Christian Jacobs

Acting

Christian Jacobs

Born 1972-01-11 · Rexburg, Idaho, USA

Christian Richards Jacobs (born January 11, 1972) is an American musician, television producer, and actor. He is perhaps most recognized as the co-creator of the award-winning Nick Jr. series Yo Gabba Gabba!, on which he additionally serves as a writer, director, composer, and voice actor. Under the stage persona of The MC Bat Commander, Jacobs is also well known for his work as lead singer for the Orange County rock band The Aquabats, which he co-founded in 1994. In addition to his musical work with the band, Jacobs also portrayed the character of the Bat Commander on the live-action comedy television series The Aquabats! Super Show!, which he also co-created and produced, from 2012 to 2014.

Acting credits

Pretty in Pink poster
6.7

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

Pretty in Pink

1986

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear poster
8.3

After surviving a devastating plane crash that nearly took his life, legendary and electrifying drummer Travis Barker embarks on a raw and redemptive journey in this intimate portrait of the man behind the tattoos who transformed pain into power.

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear

2026

Portrait of a White Marriage poster
3.7

Now a famous talk show host, Martin Mull takes his crew and cameras to Hawkins Falls, Ohio with the intent to give his erratic career a fresh start by shooting a special. While the residents are only concerned with taking advantage of his celebrity status, Mull falls for former subject and number one fan Joyce Harrison, who's still very much devoted to her husband Hal.

Portrait of a White Marriage

1988

Gleaming the Cube poster
6.0

An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.

Gleaming the Cube

1989

There Goes My Baby poster
6.2

It's the summer of 1965, and the members of the graduating class of upscale Westwood High are eager to reinvent themselves. Valedictorian Mary Beth wants to attend a liberal university. Surfer bum Stick plans to enlist to fight in Vietnam. Calvin lives in the poor Watts section of Los Angeles, which is slowly erupting in violence. As the summer nights grow long, they'll all be forced to make decisions that will affect the rest of their lives.

There Goes My Baby

1994

The History of White People in America: Volume II poster
8.3

In this daring follow-up to The History of White People in America, comedian Martin Mull takes us on an in-depth look at such topics as White Religion, White Stress, White Politics, and White Crime.

The History of White People in America: Volume II

1986

The History of White People in America poster
6.4

In this parody of documentaries, host Martin Mull discusses the contributions that White people have made to the USA, visits the Institute of White Studies, and follows a typical European-American family as they go about their everyday lives.

The History of White People in America

1985

Exile poster
5.0

Teens on a study program abroad have to learn survival techniques when they crash on an uncharted Malaysian island.

Exile

1990

Second Sight: A Love Story poster
7.0

Alexandra McKay is a woman who's been blind for twenty years and is afraid that people will just try to get close to her because of her condition, so she ultimately stays to herself and her trusty guide dog, Emma. When Richard Chapman enters her life, a romance develops and McKay begins to let the outside world in to her private world. The prospect of an operation arises that will restore McKay's eyesight, but the fear of what it will do to her relationship with Chapman and the concern over the fate of her guide dog weigh heavily upon her decision to do the procedure.

Second Sight: A Love Story

1984

The Canterville Ghost poster
7.3

The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can release him - if she dares!

The Canterville Ghost

1985

In Love and War poster
5.0

This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, among other senior officers, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, facing torture, isolation, and starvation in attempts to break their wills. Back in the US, Stockdale's wife, Sybil, begins working with other POW wives to try to get information on their husbands and to inform the world on their treatment.

In Love and War

1987

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NR

A TV pilot produced for Buena Vista TV and screened at the The Aquacadet Summit 1998.

The Aquabats!

1998

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? poster
NR

Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

1989

Pick It Up!: Ska in the '90s poster
8.0

Pick It Up! is an independent documentary film about the rise in popularity of ska music in the 1990s and the subsequent return to the underground. The film features members of Reel Big Fish, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt, Sublime, Save Ferris, Goldfinger, The Specials, Less Than Jake, Hepcat and many more.

Pick It Up!: Ska in the '90s

2019

The Aquabats! Kooky Spooky Halloween Party poster
NR

Coming straight to you from a secret bunker in Southern California, The Aquabats have put together a fully-produced show so that we can all get together for Halloween, celebrate the release of "Kooky Spooky... in Stereo!" and make up for all the live touring we DIDN'T get to do this year! It's a concert and a party... all in one!

The Aquabats! Kooky Spooky Halloween Party

2020

A Band Called The Aquabats!: A Sweaty History of Rad-ness! poster
NR

A documentary featurette on the band.

A Band Called The Aquabats!: A Sweaty History of Rad-ness!

2003

Gummi Bears: A New Beginning poster
6.0

As Duke Igthorn plans an attack on King Gregor's castle, Cavin (a page in the castle) is left in the woods after some of Igthorn's ogres run off the Humans. The Gummi Bears find Cavin passed out in the woods with a Great Gummi Medallion, that was left to him by his grandfather. When he proves he is a friend, the Gummi Bears and Cavin team up to stop Igthorn's plans.

Gummi Bears: A New Beginning

1986

The Aquabats! Sweet Clips That Rip! poster
NR

Numerous live clips spanning The Aquabats' career from 1994 to 2003.

The Aquabats! Sweet Clips That Rip!

2003

Urban Fears poster
2.5

Most horror stories take place in suburban areas, but these three teenagers are about to realize that those are not the only places where these things happen.

Urban Fears

2019

The Aquabats Kooky Kristmas Party poster
NR

More than an hour of holiday fun with The Aquabats! It's time for some holiday cheer with your favorite band of superheroes, The Aquabats! Gather around the fireplace and join us for a cozy Christmas hangout and a loud, rowdy concert... all in one!

The Aquabats Kooky Kristmas Party

2020

Yo Gabba Gabba: A Very Awesome Live Holiday Show! poster
NR

There's only one thing more fun than Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! and the holidays....You guessed it, putting them together! Join DJ Lance Rock, Brobee, Foofa, Muno, Plex and Toodee as they dance, sing and decorate the tree to prepare for the arrival of Santa Claus!

Yo Gabba Gabba: A Very Awesome Live Holiday Show!

2014

Yo Gabba Gabba: There's a Party in My City! Live Concert poster
NR

Join D.J. Lance Rock, Brobee, Toodee, Foofa, Plex, Muno and all of our favorite Yo Gabba Gabba! friends for their first-ever live concert! Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!: There's a Party in My City! is a non-stop musical extravaganza. Get up on your feet to sing and dance along over ten Gabba favorites, including: There's a Party in My Tummy, Name Game and Get The Sillies Out. This full-length concert is packed with special guests including beatboxing legend Biz Markie performing Biz's Beat of the Day, the incomparable Leslie Hall & DO IT teaching a Dancey Dance, and Super Music Friends Show guest The Aquabats performing everyone's favorite, Pool Party. Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!: There's a Party in My City! will get the whole family dancing and singing no matter what city you're in!

Yo Gabba Gabba: There's a Party in My City! Live Concert

2012

The Aquabats! Seriously Awesome! Live Show 2003 poster
NR

A live concert performance by The Aquabats at The Glass House in Pomona, California in February 2003.

The Aquabats! Seriously Awesome! Live Show 2003

2003

Behind the camera