The band also befriended former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, which began a working relationship between Foo Fighters and Tenacious D.
This series came about after the band had met David Cross on the Los Angeles music scene-and Black featuring in episodes of Mr. Prior to the release of Tenacious D's 2001 debut album Tenacious D, the duo had a three-episode TV series released on HBO, with the episodes broadcasting between 19. The duo's name is derived from 'tenacious defense', a phrase used by NBA basketball sportscasters Walt Frazier and Marv Albert. It was founded by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who were members of The Actors' Gang theater company at the time. Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994.
