Jorma Taccone

American filmmaker, comedian and musician (born 1977)

Jorma Taccone

Taccone in 2017

Born|

Jorma Christopher Taccone[1]

(1977-03-19) March 19, 1977 (age 47)

Berkeley, California, U.S.

Alma mater| University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupations|

* Writer
* producer
* director
* comedian
* actor
* musician

Years active| 2001–present
Spouse|

Marielle Heller

(m. 2007)​

Children| 2
Father| Tony Taccone
Relatives|

* Asa Taccone (brother)
* Emily Heller (sister-in-law)

Comedy career
Medium|

* Television
* music
* internet
* film

Genres|

* Sketch comedy
* musical comedy
* surreal humor
* satire

Musical career
Genres| Comedy hip hop
Discography| The Lonely Island discography
Member of| The Lonely Island

Musical artist

Website| thelonelyisland.com

Jorma Christopher Taccone (/ˈjɔːrmə təˈkoʊni/ YOR-mə tə-KOH-nee;[2] born March 19, 1977) is an American writer, producer director, comedian, actor, and musician. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island, along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. In 2010, Taccone co-wrote and directed the SNL spinoff film MacGruber, which was his directorial debut. He directed his second feature alongside Schaffer, the musical comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, which he also co-wrote and co-starred in with Schaffer and Samberg.

## Personal life

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Taccone was born in Berkeley, California, to Suellen Ehnebuske and Tony Taccone, the artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.[3] His father is of half Italian and half Puerto Rican descent.[4] He attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated with a BA in Theater in 2000. He spent one semester at the University of Lancaster in United Kingdom as part of his degree study.[5][6] His brother, Asa, is a member of the band Electric Guest. He is named after Jorma Kaukonen, Jefferson Airplane's famed guitarist.[7]

Taccone lives in New York City. He is married to film director Marielle Heller, with whom he has a son (born December 2014)[8] and a daughter (born August 2020).[9] His brother-in-law, Nate, a musician, composed the scores for The Diary of a Teenage Girl and Can You Ever Forgive Me?.[10] His sister-in-law, Emily Heller, is a stand-up comic and a writer for the HBO comedy Barry.[10]

## Career

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Taccone in 2007

In the fall of 2005, Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer joined the staff of NBC's late-night variety show Saturday Night Live. Since then, as The Lonely Island, they have created more than 100 SNL Digital Shorts including the YouTube favorites "Lazy Sunday" (featuring Chris Parnell), "Jizz in My Pants", "I'm on a Boat" (featuring T-Pain) and the Emmy-winning "Dick in a Box" (featuring Justin Timberlake). Taccone produces much of the music for The Lonely Island, including "Lazy Sunday", "Dick in a Box", and many other tracks that appear on The Lonely Island first album, Incredibad, released in February 2009. As a director, he is responsible for the SNL shorts "MacGruber", "Business Meeting", "Sloths", "Giraffes", and others. He also directed a "MacGruber" Pepsi commercial spot for the 43rd Super Bowl, which aired February 1, 2009.

In 2007, Taccone co-starred in Paramount's Hot Rod (starring Andy Samberg, directed by Akiva Schaffer). He is one of the principal actors in the music video "Jizz in My Pants" too. He played Guy #2 in "We Like Sportz", reprising the role from "Just 2 Guyz", and the lead role of Brett in The Lonely Island's The 'Bu, the group's record-breaking contribution to Channel 101,[11] where he played a ninja who did not belong. The 'Bu, a parody of The OC, also starred Sarah Chalke as Melissa and Andy Samberg as Aaron. In the group's first Channel 101 show, "ITV Buzz Countdown", he played Chris Hoffman, a fictional VJ in a parody of MTV's Total Request Live.

Taccone made a cameo appearance in Role Models as Mitch from Graphics, where he sang a karaoke version of the Scorpions' "Rock You Like a Hurricane"; and co-starred in the Gnarls Barkley music video for the song "Who's Gonna Save My Soul".

