Michael Ian Black Net Worth

Michael Ian Black's Quotes

• I honestly believe you can never tell if a relationship is going to last. In my own marriage, which is going on 14 years, I don't think of it as 'I'm going to be with this person forever.' Instead, I think of more like, 'I'll probably be with this person for the next six weeks. Then I'll re-evaluate.'
• Everybody has something they love to do. Do that thing.
• Lordy, lordy, lordy do I love money. It is a character flaw, no doubt, one that springs from a panicked childhood in which I always felt as if our family was only a couple missed child support payments from being tossed onto the pitiless streets of our suburban New Jersey town.
• 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.

Interesting Facts about Michael Ian Black

1. Was the voice of the pets.com sock puppet.
2. Son, Elijah, born 2001.
3. Attended New York University but left before graduating.
4. He is a middle child with an older sibling (brother) and a younger sibling (sister).
5. Was not the original choice to play Phil Stubbs on NBC's Ed (2000); fellow I Love the '80s (2002) commentator Donal Logue played the role in the first episode, but backed out due to scheduling conflicts. Donal Logue appeared in the early promotion for the series but the first episodes were re-shot to include Black.
6. Has a daughter, Ruth, born 2003. She makes an appearance in the Stella (2005) short "Friendship."
7. His birth name, Schwartz, is derived from the German word "schwarz," which has the same meaning as his stage name, Black. He has joked that he dropped the name Schwartz because "I'm ashamed of my Jewishness." However, the comedy group Stella (2005)'s uniting theme is the 3 members' Jewishness (Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain).
8. Real name is Michael Ian Schwartz, but changed his name to Michael Ian Black because there was already a popular actor named Michael Schwartz.
9. Is currently a member of the comedy troupe Stella (2005) with David Wain and Michael Showalter. They were all cast members on "The State". Stella played weekly shows at Fez Under Time Cafe in NYC until the Fez closed on February 1st, 2005. [2005]
10. Lives in Connecticut with his wife, Martha Hagen, and their two children. [2008]
11. Release of his book, "My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face". [2008]
12. Release of his children's book, "Chicken Cheeks: The Beginning of the Ends". [2009]
13. Added his middle name, Ian, because there was already an actor named "Michael Black".
14. While a guest on "Live with Regis & Kelly" in 2010, Bradley Cooper was asked which of the many actresses he has co-starred with was his favorite on-screen kisser. Instead of an actress, he chose Michael Ian Black, with whom he shared a love scene in Wet Hot American Summer (2001).