RECENT CREDITS
NBC/Jay Leno Primetime Project (TV)  Oct. 8, 2009
The Jay Leno Show (TV)  Oct. 8, 2009
2009 MTV Video Music Awards (TV)  Sep. 13, 2009
Year One (FILM)  Jun. 19, 2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night (TV)  Jun. 11, 2009


HIGHLIGHTS
2009 Co-starred with Michael Cera in the biblical comedy "Year One"; directed by Harold Ramis
2008 Co-starred with Mos Def in Michel Gondry's eccentric comedy "Be Kind Rewind"
2008 Voiced the lead character in the animated feature, "Kung Fu Panda"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Gulliver's Travels  2010 -Lemuel Gulliver
Producer, Actor
Film


Branson  
Producer
Film


Producer, Actor
Film


Voice
Film


Actor
Film


Death Ray   -Cast
Producer, Actor
Film


The Big Year   -Greg Miller
Actor
Film


Old (Disney)   -Cast
Producer, Actor
Film


Rad Brad   -in discussions
Producer, Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Producer, Actor
Film


Producer, Actor
Film


Them  
Producer
Film


Actor, Source Material
Film


The Jay Leno Show  2009 -Performer
Actor
TV
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2009 MTV Video Music Awards  2009 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Year One  2009 -Zed
Actor
Film


81st Annual Academy Awards  2009 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 51st Annual Grammy Awards  2009 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Tropic Thunder  2008 -Jeff “Fats” Portnoy
Actor
Film


Actor
TV


Kung Fu Panda  2008 -Po
Voice
Film


Actor
TV
Expand


The 2008 MTV Movie Awards  2008 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Be Kind Rewind  2008 -Jerry
Actor, Song Performer
Film


Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story  2007 -Paul McCartney
Actor
Film


Margot at the Wedding  2007 -Malcolm
Actor
Film


Acceptable.TV  2007
Creator, Executive Producer, Host
TV


Actor
TV


The Holiday  2006 -Miles
Actor
Film


Producer, Screenplay, Actor, Song
Film


Nacho Libre  2006 -Nacho
Producer, Actor, Song, Song Performer
Film


King Kong  2005 -Carl Denham
Actor
Film


Sci Fi Inside: King Kong  2005 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Video Game Awards 2005  2005 -Cast
Actor
TV


Earth to America!  2005 -Cast
Actor
TV


The Office  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV
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Shark Tale  2004 -Voice of Lenny
Actor
Film


Anchorman  2004 -Cameo
Actor
Film


Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses  2004 -Honoree (Archival Footage)
Actor
TV


The 2004 MTV Movie Awards  2004 -Awardee
Actor
TV


Envy  2004 -Nick Vanderpark
Actor
Film


Actor
TV


Cracking Up  2004 -Bruce Phillipoussis
Actor
TV
Expand


The 76th Annual Academy Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 46th Annual Grammy Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


School of Rock  2003 -Dewey Finn
Actor, Song
Film


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


American Idol  2003 -Performer
Actor
TV
Expand


Clone High  2003 -of Pusher, Larry Hardcore
Voice
TV
Expand


Actor
Film


Ice Age  2002 -of Zeke
Voice
Film


Orange County  2002 -Lance
Actor
Film


Shallow Hal  2001 -Hal Larsen
Actor
Film


Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Saving Silverman  2001 -J D
Actor
Film