Taccone appeared as Chaka in Universal's 2009 film Land of the Lost (starring Will Ferrell), for which he was nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor. In August 2009, he directed his first film, an adaptation of the Saturday Night Live sketch MacGruber that was featured as part of the group male vocals on Lightspeed Champion's album Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You. As of SNL's 36th season, he was no longer cited in the end credits, though he was still listed on the NBC website as a writer and holds the unofficial title of "Sexiest Member of Lonely Island". However, according to the band's website, thelonelyisland.com, "the Dudes" were still responsible for the SNL Digital Shorts. It was later confirmed Taccone had left Saturday Night Live, though he worked on some shorts in the 36th season.[12]

Taccone acted in season 5 of MyDamnChannel's Wainy Days and is the director of the AT&T Wireless television ad campaign It's Not Complicated.[13] He also had a recurring role on the HBO show Girls as the character Booth Jonathan.

In 2015, Taccone appeared in the Kickstarter short movie Kung Fury as Adolf Hitler (A.K.A. Kung-Führer). He will play this role again in the sequel Kung Fury 2.

In 2020, Taccone authored a children's book, illustrated by Dan Santat, titled Little Fox and the Wild Imagination.[14]

Taccone hosts The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast with Samberg, Schaffer and Seth Meyers, which discusses The Lonely Island's SNL Digital Shorts.[15]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Writer  | Producer  | Notes

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2007  | Hot Rod | No  | Uncredited  | No  |
2008  | Extreme Movie | No  | Yes  | No  |
2010  | MacGruber | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
2016  | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Co-directed with Akiva Schaffer
2017  | Brigsby Bear | No  | No  | Yes  |
2020  | Palm Springs | No  | No  | Yes  |

Executive producer

* The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
* It Happened in L.A. (2017)
* The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019)

#### Acting roles

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2007  | Hot Rod | Kevin Powell  |
2008  | Role Models | Mitch from Graphics  | Cameo
2009  | Land of the Lost | Cha-Ka  | Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor
2012  | The Watch | Guy  | Cameo (with The Lonely Island)
2013  | Grown Ups 2 | Male Cheerleader  | Cameo (with The Lonely Island)
2014  | The Lego Movie | William Shakespeare | Voice role
Neighbors | Toga #3  | Cameo (with The Lonely Island)
2015  | Kung Fury | Adolf Hitler, a.k.a. "Kung Fuhrer"  |
2016  | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Owen "Kid Contact" Bouchard[16] |
Storks | Miscellaneous Stork  | Voice role
2017  | It Happened in L.A. | Elliot  |
2018  | Rampage | Scuba Diver  | Deleted scene
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Norman Osborn / Green Goblin, Peter Parker / Spider-Man (Earth-67) | Voice roles
2019  | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Larry Poppins  | Voice role
2020  | An American Pickle | Liam  |
I Used to Go Here | Bradley Cooper  |
2022  | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Batman, Fan Con Announcer, Toon Car  | Voice roles
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Pee-wee Herman |
The People We Hate at the Wedding | Jonathan  |
2023  | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Adriano Tumino / Vulture, Peter Parker / Spider-Man (Earth-67) | Voice roles
2024  | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 |  | Post-production
TBA | Kung Fury 2 | Adolf Hitler, a.k.a. "Kung Fuhrer"  | Post-production

