Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone Suffers Severe Pelvic Injury Falling From Ladder

Jorma Taccone, a member of The Lonely Island, suffered a serious injury after falling approximately 20 feet from a rickety ladder on his Connecticut property while preparing for his daughter's fifth birthday. He sustained a shattered pelvis on his left side, a detached sacrum from his spine, and a broken L5 vertebra, resulting in the need for surgery and an extended recovery period. Taccone described the experience as 'life-changing' and acknowledged the intense pain and rehabilitation ahead, with doctors estimating a walking recovery timeline of three to six months. The fall occurred as he was hanging lights around a mural on a barn he had been painting, despite warnings about the ladder's instability. Speaking from a hospital bed on The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers podcast, he expressed gratitude for surviving and optimism about returning to normal activities after acute rehabilitation. Taccone's injury highlights the dangers of ladder use and the physical and emotional challenges following serious accidents.