Jesus' Son  2000 -Georgie
Actor
Film


High Fidelity  2000 -Barry
Actor
Film


Diary  2000
Actor
TV


Cradle Will Rock  1999 -Sid
Actor
Film


Tenacious D  1999
Actor, Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
TV


Enemy of the State  1998 -Fiedler
Actor
Film


Johnny Skidmarks  1998 -Jerry
Actor
Film


Bongwater  1998 -Devlin
Actor
Film


The Jackal  1997 -Lamont
Actor
Film


The X-Files  1997 -Bart "Zero" Liquori
Actor
TV


Crossworlds  1997 -Steve
Actor
TV


Mars Attacks!  1996 -Billy Glenn Norris
Actor
Film


The Fan  1996 -Broadcast Technician
Actor
Film


The Cable Guy  1996 -Rick
Actor
Film


Bio-Dome  1996 -Tenacious D
Actor
Film


Dead Man Walking  1995 -Craig Poncelet
Actor
Film


Mr. Show  1995
Actor
TV


Waterworld  1995 -Pilot
Actor
Film


Pride & Joy  1995 -Man
Actor
TV


Bye, Bye Love  1995 -DJ at Party
Actor
Film


The Innocent  1994 -Marty Prago
Actor
TV


All-American Girl  1994 -Tommy
Actor
TV


Blind Justice  1994 -Private
Actor
TV


Demolition Man  1993 -Wasteland Scraps
Actor
Film


Airborne  1993 -Augie
Actor
Film


Marked For Murder  1993 -Car Thief
Actor
TV


The Golden Palace  1992 -Cab Driver
Actor
TV


Flying Blind  1992 -Bald Man
Actor
TV


Bob Roberts  1992 -Roger, background vocals
Actor, Music
Film


The Simpsons  1990 -Milo
Voice
TV
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The Single Guy   -Randy
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
Film


Life Goes On   -Skinhead
Actor
TV


Picket Fences   -Barney Brat/Curtis Williams
Actor
TV


Sirens   -Lee Oswald
Actor
TV


Rain of Madness   -Jeff "Fats" Portnoy
Actor
Film


Actor
Film




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Highlights

2009 Co-starred with Michael Cera in the biblical comedy "Year One"; directed by Harold Ramis
2008 Co-starred with Mos Def in Michel Gondry's eccentric comedy "Be Kind Rewind"
2008 Voiced the lead character in the animated feature, "Kung Fu Panda"
2008 Co-starred in the Ben Stiller directed action comedy "Tropic Thunder"
2007 Portrayed Jennifer Jason Leigh's fiancé in "Margot at the Wedding" directed by Noah Baumbach
2006 Cast as a mexican cook who hits the wrestling circuit in "Nacho Libre," a comedy directed by Jared Hess
2006 Produced (also co-wrote and starred) "Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny," a film about his rock comedy band with Kyle Gass; also released the album, The Pick of Destiny
2006 Played rare romantic lead opposite Kate Winslet in director Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy "The Holiday"
2005 Cast as Carl Denham, an adventurer filmmaker in Peter Jackson's "King Kong" a remake of 1933 classic
2004 Co-starred with Ben Stiller in the comedy "Envy," directed by Barry Levinson
2004 Voiced Lenny in the animated feature "Shark Tale"
2003 Starred in the comedy "School of Rock"; earned a golden globe nomination for best actor in a comedy or musical
2001 Had leading role opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in "Shallow Hal"
2001 Released self debut album, Tenacious D with band member Kyle Gass
2000 Had a memorable supporting role as an obnoxious record store clerk in the feature "High Fidelity"
2000 Signed to star in the comedy "Saving Silverman"; reportedly earning $1 million
1999 Was creator, executive producer, writer and star of a three-episode series of comedy specials featuring the comedy rock band "Tenacious D" (HBO)
1999 Had a comedic turn alongside Gass as bumbling aspiring performers in Tim Robbins' "Cradle Will Rock"
1999 Featured in the acclaimed independent "Jesus' Son"
1998 Had a scene-stealing featured role in the independent thriller "Johnny Skidmarks," aired on HBO in lieu of theatrical release
1998 Featured as a computer whiz in "Enemy of the State"
1997 Acted in the action thriller "The Jackal"
1996 Along with Kyle Gass, appeared as Tenacious D in the inane comedy "Bio-Dome"
1996 Featured in the sci-fi fantasy film "Crossworlds," debuted on HBO in 1997
1995 Reteamed with Tim Robbins with a role in the director's acclaimed death row-set drama "Dead Man Walking"
1994 Formed Tenacious D with guitarist Kyle Gass
1994 Was featured in the fantasy sequel "The Neverending Story III"
1993 Appeared in the futuristic actioner "Demolition Man"
1993 Made TV-movie debut with a cameo in the NBC crime drama "Marked For Murder"
1992 Film debut as an obsessed fan of Tim Robbins' folk-singing politician "Bob Roberts"
1982 Made acting debut in a commercial for the Atari videogame Pitfall at age thirteen (date approximate)


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