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Jack Black(I)

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Jack Black
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Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hermosa Beach, California to Judith Love Cohen & Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he was a member of Tim Robbins' acting troupe & it was through this collaboration that led to his 1992 film debut in Bob Roberts (1992). Although he was just a background voice in his first film, Jack's appearances in such television shows as The X-Files (1993), his breakthrough performance in High Fidelity (2000) & his rock-comedy band, Tenacious D have created an ever-growing cult following.
BornAugust 28, 1969
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BornAugust 28, 1969
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  • Awards
    • 14 wins & 50 nominations

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Jack Black and Lizzo in The Mandalorian (2019)
Jack Black in Picket Fences (1992)
Lauren Holly and Jack Black in Picket Fences (1992)
Jack Black in Picket Fences (1992)
Jack Black in Picket Fences (1992)
Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Marci T. House in The Big Year (2011)
Jack Black in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jack Black in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jack Black, Kyle Gass, and Tenacious D in Tenacious D (1997)
Jack Black, Kyle Gass, and Tenacious D in Tenacious D (1997)
Jack Black and Kyle Gass in Tenacious D (1997)
Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, and Karen Gillan in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Known for

Jack Black in School of Rock (2003)
School of Rock
7.2
  • Dewey Finn
  • 2003
Promotional One Sheet
High Fidelity
7.4
  • Barry Judd
  • 2000
Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Cesar Gonzalez, and Darius Rose in Nacho Libre (2006)
Nacho Libre
5.8
  • Nacho
  • 2006
Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
King Kong
7.2
  • Carl Denham
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • Tenacious D: Wicked Game
    • Jack Black
    • Released
    • Music Video
    • 2023
  • Kung Fu Panda 4
    • Po (voice)
    • In Production
    • 2024
  • Stepdude
    • Sherman
    • Pre-production
  • Dear Santa
    • Satan
    • In Production
  • Borderlands
    • Claptrap
    • Post-production
  • Tenacious D: Video Games (2023)
    Tenacious D: Video Games
    • Jack Black (voice)
    • Music Video
    • 2023
  • Jack Black in Jack Black: Peaches (2023)
    Jack Black: Peaches
    • Jack Black
    • Music Video
    • 2023
  • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy M. O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
    The Mandalorian
    • Captain Bombardier
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Jack Black, Charlie Day, Scott Menville, Chris Pratt, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, Keegan-Michael Key, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie
    • Bowser (voice)
    • 2023
  • Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz, Pamela Adlon, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Nick Robinson, Dove Cameron, Tim Baltz, and Ronny Chieng in History of the World: Part II (2023)
    History of the World: Part II
    • Joseph Stalin
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Free LSD (2023)
    Free LSD
    • 2023
  • Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022)
    Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
    • Po (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
    Rick and Morty
    • Viscount of Venus (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
    • Wolfman Jack
    • 2022
  • Tenacious D's the Who Medley (2022)
    Tenacious D's the Who Medley
    • Frank
    • Nora
    • Pinball Wizard ...
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
    Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
    • Grown Up Stan (voice)
    • 2022
  • Carolyn Hennesy, Ben Giroux, Arnie Pantoja, Daniel Mk Cohen, and Bryce Charles in Big Nate (2022)
    Big Nate
    • Brad Gunter (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Psychonauts 2 (2021)
    Psychonauts 2
    • Helmut Fullbear (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • Waffles + Mochi (2021)
    Waffles + Mochi
    • Jack Black
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Tony Hawk in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (2020)
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
    • Officer Dick
    • Video Game
    • 2020

Producer

  • Acceptable TV
    • executive producer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Gianna
    • associate producer
    • Completed
    • Short
    • 2023
  • Stepdude
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022)
    Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • The Aquabats! RadVentures! (2019)
    The Aquabats! RadVentures!
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé in Happily (2021)
    Happily
    • producer
    • 2021
  • Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Ben Stiller, Adam Scott, and Jack Black in Celebrity Escape Room (2020)
    Celebrity Escape Room
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • You may call me, Master Naruto (2019)
    You may call me, Master Naruto
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Christian Jacobs in The Aquabats! Radventures! (2018)
    The Aquabats! Radventures!
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Jason Schwartzman, Jack Black, and Jenny Slate in The Polka King (2017)
    The Polka King
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Tim Robbins and Jack Black in The Brink (2015)
    The Brink
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Gregg Turkington in Entertainment (2015)
    Entertainment
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • The D Train (2015)
    The D Train
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2015
  • Ghost Ghirls (2013)
    Ghost Ghirls
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Wizard's Way (2013)
    Wizard's Way
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Shredd
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • My Life As an Experiment
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Jack Black in Gulliver's Travels (2010)
    Gulliver's Travels
    • executive producer
    • 2010

Writer

  • Acceptable TV
    • creator
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Jack Black and Kyle Gass in Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto (2018)
    Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
    • Writer (as Tenacious D)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • The Roadie (2012)
    The Roadie
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Brutal Journey: Jack Black Finds His Inner Eddie Riggs (2009)
    Brutal Journey: Jack Black Finds His Inner Eddie Riggs
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 (2008)
    Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
    • writer
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Acceptable TV (2007)
    Acceptable TV
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Jack Black, Kyle Gass, and Tenacious D in Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
    Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
    • written by
    • 2006
  • Tenacious D: Hell O'Clock News (2006)
    Tenacious D: Hell O'Clock News
    • writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2006
  • Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (2003)
    Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Tenacious D (1997)
    Tenacious D
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2000
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Burning Questions With 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'
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Burning Questions With 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'
Jack Black | Career Retrospective
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Jack Black | Career Retrospective
What We Know About the 'Untitled Jumanji Sequel' ... So Far
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What We Know About the 'Untitled Jumanji Sequel' ... So Far
"The Bridge"
Clip 1:09
"The Bridge"
"Stu's Advice"
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"Stu's Advice"
"Sea Sick Stu"
Clip 1:06
"Sea Sick Stu"
"Stu and Brad Scare Kenny"
Clip 1:16
"Stu and Brad Scare Kenny"
Year One: Clip "Stoning"
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Year One: Clip "Stoning"
Year One: Clip "Whence comest thou?"
Clip 0:55
Year One: Clip "Whence comest thou?"
Kung Fu Panda 3
Clip 1:23
Kung Fu Panda 3
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Clip 1:39
21 Years: Richard Linklater
High Fidelity
Clip 1:28
High Fidelity

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tenacious D
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • August 28, 1969
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Tanya HadenMarch 14, 2006 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Samuel Jason Black
  • Parents
      Judith Love Cohen
  • Other works
    Member of the comedy/music group Tenacious D along with Kyle Gass. They had two ten-minute spots on HBO entitled "Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth."
  • Publicity listings
    • 18 Interviews
    • 16 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 8 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His parents, Judith Lois (Cohen) and Thomas William Black, who were rocket scientists, divorced when Black was 10. His mother, Judith Love Cohen, worked on the Hubble space telescope.
  • Quotes
    [on filming the love scene in Shallow Hal (2001)] It was just strictly professional. It was like a doctor or a carpenter plying his trade. I received no pleasure whatsoever... I requested 32 takes for the perfection of the craft.
  • Trademarks
      Starts speaking in a slow, quiet tempo and begins to sing in a faster louder cadence.
  • Nicknames
    • JB
    • Jables
    • Jack
  • Salaries
      Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
      (2017)
      $5,000,000

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