Michael Patrick Jann | |
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Born | Albany, New York, U.S. | May 15, 1970
Alma mater | The Albany Academy |
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Years active | 1991–present |
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Children | 2 |
Michael Patrick Jann (born May 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director best known as a cast member on MTV's The State .
Jann attended New York University, where, as a freshman, he joined the then-new comedy troupe The New Group, which was eventually renamed to The State. [1] The troupe continued performing after college, and in 1993 they gained their own series on MTV, the sketch comedy show The State , which ran until 1995. Jann and David Wain directed a majority of the sketches on the series.
In 1999, Jann directed the film Drop Dead Gorgeous , which is his feature film directorial debut. Jann produced and directed many episodes of the 2003-2009 Comedy Central series Reno 911! , which was created by several members of The State. He co-wrote the 2006 film Let's Go to Prison , along with The State members (and Reno 911! cast members) Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant. He directed most of the episodes of the 2008 HBO show Little Britain USA . [2] [3]
Jann has directed episodes of many other television comedy programs, including Community , Childrens Hospital , Crazy Ex-Girlfriend , Emily's Reasons Why Not , Flight of the Conchords , Friends with Benefits , Happy Endings , Notes from the Underbelly , Reaper , Suburgatory , Wedding Band and Daybreak .
Jann’s other projects include the Western horror film Organ Trail , his second full-length feature, released in 2023. [4]
Jann is married to soap opera actress Lisa LoCicero. The two have two children: a son, Lukas, born in 2001, and a daughter, Verity Marion, born in 2015. [5] [6]