Birthday
1969-08-28Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USABiography
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. Black is known for his roles in the films High Fidelity (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), Orange County (2002), School of Rock (2003), Envy (2004), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bernie (2011) and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), in addition to his role in the Jumanji franchise. He also voices the giant panda named Po from DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda films. He gained Golden Globe nominations for his work in School of Rock and Bernie, and he was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2018. Black is also the lead vocalist of the Grammy Award–winning comedy rock duo Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long time friend, Kyle Gass. They have released multiple studio albums including their self titled debut Tenacious D, The Pick of Destiny, Rize of the Fenix, and Post-Apocalypto, in addition to their television series Tenacious D (1997–2000) and film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). Since 2018, Black has maintained a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.Free Trial Channels
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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
2022
7.2
as Grown Up Stan (voice)
2022
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
2020
7.1
as Self
2020
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
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as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2019
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
6.8
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as Dexter
2018
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto
2018
7.3
as Jack Black / Jables / JB (voice), various (voices)
2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
6.1
as Jonathan Barnavelt
2018
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
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as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2017
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
2013
7.9
as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
2013