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Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including The State, Viva Variety, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Another Period. He also appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown several times. He released his first children's book, Chicken Cheeks, in 2009, and has since released six more, in addition to four books for adults.
Birth Name
Michael Schwartz
Born
Thursday, 12 August 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sorry/Not Sorry | Self | 2024 |
| Spinning Gold | Bill Aucoin | 2023 |
| Linoleum | Tony | 2023 |
| Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist | Hatzolah Commander / Hatzolah Captain | 2022 |
| Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars | Self | 2022 |
| Would I Lie to You | Self - Panelist | 2022 |
| Name That Tune | Self - Contestant | 2021 |
| First One In | Philip | 2020 |
| Biography: I Want My MTV | Self | 2020 |
| Earth to Ned | Self - Guest Star | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sorry/Not Sorry | Self | 2024 |
| Spinning Gold | Bill Aucoin | 2023 |
| Linoleum | Tony | 2023 |
| Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist | Hatzolah Commander / Hatzolah Captain | 2022 |
| Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars | Self | 2022 |
| Would I Lie to You | Self - Panelist | 2022 |
| Name That Tune | Self - Contestant | 2021 |
| First One In | Philip | 2020 |
| Biography: I Want My MTV | Self | 2020 |
| Earth to Ned | Self - Guest Star | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Dishmantled | Self - Judge | 2020 |
| It Started as a Joke | Self | 2020 |
| Helpsters | Sea Lovin' Sam | 2019 |
| Sextuplets | Doug | 2019 |
| Retro Tech | Self | 2019 |
| Bless This Mess | Cheff | 2019 |
| Insatiable | Pastor Mike | 2018 |
| Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | Satan | 2018 |
| The Opposition with Jordan Klepper | Self | 2017 |
| Who Is? | (voice) | 2017 |
| Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | McKinley / George H. W. Bush / Bush | 2017 |
| Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Randy / Randy Jeppesen | 2017 |
| The High Court | Self - Guest Bailiff | 2017 |
| The Good Fight | Stephen Rankin-Hall | 2017 |
| Slash | Denis | 2016 |
| Search Party | Wally | 2016 |
| Match Game | Self - Celebrity Panelist | 2016 |
| Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| Join or Die with Craig Ferguson | Self - Special Guest | 2016 |
| Easiest Game Show Ever | Self - Host | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | McKinley Dozen / McKinley | 2015 |
| Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| Smosh: The Movie | Steve YouTube | 2015 |
| The Jim Gaffigan Show | Daniel | 2015 |
| The Greg Gutfeld Show | Self - Guest Panelist | 2015 |
| StarTalk | Self - Co-Host | 2015 |
| Misery Loves Comedy | Himself | 2015 |
| Garbage Time with Katie Nolan | Self | 2015 |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Self - Panelist | 2015 |
| Beef | Lynn Vanderloo | 2014 |
| The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Himself / Self | 2014 |
| They Came Together | Trevor | 2014 |
| Riot | Self - Guest Captain | 2014 |
| Deadbeat | TJ | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| Us & Them | Brian | 2014 |
| Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable | Self - Host / Himself | 2013 |
| Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host | 2013 | |
| @midnight | Self - Contestant / Self | 2013 |
| Losing It with John Stamos | Self | 2013 |
| Hell Baby | Dr. Marshall | 2013 |
| TakePart Live | Self - Host | 2013 |
| Another Period | Peepers | 2013 |
| Maron | Michael Ian Black | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Martin Daniels / Punchables Spokesman / Lawyer | 2013 |
| This Is 40 | Accountant | 2012 |
| Gotham Comedy Live | Self - Host | 2012 |
| You're Whole | Randall Tyree Mandersohn | 2012 |
| Katie | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Burn with Jeff Ross | Self | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | 2012 |
| Burning Love | Bill Tundle | 2012 |
| Wanderlust | Himself / Michael Ian Black | 2012 |
| Impractical Jokers | Self | 2011 |
| Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton | Self | 2011 |
| The Chris Gethard Show | Self | 2011 |
| Rocco's Dinner Party | Self | 2011 |
| Michael Ian Black: Very Famous | Himself / Self | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| Take Me Home Tonight | Pete Bering | 2011 |
| Backwash | Fleming | 2010 |
| Backwash | Fleming | 2010 |
| The Benson Interruption | Self | 2010 |
| The Morning After | Self - Guest Celebrity | 2010 |
| Late Night Republic | Self | 2010 |
| New York Stand-Up Show | Self - Comedian | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Mercy | Mark Gunther | 2009 |
| Cubed | Self | 2009 |
| Stella: Live in Boston | Michael | 2009 |
| Michael & Michael Have Issues | Self | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 2009 |
| The Xtacles | Chase Fontaine | 2008 |
| Reality Bites Back | Self - Host / Host / Self - Contestant | 2008 |
| I Love the New Millennium | Self | 2008 |
| Reaper | Steve | 2007 |
| The Ten | Prison Guard Jamberg Saivon | 2007 |
| Wainy Days | Waiter | 2007 |
| Reno 911!: Miami | Ron of Ron's Tattoo | 2007 |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Self | 2007 |
| The Michael Showalter Showalter | Self | 2007 |
| A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... | Self | 2007 |
| Frisky Dingo | 2006 | |
| I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | Self | 2006 |
| Tom Green's House Tonight | Self | 2006 |
| CollegeHumor Originals | Speaker | 2006 |
| I Love the 80's 3-D | Self | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| The Baxter | Ed | 2005 |
| Partner(s) | Christopher | 2005 |
| Stella | Michael | 2005 |
| Alchemy | Jerry (voice) / Jerry | 2005 |
| I Love the '90s: Part Deux | Self | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self / Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Tom Goes to the Mayor | Dr. Ian Black / Self | 2004 |
| I Love the '90s | Self | 2004 |
| Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | EZtech Executive / Hugh FitzSimmons | 2004 |
| Celebrity Poker Showdown | Self | 2003 |
| I Love the '80s Strikes Back | Self | 2003 |
| I Love the '70s | Self | 2003 |
| Reno 911! | Chris / Hatzolah Commander / Time Traveler / Organ Dealer / Miss Mertz / Kevin the Sex Offender / Hatzolah Captain | 2003 |
| The Michael Essany Show | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself / Stein | 2003 |
| Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | Michael | 2002 |
| I Love the '80s | Self | 2002 |
| Crank Yankers | Al Foster #2 | 2002 |
| Wet Hot American Summer | McKinley | 2001 |
| Spy TV | Self - Host / Self | 2001 |
| Late Friday | Self - Host | 2001 |
| Robot Chicken | Mo-Larr / E! Entertainment Host / Michael Ian Black / Mr. Ollivander | 2001 |
| Ed | Phil Stubbs | 2000 |
| The Bogus Witch Project | Stephen Hawking (segment "In the Woods Segments") | 2000 |
| Random Play | Various | 1999 |
| Big Helium Dog | Martin Huber | 1999 |
| Comedy Central Presents | Self | 1998 |
| Hercules | (voice) | 1998 |
| Viva Variety | Johnny Blue Jeans | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Johnny Blue Jeans | 1996 |
| The State | Various | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Joey Diaz | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Self / Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Himself | 1979 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Michael & Michael Have Issues | 2009 |
| Wainy Days | 2007 |
| Wedding Daze | 2006 |
| Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | 2002 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Beef | 2014 |
| You're Whole | 2012 |
| Stella: Live in Boston | 2009 |
| Michael & Michael Have Issues | 2009 |
| Stella | 2005 |
| Comedy Central Presents | 1998 |
| Viva Variety | 1997 |
