Michael Ian Black

Michael Ian Black's biography

Michael Ian Black is 51 years old actor born at Chicago. He was born on Thursday 12th of August 1971. According to year of birth 1971 he belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 12th of August means he is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.

He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. He is an adherent of atheism. His primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as screenwriter, television actor, podcaster. He is recently known as film director.

Michael Ian Black's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Hillsborough High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

• Attended New York University but left before graduating.

Michael Ian Black's career

His main focus is to be actor.

Michael Ian Black's quotes

• Everybody has something they love to do. Do that thing.
• Well, I think my stand-up is often kind of visual. Not like Carrot Top visual, but visual.
• Separation is the worst. There's no good way to deal with it, other than to get on the phone and do Skype and try to visit.
• Nothing is more satisfying to me than sitting in a dank room, hunched over a single flickering candle like Ebenezer Scrooge, and watching my ledgers fill themselves with ink.
• Whenever anyone asks me if I'm from a TV show, I say yes - no matter whether I've ever been on it. It just makes the conversation that much easier.
• I have a good family and I like to be home with them. The older I get, the lazier I get, and the more content I am to sit at home and eat string cheese.
• I actually don't know anyone who wants to be famous for fame's sake, at least not anyone I respect. But you need to have a certain amount of power in order to be able to do what you want.
• Let me tell you, the life of a C list celebrity is pretty sweet. If I want to go to an Applebee's, all I have to do is, literally, walk in the door. They seat me as soon as the other people ahead of me are seated.
• I am not a music snob. If anything, my musical taste is bad by any critical standards.
• I don't watch that much comedy. I think it's professional jealousy. That and a lack of support for my community.
• My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.
• I feel like my career has been a series of glowing obituaries.
• My absolute favorite growing up was 'Super Friends.' The assemblage of so many mighty heroes in one place was, to me, mind-blowing. It was Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, and then sometimes Hawkman and some other, lesser heroes.
• Your harshest critic is always going to be yourself. Don't ignore that critic but don't give it more attention than it deserves.
• There is no word for feeling nostalgic about the future, but that's what a parent's tears often are, a nostalgia for something that has not yet occurred. They are the pain of hope, the helplessness of hope, and finally, the surrender to hope.
• I am a poker player, but I am not a good poker player. My favorite game is seven card stud, but I'll play hi/lo, Hold 'em, Razz, etc.
• I take it for what it is, and sometimes the criticism is actually useful and constructive and actually informs what I do, but most of the time, it's sort of mindless, or they're receiving something on a different frequency than I was sending it.
• People recognize me, but they don't know where from. Today I was in the elevator and somebody asked me if I worked for his company.
• Best strategy for a first date is to ask her questions. Just keeping asking her questions about herself. Her life, her job, her friends, her taste in movies and music and everything. People mostly just want to talk about themselves, so let her do that.
• Many, many people can write books. I just happen to be one of them.
• At this point, I feel fairly comfortable in terms of performance. I think having a sketch background actually helps a lot. Because my background is acting, and stand-up, in a lot of ways, is acting.
• There's this misconception that comedy and music go together. They don't. Comedians can't compete with rock stars; they're just not on the same level. Rock stars will always be cooler. They will always get more girls.
• I definitely script things out. I definitely write things down and try to write jokes. Often, they're terrible. I often write terrible, terrible jokes.
• Wish I could, through my own financial prestidigitation, transform a dollar bill into two, or two million. It is an awesome and mysterious skill.
• My first real break was when my college sketch troupe, The State, was asked to contribute pieces for a new MTV show called 'You Wrote It, You Watch It.'
• Most of the time, you don't win anything on reality shows. You're booted off, or maybe you win $50,000, or $100,000, which isn't really life-changing. I don't know that it's worth it.
• Corporations do a lot of things well, but not run nations, for obvious reasons.
• If you get an idea, you might as well stick with it until somebody calls you on it.
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