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Writer  | Producer  | Notes

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2001–2002  | Spin City | No  | No  | No  | Production staff: 7 episodes
2003–2005  | The 'Bu | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Web series
2004  | 2004 MTV Movie Awards | No  | Yes  | No  | TV special
2005  | Awesometown | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Comedy-Short
2005  | 2005 MTV Movie Awards | No  | Yes  | No
2005–2014  | Saturday Night Live | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Segment director: 26 episodes; writer: 101 episodes
2011–2013  | Parks and Recreation | Yes  | No  | No  |
2012  | Up All Night | Yes  | No  | No  | Episode: "First Birthday"
2013  | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Yes  | No  | No  | Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2016  | Party Over Here | No  | No  | Yes  |
2017  | The Gorburger Show | No  | No  | Yes  |
2017–2019  | I'm Sorry | No  | No  | Yes  |
2018  | Alone Together | No  | No  | Yes  |
2018–2019  | The Last O.G. | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Director: 5 episodes
2019  | Miracle Workers | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Director: 2 episodes
2019–2021  | PEN15 | No  | No  | Yes  |
2019–  | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | No  | No  | Yes  |
2021  | MacGruber | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
2024  | Knuckles | Yes  | No  | No  | Episode: "The Flames of Disaster"

#### Acting roles

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2005–2014  | Saturday Night Live | Various  | 22 episodes
2009  | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Himself  | Episode: "Tennis"
2011  | Up All Night | Benjamin "B-Ro" Roth  | Episode: "Working Late and Working It"
2012–2013  | Girls | Booth Jonathan  | 3 episodes
2013–2014  | The League | Spazz
2014  | Gravity Falls | Gabe Bensen (voice)  | 2 episodes
2014–2016  | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself  | 3 episodes
2015  | Parks and Recreation | Roscoe Santangelo
Man Seeking Woman | Cupid  | Episode: "Sizzurp"
Major Lazer | Various voices  | 3 episodes
2016  | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Taylor  | Episode: "Coral Palms Pt. 1"
2017  | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Punk Rocker  | Variety special
2018  | Drunk History | Mehmed the Conqueror | Episode: "Halloween"
2019  | Miracle Workers | Kiss Cam Voiceover Guy (voice)  | Episode: "1 Day"
The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Reporter / Walt Weiss / Joe Montana | Variety special
Bless the Harts | Craig (voice)  | Episode: "Myrtle Beach Memoirs"
2020  | Helpsters | Painter Pat  | Episode: "Nurse Nina & Farmer Flynn/Firefighter Fran & Painter Pat"
2024  | Knuckles | Radio Host Announcer (voice)  | Episode: "Don't Ever Say I Wasn't There For You"

### Songwriting for media

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Year  | Title  | Artist  | Production  | Notes

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2005–2016  | Various  | The Lonely Island | Saturday Night Live |
2010  | "MacGruber's Theme"  | Cornbread Compton & The Silver Lake Chorus  | MacGruber |
"The Perfect Number"  | Kristen Wiig
2014  | "Everything is Awesome!"  | Jo-Li feat. The Lonely Island  | The Lego Movie |
"Everything Is Awesome!" (Remix)  | Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island
2016  | Various  | Various  | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping |
2019  | "Super Cool"  | Beck feat. Robyn & The Lonely Island  | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Additional lyrics

## Videography

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* "Just 2 Guyz" (2005)
* "Jizz in My Pants" (2008)
* "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (2008)
* "We Like Sportz" (2008)
* "I'm on a Boat" (2009)
* "Like a Boss" (2009)
* "I Just Had Sex" (2010)
* "The Creep" (2011)
* "House of Cosbys" (2011)
* "We're Back" (2011)
* "We'll Kill U" (2011)
* "Jack Sparrow" (2011)
* "American Daydream" (2012)
* "YOLO" (2013)
* "Between Two Ferns/Spring Break Anthem" (2013)
* "Diaper Money" (2013)
* "We Need Love" (2013)
* "The Wire" (2013)
* "Hugs" (2013)
* "Go Kindergarten" (2013)

