page_title: The Polka King
section_title: Cast
hierarchical_section_title: The Polka King / Cast
caption_attribution_description: English: Jack Black and Jan Lewan at Sundance Film Festival 2017 for debut of “The King Of Polka”
context_page_description: The Polka King is an American biographical comedy film directed by Maya Forbes and written by Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky. The film is about real-life Polish-American polka band leader Jan Lewan, who was imprisoned in 2004 for running a Ponzi scheme. The film stars Jack Black as Lewan, as well as Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, and Jacki Weaver. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017. It was released on Netflix on January 12, 2018.
  The Polka King is based on a 2009 documentary about Lewan, The Man Who Would Be Polka King, directed by Joshua Brown and John Mikulak.
context_section_description: Jack Black as Jan Lewan, Marla's husband and David’s father
  Jenny Slate as Marla Lewan, Jan's wife and David's mother
  Jason Schwartzman as Mickey Pizzazz, Jan’s best friend
  Jacki Weaver as Barb, Jan's mother-in-law
  Vanessa Bayer as Bitsy Bear
  J. B. Smoove as Ron Edwards, an SEC officer
  Willie Garson as Lonny
  Robert Capron as David Lewan, Jan and Marla's son
caption: Jack Black alongside Jan Lewan at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival
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