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• Dust Brothers
  The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles, California based, Grammy Award winning producers, E.Z. Mike (Michael Simpson) and King Gizmo (John King), famous for their sample-based music in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on the albums ''Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Odelay by Beck, and the soundtrack to the film Fight Club''.
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  Jack Black
  Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American comedian, actor and musician. He makes up one half of the comedy and satirical rock duo Tenacious D. The group has two albums and a full-length film. His acting career is extensive, starring primarily as bumbling, cocky, but internally self-conscious outsiders in comedy films. He was a member of the Frat Pack, a group of comedians who have appeared together in several Hollywood films, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe award. He has also won an MTV Movie Award, and a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award
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• Jason Reed
  Jason "JR" Reed (also known by the name of his signature character, Lee), is an American actor and musician, originally from Corvallis, Oregon. He grew up in Las Vegas, NV where he graduated from Bonanza High School. He is best known for his association with the comedy rock band Tenacious D.
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• Kyle Gass
  Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960), also known as KG or Kage, 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.
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  Paul F. Tompkins
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  Ronnie James Dio
  Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an Italian-American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Prior to his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose first studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. Dio died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010. One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die".
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Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)

"Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)" Actors

• Jack Black
• Kyle Gass
• Will Ferrell
• David Koechner
• Jason Reed
• Ronnnie James Dio

"Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)" Director

• Liam Lynch

Taglines:

The greatest motion picture of all time.
An epic quest. A magical guitar pick. A chance to put the D in Destiny.

Quotes:

KG: Gimme a powerslide. Full throttle.::JB: sssshhhhh... [Hissing while performing a horrible powerslide]::KG: How did that feel?::JB: Really good. How did it look?::KG: Amazing... ly bad.

JB: [Begins to vocalize. The microphone lights on fire and he knocks it over]::JB: I do not need...::KG: He does not need.::JB: A microphone...::KG: A microphone.::JB: My voice is fucking...::KG: Fucking.::JB: Powerful!::JB: [Begins to sing to crowd and moves hand in a slow passing motion. A powerful wind comes from his hands]::JB: [Begins to vocalize again and the man's head he is looking at explodes. He apologizes]::JB: I did not mean...::KG: He did not mean.::JB: To blow your mind...::KG: To blow your mind::JB: But that shit happens to me... all the time!

JB: What's it gonna be Kyle? You have to decide... Tits... or Destiny.::KG: [Lifting up his shirt] Tits.

KG: Cock, use the cock.

JB: Holy Fuckalukadingdong

JB: Kyle's fingers be silver.::KG: Jack's voice then be gold.::JB, KG: But lest you think we're vain.::JB: We know you're all robots and we don't care! Tenacious D! We reign! Supreme, Oh, God! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a cutlass supreme.

Open Mic Host: We've got one spot left. You guys got any new material?::JB: What we got's gonna turn your brain into shit.

JB: [referring to tenac] I looked it up in the dictionary... it wasn't in there.

JB: [narrating in song] A long-ass fuckin' time ago in a town called Kickapoo / There lived a humble family religious through and through / But yea there was a black sheep and he knew just what to do / His name was young JB and he refused to step in line / A vision he did see of fucking rocking all the time / He wrote a tasty jam and all the planets did align...::[young JB enters playing a guitar]::Lil' JB: [singing] Oh, the dragon's balls were blazin' as I stepped into his cave / Then I sliced his fucking cockles with my long and shiny blade / 'Twas I who fucked the dragon, fuckalye sing fuckaloo / And if you try to fuck with me then I shall fuck you too / Gotta get it on in the party zone / I gotsta shoot a load in party zone / Gotta lick a toad in the party zone / Gotta suck a choad in the party zone!::[Jack's father takes him to his room and spanks him with his belt. A guitar riff is heard starting]::Jack's Father: [singing] You disobeyed my orders son, why were you ever born? / Your brother's ten times better than you, Jesus loves him more / This music that you've played for us comes from the depths of Hell / Rock 'n' roll's the Devil's work, he wants you to rebel.::[begins to tear down JB's rock 'n' roll posters]::Jack's Father: You'll become a mindless puppet! Beelzebub will pull the strings! / Your heart will lose direction and chaos it will bring / You better shut your mouth, you better watch your tone / You're grounded for a week with no telephone / Don't let me hear ya cry, don't let me hear ya moan / You gotta praise the Lord when you're in my home!::[Dad storms out, leaving only one poster: Ronnie James Dio]::Lil' JB: [singing to the poster] Dio, can you hear me? I am lost and so alone / I'm asking for your guidance, won't you come down from your throne? / I need a tight compadre who will teach me how to rock / My father thinks you're evil, but, man, he can suck a cock / Rock is not the Devil's work, it's magical and rad / I'll never rock as long as I am stuck here with my dad.::[the poster comes to life]::Ronnie James Dio: [singing] I hear you brave young Jables, you are hungry for the rock / But to learn the ancient methods, secret doors you must unlock / Escape your father's clutches in this oppressive neighborhood / On a journey you must go to find the land of Hollywood / In the City of Fallen Angels, where the ocean meets the sand / You will form a strong alliance and the world's most awesome band / To find your fame and fortune, through the valley you must walk / You will face your inner demons, now go my son and ROCK!::[JB jumps out the window and runs away from home]::JB: [narrating in song] So he bailed from fucking Kickapoo with hunger in his heart / And he journeyed far and wide to find the secrets of his art / But in the end he knew that he would find his counterpart / Rock! / Rah-ha-ha-ha-hock / Rah-ha-ha-ha-ha...::[babbles]::JB: Rock!

Girl #2: Excuse me, are you gonna charge us for all the refills?::Truck Stop Waitress: [sarcastically] No, you're so pretty you'll get everything for free.::KG: That's a pretty good deal.