## References

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1. ^ "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
2. ^ "MacGruber! Prop Test!" on YouTube
3. ^ "Berkeley Repertory Theatre". Berkeleyrep.org. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
4. ^ Hurwitt, Robert (July 5, 2006), "Tony Taccone: Riding high on his recent successes, theater veteran has big plans for Berkeley Rep". Chronicle Theater Critic. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
5. ^ "Q&A with Jorma Taccone". dailybruin.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
6. ^ "Jorma Taccone '00 |". Retrieved November 4, 2019.
7. ^ Stein, Ruthe (May 31, 2009). "Jorma Taccone - chimp off the old block". Sfgate.
8. ^ "jorma taccone account". Jorma Taccone. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
9. ^ September 24, Peter Hartlaub. "For Jorma Taccone, the path to children's book 'Little Fox' runs through family". Datebook San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
10. ^ a b Guthmann, Edward (October 15, 2018). "Alameda's Marielle Heller Is One Hot Hollywood Director". Oakland Magazine. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
11. ^ "Channel 101—The Unavoidable Future of Entertainment". Channel101.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
12. ^ "AV Club—The Lonely Island". avclub.com. May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
13. ^ "BBDO ATLANTA'S 'IT'S NOT COMPLICATED' FOR AT&T". lbbonline.co. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
14. ^ Taccone, Jorma (September 8, 2020). Little Fox and the Wild Imagination. Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 978-1250212504.
15. ^ Millman, Ethan (April 5, 2024). "Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Will Break Down Every 'SNL' Short on New Podcast". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
16. ^ "Popstar- Never Stop Never Stopping Featurette - Owen (2016) - Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone Movie HD -". Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jorma Taccone.

* The Lonely Island
* Jorma Taccone at IMDb

Awards for Jorma Taccone

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

1970s|

* Love, American Style – Music and Lyrics by Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin (1970)
* The First Nine Months Are the Hardest – Music and Lyrics by Ray Charles (1971)
* The Funny Side – Music and Lyrics by Ray Charles (1972)
* Liza with a Z – Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb (1973)
* "Light My Way" – Music and Lyrics by David Paich and Marty Paich (1974)
* Queen of the Stardust Ballroom – Music and Lyrics by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Billy Goldenberg (1975)
* "Cinderella Gets It On" – Music and Lyrics by Artie Malvin, Ken & Mitzie Welch (1976)
* No Award (1977)
* "Hi-Hat" – Music and Lyrics by Stan Freeman and Arthur Malvin / "See You Tomorrow in Class" – Music and Lyrics by Ken & Mitzie Welch (1978)
* No Award (1979)

1980s|

* No Award (1980)
* "This Is My Night" – Music and Lyrics by Ken & Mitzie Welch (1981)
* "On the Outside Looking In" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1982)
* "We'll Win This World" – Music by James Di Pasquale; Lyrics by Dory Previn (1983)
* "Gone Too Soon" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1984)
* Love Lives On – Music by James Di Pasquale; Lyrics by Douglas Brayfield (1985)
* "My Christmas Wish" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1986)
* "Welcome to Liberty" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1987)
* "The Sound of Christmas" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1988)
* "The First Time I Loved Forever" – Music by Lee Holdridge; Lyrics by Melanie (1989)

1990s|

* From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1990)
* "He's Guilty!" – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (1991)
* "Why Do I Lie?" – Music by Curt Sobel; Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel (1992)
* "Sorry I Asked" – Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb (1993)
* "The Song Remembers When" – Music and Lyrics by Hugh Prestwood (1994)
* "Ordinary Miracles" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1995)
* "Let's Settle Down" – Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Lee Adams (1996)
* "We Put the Spring in Springfield" – Music by Alf Clausen; Lyrics by Ken Keeler (1997)
* "You're Checkin' In (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)" – Music by Alf Clausen; Lyrics by Ken Keeler (1998)
* "A Ticket to Dream" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1999)

