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Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth, or sometimes called The Adventures of Tenacious D, is a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999 and 2000. It featured the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass. All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's The Complete Master Works DVD.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

There were three half-hour episodes total in the season, each containing two segments. The show included many songs that would later be rerecorded for the band's studio albums Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny.^[6]

Synopsis[edit]

The series follows the exploits of JB and KG, the two halves of Tenacious D., the self-proclaimed 'greatest band on earth.' Their music is heavy on power chords and lyrics about sex, Satan, and why they are 'the greatest band on Earth.'

Dispute with HBO[edit]

According to Kyle Gass, HBO offered Tenacious D a deal to make ten episodes, but in doing so, they would have to relinquish their role as executive producers.^[7] Gass and Jack Black decided to make a movie instead of giving HBO creative control of Tenacious D, and they made the Pick of Destiny.^[7]

Episodes[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Video on YouTube
2. ^Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006) Synopsis, Storyline, Plot - MovieWeb
3. ^'Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006) - Production Information'. Archived from the original on 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
4. ^Tenacious D: The Greatest Band On Earth (HBO)Archived 2012-07-16 at Archive.today
5. ^Gallo, Phil (1999-03-24). 'Tenacious D'. Variety. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
6. ^Scott Thurlow, James Caverly (2003-05-22). 'HBOwesome'. dailytargum.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
7. ^ ^abFischer, Paul. 'Exclusive Interview : Jack Black & Kyle Gass'. Moviehole. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
8. ^Ernest Garcia, 'IMDB', Internet Movie Database, 2012

External links[edit]

• Tenacious D on IMDb
• Tenacious D at TV.com

Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960)^[1] is an American musician and actor best known for being a member of Tenacious D, winner of a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance,^[2] alongside longtime friend Jack Black. He also co-formed, and performs with, the bands Trainwreck and Kyle Gass Band. Outside of music, Gass makes sporadic appearances as an actor; his appearances include the films Elf and Kung Fu Panda, TV shows such as Friends and Seinfeld and various music videos for bands such as Good Charlotte and I Prevail. He hosted a YouTube channel from 2009 to 2012 called Guitarings alongside fellow Tenacious D guitarist John Konesky.

• 2Career
• 4Discography
  • 4.1Trainwreck
  • 4.3Tenacious D
    • 4.3.3Live albums
• 5Filmography

Early life[edit]

Kyle Gass was born in Walnut Creek, California, and has two brothers.^[1] He attended Las Lomas High School, where he played flute in the marching band, and preceded G. Williams, graduating in 1978.^[1] He studied acting at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where he met Tim Robbins. In 1982, he would join Robbins' The Actors' Gang and in the early 1990s would meet and befriend Jack Black in the group.^[3]

Career[edit]

Acting career[edit]

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Gass made his first on-screen appearance in 1988 in a 7-Up Gold commercial, and made his film debut two years later in Brain Dead.

He was featured in several episodes of the television show Fear of a Punk Planet, which has since been released on DVD. He has also made an appearance as a lawyer in the Good Charlotte video for 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'. Along with Black, Gass made a comedic appearance as a hapless airplane mechanic in the Foo Fighters' 1999 video 'Learn to Fly.'

Gass acted in the feature film Jacob's Ladder, which stars Tim Robbins. He made a cameo appearance in the Seinfeld episode 'The Abstinence'. Gass appeared in the comedy Elf as an inept author of children's books. He has played small roles in many of Black's films (Year One, Kung Fu Panda, Shallow Hal, Saving Silverman, The Cable Guy, etc.). Gass appeared in season 9 of Friends as a mugger, as the porn director in the 2008 teen film Extreme Movie, Walrus Boy in Wieners, and as the dirty trucker in the men's room in the 2008 film Sex Drive. He starred in the movie Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny alongside Jack Black. Gass had a cameo role as a singing karaoke cowboy in the 2007 movie Wild Hogs. In October 2008, Gass appeared as the character Decatur Doublewide in the film Lower Learning.^[4]

He auditioned for a role as a demon in the pilot episode of Reaper, directed by Kevin Smith, but he was not hired, to Smith's disappointment.^[5] He also appeared in the 22nd episode of the 2nd season of 2 Broke Girls as the special effects guy (also known as 'Cookie Guy').

Music career[edit]

In Tenacious D, Gass plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals, and also plays the role of Black's comic foil in most of their comedy routines.

While appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on November 15, 2006,^[6] Gass claimed to have been the youngest graduate of the Juilliard School of Music with a degree in classical guitar studies at the age of 13. It should be pointed out that Juilliard did not have a guitar program in 1973, but began its graduate level guitar program in 1989 under Sharon Isbin, and its undergraduate program in 2007. Earlier, in an article in the Sunday Times on October 29, 2006, Black stated that Gass was the youngest graduate of Juilliard.^[7] On May 13, 2008, Gass was a phone-in guest on the Adam Carolla Show. When Adam Carolla asked him '.. And did you go to Juilliard?' Kyle replied 'I didn't. I—you know, I made that up as a joke,' he continued, 'and I thought it would be hilarious, and then I've been hearing about it ever since. Apologies to Juilliard.'^[8]

Gass is featured as a minor character in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend (in which Jack Black plays the lead role), where he portrays Kage the Kannonier, a self-pitying giant in charge of a mortar cannon.

Gass starred in a web show, Guitarings, with John Konesky.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[edit]

Gass is the godfather of Jack Black’s son.^[9][10]

Discography[edit]

Trainwreck[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

• Trainwreck Live (2004)
• The Wreckoning (2009)

EPs[edit]

• 2 Tracks (2003)
• The EP (2006)

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Kyle Gass Band[edit]

• Kyle Gass Band (2013)
• Thundering Herd (2016)

Tenacious D[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

• Tenacious D (2001)
• The Pick of Destiny (2006)
• Rize of the Fenix (2012)
• Post-Apocalypto (2018)

EPs[edit]

• D Fun Pak (2002)
• Jazz (2012)

Live albums[edit]

• Tenacious D Live (2015)

Video albums[edit]

• The Complete Master Works (2003)
• The Complete Master Works 2 (2008)

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Music videos[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'Kyle Gass AKA Kyle Richard Gass'. NNDB. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
2. ^'Grammy Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
3. ^'Production History - The Actors' Gang'. The Actors' Gang. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
4. ^'Kyle Gass – Actor, producer, Screenplay – Variety Profiles'. Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
5. ^SModcast #8Archived April 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
6. ^'Episode 15 November 2006 of Late Night with Conan O'Brien'. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
7. ^Rees, Jasper (August 29, 2006). 'Dude, where's my guitar?'. The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
8. ^'Podcast of interview with Kyle Gass'. The Adam Carolla Show. 97.1 FreeFM. May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
9. ^Johnston, Neala (January 11, 2007). 'Tenacious and talented'. Herald Sun. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
10. ^'Profile: Jack Black'. Metro. November 2, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2008.

External links[edit]

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• Kyle Gass on IMDb
• Kyle Gass at AllMusic

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