Kyle Gass
| Kyle Gass | |
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Kyle Gass performing live, 2006
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| Born |
Kyle Richard Gass July 14, 1960 Walnut Creek, California, US |
| Other names | KG, Kage, Rage Kage, Klip Calhoun (Trainwreck). |
| Occupation | Guitarist, songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Comedy rock, heavy metal, hard rock, acoustic rock |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, flute, recorder |
| Associated acts | Tenacious D, Kyle Gass Band, Trainwreck, Piper Green, Wank, Whiskernuts, Freeloaders |
| Website | www.tenaciousd.com, www.thekylegassband.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Martin Guitar, Gibson Guitars, B.C. Rich, Taylor Guitars | |
Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960), also known as KG, is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He is a member of the comedy rock band Tenacious D, winner of a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, alongside longtime friend Jack Black. He also has his own supergroup called Kyle Gass Band which he formed after the break-up of his first side-project, Trainwreck in 2011. In Tenacious D, Gass plays lead guitar and sings backup vocals, and also plays the role of Black's comic foil in most of their comedy routines. He is the godfather of Black's son.
Kyle Gass was born in Walnut Creek, California, and has a brother, Matt. He attended Las Lomas High School, where he played flute in the marching band.
Gass 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. Gass made a cameo appearance with Michael Richards 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.
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