2000s|

* "Up to You" – Music and Lyrics by John Kimbrough (2000)
* "A Dream That Only I Can Know" – Music and Lyrics by Patrick Williams (2001)
* "You've Got a Lot to See" – Music by Walter Murphy; Lyrics by Seth MacFarlane (2002)
* "Aren't They All Our Children" – Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Linda Thompson (2003)
* "Because You Are Beautiful" – Music by Toni Childs; Lyrics by Toni Childs, Eddy Free, and David Ricketts (2004)
* "Mary Jane/Mary Lane" – Music by Dan Studney; Lyrics by Kevin Murphy (2005)
* "A Wonderfully Normal Day" – Music by Greg O'Connor; Lyrics by Jim Wise (2006)
* "Dick in a Box" – Music by Katreese Barnes, Asa Taccone, Jorma Taccone, and Justin Timberlake; Lyrics by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Justin Timberlake (2007)
* "I'm F**king Matt Damon" – Music and Lyrics by Tony Barbieri, Sal Iacono, Wayne McClammy, Sarah Silverman, and Dan Warner (2008)
* "Hugh Jackman Opening Number" – Music by John Kimbrough, William Ross, and Rob Schrab; Lyrics by Dan Harmon and Ben Schwartz (2009)

2010s|

* "When I'm Gone" – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (2010)
* "Justin Timberlake Monologue" – Music by Katreese Barnes; Lyrics by Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, and Justin Timberlake (2011)
* "It's Not Just for Gays Anymore" – Music by Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by David Javerbaum (2012)
* "If I Had Time" – Music by Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by David Javerbaum (2013)
* "Bigger!" – Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2014)
* "Girl You Don't Need Make Up" – Music by Kyle Dunnigan; Lyrics by Kyle Dunnigan and Jim Roach (2015)
* "Til It Happens to You" – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren (2016)
* "Letter to the Free" – Music by Common; Lyrics by Common, Robert Glasper, and Karriem Riggins (2017)
* "Come Back Barack" – Music by Eli Brueggemann; Lyrics by Chris Redd, Will Stephen, and Kenan Thompson (2018)
* "Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal" – Music by Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen, and Adam Schlesinger (2019)

2020s|

* "All for Us" – Music and Lyrics by Labrinth (2020)
* "Agatha All Along" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2021)
* "Corn Puddin'" – Music and Lyrics by Cinco Paul (2022)
* "A Beautiful Game" – Music and Lyrics by Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, and Max Martin (2023)
* "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" – Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman, and Scott Wittman (2024)

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Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in an Animated Film

2010s|

* "Everything Is Awesome" – Written by Shawn Patterson, Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone (2014)
* "Dancing in the Dark" – Written by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Ester Dean, Maureen Anne McDonald, and Rihanna (2015)
* "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Written by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, and Shellback (2016)
* "Confident" – Written by Demi Lovato, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Savan Kotecha, and Max Martin (2017)
* "Stronger Than I Ever Was" – Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin (2018)
* "Beautiful Life" – Written by Bebe Rexha, David Saint Fleur, Samuel James Zammarelli, Nicholas Black, and Christopher Tempest (2019)

2020s|

* "Just Sing" – Written by Max Martin, Justin Timberlake, Ludwig Göransson, and Sarah Aarons (2020)
* "Good Mood" – Written by Karl Johan Schuster, Savan Kotecha, Oscar Görres, and Adam Levine (2021)
* "Ciao Papa" – Written by Alexandre Desplat, Roeben Katz, and Guillermo del Toro (2022)
* "Better Place" – Written by Shellback, Justin Timberlake, and Amy Allen (2023)

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The Lonely Island

* Andy Samberg
* Akiva Schaffer
* Jorma Taccone

Discography|

| Studio albums|

* Incredibad
* Turtleneck & Chain
* The Wack Album

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Singles|

* "Dick in a Box"
* "Jizz in My Pants"
* "I'm on a Boat"
* "Motherlover"
* "I Just Had Sex"
* "The Creep"
* "We're Back!"
* "Jack Sparrow"
* "3-Way (The Golden Rule)"
* "YOLO"
* "Spring Break Anthem"
* "Hugs"
* "Natalie's Rap 2.0"

Other songs|

* "Lazy Sunday"
* "Like a Boss"
* "Everything Is Awesome"

Film|

* Hot Rod (2007)
* Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
* Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
* Brigsby Bear (2017)
* The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019)
* Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

Television|

* Party Over Here

* Category

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data

Artists|

* MusicBrainz
* Grammy Awards

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