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Jack Black

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1969-08-28 (Age: 57)

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, California, USA

Jack Black

Biography

Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in family and comedy films and his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. After portraying supporting roles in films including Dead Man Walking (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Enemy of the State (1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film High Fidelity (2000). This led to larger roles in films like Shallow Hal (2001) and Orange County (2002) before he solidified his leading-man status with his starring role in School of Rock (2003). Black has since starred in King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Bernie (2011), Goosebumps (2016), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), its sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and A Minecraft Movie (2025). He has also voiced Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–present) and Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie franchise (2023–present).  Black is the lead vocalist of the duo Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. In 2015, they won the Grammy Award for best metal performance for "The Last in Line." Since 2018, Black has run a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (158)

⭐ 0 Role: Steve

A Minecraft Sequel

2027
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⭐ 0 Role: Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

Jumanji: Open World

2026
⭐ 7.5 Role: Bowser (voice)

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026
⭐ 5.9 Role: Doug McCallister

Anaconda

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3

2025
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⭐ 0 Role: Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom

Tenacious D Live at the O2

2025
⭐ 8.3 Role: Self

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

2025
⭐ 6.3 Role: Steve

A Minecraft Movie

2025
⭐ 6.2 Role: Satan

Dear Santa

2024
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2024
⭐ 5.6 Role: Claptrap (voice)

Borderlands

2024
⭐ 5.7 Role: Po (voice)

Dueling Dumplings

2024
⭐ 7.4 Role: Self

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord

2024