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Kyle Gass is an American rock musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He is a member of the bands Tenacious D and Trainwreck. In Tenacious D (which also features Jack Black), 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 Jack Black's son.

Much like his musical career, Gass' acting career also started at a young age. His first gig was for a 7-up advertisement. Later in his career he met actor Tim Robbins, who recruited him into the Actor's Gang. Gass soon graduated from UCLA. In 1986, a 16-year-old Jack Black was one of the new recruits in the Actor's Gang, and the two were introduced. According to Gass, he actually did not like Black at first, but the duo eventually settled their differences and soon became best friends. Gass taught Black how to play guitar, and the two soon formed a band, calling it Tenacious D.

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 appeared in the comedy Elf as a would-be children's author. Gass also made a cameo appearance with Michael Richards in the Seinfeld episode, "The Abstinence." Gass has had small parts in many of Black's films (Year One, Kung Fu Panda, Shallow Hal, Saving Silverman, The Cable Guy, etc.). He has also appeared in Jacob's Ladder with Tim Robbins.

Gass appeared in season 9 of Friends as a mugger, as the porn director in the 2008 teen sex film Extreme Movie, Walrus Boy in Wieners, and as the dirty trucker in the mens room in the 2008 film Sex Drive. He co-starred in the movie Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, alongside Jack Black. In October 2008, Gass appeared as the character Decatur Doublewide in the film Lower Learning. Gass had a cameo role as a singing karaoke cowboy in the 2007 movie Wild Hogs.