black Detailed Biography
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Michael Ian Black (born Michael Schwartz on August 12, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is a Jewish-American actor, comedian and comedy writer. He was born in Chicago, but grew up in Hillsborough, New Jersey. He began his career as a member of the comedy group The State and was featured on the television show by the same name on MTV. He continued working with members of that group on the show Viva Variety in the role of "Johnny Bluejeans", and in the film Wet Hot American Summer. He was also the voice actor behind the Pets.com sock puppet, hosted the first season of NBC's hidden-camera show Spy TV, and had a supporting role on the NBC dramedy Ed.
His dry, sarcastically irreverent commentary on pop cultural artifacts on VH1's "I Love the 70s/80s/90s" series have added to his and the shows' popularity.
In the latter part of 2004 he acted as guest host of CBS's The Late Late Show while auditioning for the permanent hosting role. He was a finalist for the position, but the job eventually went to Craig Ferguson.
He is also an occasional contributor to the online edition of McSweeney's, where he writes a column entitled Michael Ian Black Is A Very Famous Celebrity.
Black, along with fellow State-rs Michael Showalter and David Wain, currently co-stars in and co-writes the Comedy Central series Stella, a live-action adaptation of their popular stage show. The ten-episode first season debuted in June 2005.
In 2005, Black wrote and directed the film, "The Pleasure of Your Company," starring Jason Biggs, Joe Pantoliano, and Isla Fisher. The film is to be released in 2006.
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