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What is Kyle Gass’s Net Worth?
Kyle Gass is an American musician, actor, and singer with an estimated net worth of $3 million. He gained fame primarily for collaborating with actor Jack Black to create the Grammy-winning comedy-rock duo Tenacious D. Additionally, Gass is celebrated for founding The Kyle Gass Band and the comedy rock group Trainwreck. In 2024, he made headlines for controversial comments he delivered on stage regarding assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump, which led to the cancellation of his tour and the termination of his long-term talent agency contract.
Early Years
Kyle Richard Gass was born on July 14, 1960, in Walnut Creek, California, to parents John and Carol Gass, and was the middle child of three sons. He attended Las Lomas High School, where he participated in the marching band and played the flute, an instrument he learned to play in elementary school. After finishing school in 1978, he furthered his education at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in Los Angeles, focusing on acting.
Television & Film
Kyle Gass made his television debut in a 1988 commercial for 7 Up. In 1990, he portrayed an anesthesiologist in the horror-thriller film “Brain Dead,” featuring Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton.
Returning to television in 1996, Gass appeared as a smoker in an episode of the iconic sitcom “Seinfeld.” He also guest-starred in the popular series “Friends” in 2003, taking on the role of Phoebe’s former friend Lowell, who was a mugger.
His connection with Jack Black began while both were members of The Actors’ Gang theater company in Los Angeles. This friendship led to Gass being cast in several of Black’s films, including a couch potato in the 1996 film “The Cable Guy,” the character Artie in “Shallow Hal,” and a bar customer in “Saving Silverman.” Additionally, they co-starred in the 2006 musical comedy “Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny,” which explored the fictitious origins of their band. In 2008, Gass lent his voice to a pig in the animated flick “Kung Fu Panda.”
Other films featuring Gass in minor roles include “Elf” (2003) as Eugene, “Wild Hogs” (2007) as a karaoke cowboy, and “Lower Learning,” where he played Decatur Doublewide, among others.
Gass also had small parts in TV series such as “2 Broke Girls,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” and “Hacks.”
Music Videos
Kyle Gass appeared alongside Jack Black in the 1999 music video for the Foo Fighters’ hit “Learn to Fly” and later featured in the 2002 video for Good Charlotte’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” where he took on the role of a prosecutor in a courtroom scene.
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Tenacious D
Kyle Gass, along with Jack Black, formed the band Tenacious D, serving as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist.
The band’s debut album, self-titled “Tenacious D,” was released in 2001 and achieved platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2005. Their 2006 album “The Pick of Destiny” debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, featuring guest appearances from Meatloaf, John C. Reilly, and Paul F. Tompkins.
The 2012 album “Rise of the Fenix,” released by Columbia Records, received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. With sales reaching 113,000 copies in the U.S. in 2012, it became the country’s top-selling album that year and topped Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart.
In 2018, they released “Post-Apocalypto,” which included audio from their animated web series. This album featured 21 tracks like “Daddy Ding Dong,” “Chainsaw Bazooka Machine Gun,” and “Turd Whistle.”
The Australian tour scheduled for July 16, 2024, was canceled following Gass’s unsettling political comments during a performance. On his birthday, Black surprised him with a cake and a birthday wish, which Gass controversially shared as a wish for “Don’t miss Trump next time,” relating to a recent assassination attempt on the former president. Black quickly announced the tour’s cancellation, with Gass later apologizing publicly for his “highly inappropriate” remarks, which resulted in the end of his long-standing partnership with talent agent Michael Greene.
Trainwreck
In 2002, Kyle Gass and singer JR Reed established Trainwreck, a rock band combining elements of southern rock and comedy. Initially a trio with actor Kevin Weisman on drums, they later expanded to include electric guitarist John Konesky and bassist John Spiker, with Nate Rothacker eventually replacing Weisman. The band released several albums, including “The Wreckoning” in 2009, featuring songs such as “El Mustachio,” “Milk the Cobra,” and “Bothered and Hot,” before disbanding.
The Kyle Gass Band
Established in 2011, The Kyle Gass Band consists of Kyle Gass, singer Mike Bray, guitarist John Konesky, bassist Jason Keene, and drummer Tim Spier. The band released two albums: “Kyle Gass Band” in 2013 and “Thundering Herd” in 2016. They occasionally performed acoustically as The Kyle Gass Company.
Video Games
In the 2009 action-adventure video game “Brutal Legend,” Gass voiced and provided the facial likeness for a neurotic cannon operator. The game, available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, follows Eddie Riggs, a character voiced by Jack Black, who works as a roadie for a heavy metal band. Heavy metal vocalists like Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne also lent their voices to the game.
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