hand, introducing himself, and that Stapp shook his hand and sarcastically intoned, "Thanks for the words", to which Cross replied, "Well, you know..." Personal life In August 2011, after four years of dating, Cross became engaged to Amber Tamblyn. They married in 2012. On February 21, 2017, Tamblyn announced that she and Cross had recently had a daughter. Cross, who was raised into Judaism, has described himself as an atheist. He describes his political philosophy as "definitely more socialist Democrat than centrist politician". In an interview in 2016, Cross praised Senator Bernie Sanders and said he admired Sanders "way before he ran for President". In 2021, Cross featured on a video produced by the Gravel Institute, a progressive think tank. On September 26, 2013, Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler revealed that Cross was the first investor in the crowdfunding platform. Strickler included Cross among the "friends and family" who first financed Kickstarter in 2006. Cross is a fan of and friends with the musical group Beastie Boys. He is sampled on the beginning of the group's single "Ch-Check It Out" from their album To the 5 Boroughs. One of the group's members, Mike D, did not believe that this was Cross's voice in the sample, and Cross says he had to perform the voice in front of Diamond to prove it was actually him. Cross revealed this while hosting the Beastie Boys SiriusXM channel. Cross also appeared in the group's music video for "Make Some Noise" which was nominated for Video of The Year at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. In Spike Jonze documentary Beastie Boys Story, Cross has a post-credit scene in which he interrupts the group's theater performance to poke fun at the commercial failure of their second album, Paul's Boutique. Discography Comedy albums {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! class = "unsortable" | Title ! Label !Notes |- | 2002 | Shut Up You Fucking Baby!|Sub Pop (CD); Stand Up! Records (vinyl) |Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (2003) |- | 2004 | It's Not Funny|Sub Pop (CD); Stand Up! Records (vinyl) | |- | 2010 | Bigger and Blackerer|Sub Pop | |- | 2016 | ...America...Great...|Self-released (CD); Stand Up! Records (vinyl) |Nominated–Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (2016) |- | 2019 | Oh, Come On|Comedy Dynamics | | I'm From The Future 2022'' Videos and films Compilation appearances Bibliography Filmography Film Stand-up specials