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Jorma Taccone

Jorma Taccone

Actor, producer, director and writer · Born March 19, 1977 (49) · Berkeley, California, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 2 other major award bodies

Jorma Christopher Taccone (pronounced yorma tuh-cone-nee) (born March 19, 1977) is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. He has directed the films MacGruber and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 19, 1977 (49)
From
Berkeley, California, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, director and writer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Jorma Taccone's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
28%
Society
17%
Morality
8%
Survival
5%
Power
4%
Self-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 9 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Shapeshifter
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
15
Joyful
9
Warm
6
Manic
5
Contemplative
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jorma Taccone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jorma Taccone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Over Your Dead Body(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Naked Gun(2025)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3(2024)

    as Kyle Lancebottom

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Knuckles(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Radio Host Reader (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Self Reliance(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023)

    as Adriano Tumino / '67 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Digman!(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer · as Buddy-Bot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The People We Hate at the Wedding(2022)

    as Jonathan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story(2022)

    as Pee-Wee Herman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers(2022)

    as Fan Con Announcer / Batman / Toon Car (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • MacGruber(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • I Used to Go Here(2020)

    Producer · as Bradley Cooper

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • An American Pickle(2020)

    as Liam

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Palm Springs(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as ATM Gangster

  • The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience(2019)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Reporter / Walt Weiss / Joe Montana

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Miracle Workers(2019)

    Show 37 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Kiss Cam Voiceover Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • PEN15(2019)

    Show 25 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

    as Larry Poppins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse(2018)

    as Green Goblin / Last Dude (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Alone Together(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • It Happened In L.A.(2017)

    Producer · as Elliot

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Brigsby Bear(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Don't Mess with Julie Whitfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Radio DJ

  • Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special(2017)

    as Punk rocker

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Storks(2016)

    as Miscellaneous Storks (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Owen Bouchard

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Party Over Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Adolf Hitler / Kung Führer

  • Major Lazer(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as K-POP (voice) · as Killscreen (voice) · as Spooky Dookie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Man Seeking Woman(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Cupid

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Neighbors(2014)

    as Toga #3

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Lego Movie(2014)

    Songs · as Shakespeare / Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Taylor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Grown Ups 2(2013)

    as Male Cheerleader

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Watch(2012)

    as Casual Wanker #2

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gravity Falls(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gabe Bensen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Girls(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Booth Jonathan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Up All Night(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Roth

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • MacGruber(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The League(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Spazz

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Land of the Lost(2009)

    as Chaka

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · as Roscoe Santangelo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Extreme Movie(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Role Models(2008)

    as Mitch from Graphics

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Water and Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Ambassador

  • Hot Rod(2007)

    as Kevin Powell

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Fighting neighbors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Awesometown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Awesometown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Football Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer · as Kevin Rice

  • House of Cosbys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)

  • The 'Bu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · as Brett

  • Regarding Ardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Additional Music · Producer · Writer · as Jorm

  • White Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer · Producer · Writer · as Jorm

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 65 episodes · Director · Writer · as Ariel & Efrim Dancer (uncredited) · as Bad Guy (uncredited) · as Director of 'Duluth Live' (uncredited) · as Guy in 'Young Chuck Norris' (uncredited) · as Jorm (uncredited) · as Laser Cats Villain (uncredited) · as Mail Delivery Guy (uncredited) · as NBC Page (uncredited) · as Nurse Nancy Trailer Voiceover (uncredited) · as Passerby (uncredited) · as Punched Before Eating Guy (uncredited) · as Rufus the Dog (voice) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self (uncredited) · as Sloths Singer (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Anger Managment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • DNA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Hot Seat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Kung Fury 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as A. Hitler

  • Peppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Spy Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Robots Go Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles, 60 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Land of the Lost (2009)

$69M worldwide

Highest rated

Palm Springs (2020)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Knuckles (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19752026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2007Screen debut· Hot Rod
  • 2015Breakout· Kung Fury
  • 2015Career best· Kung Fury

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 67: 36 only acting, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting13 of 67: 1 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting10 of 67: 1 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing20 of 67: 10 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thMusic2 of 67: 0 only music, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 67: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

67 titles, 19 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s15 · 13 acting · 7 crew2010s29 · 21 acting · 13 crew2020s15 · 11 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
071722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 3 other major awards from 20 major nominations, 2007–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  2. 2016
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) - Specials
  3. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for Visual Media
  4. 2013
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  5. 2012
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Album
  6. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×3 · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
  7. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
  8. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jorma Taccone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor, producer

It Happened In L.A. (2017)

83rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jorma Taccone's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles9–75 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles19–72 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles38–88 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles28–65 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles9–53 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jorma Taccone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jorma Taccone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akiva Schaffer shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles