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Jack Black

Acting
Known For

55 Years Old

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), 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 (2023).  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.

Born

Santa Monica, California, USA on 28th August 1969

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Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Image
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
Good Mythical Morning Image
Good Mythical Morning
Self
Conan Image
Conan
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Milo (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Image
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Infinite Challenge Image
Infinite Challenge
Self
Rick and Morty Image
Rick and Morty
Lithdor (voice)
Amazing Saturday Image
Amazing Saturday
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Emmys segment
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
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The Graham Norton Show
Self
The View Image
The View
Self
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
iCarly Image
iCarly
Aspartamay
A Minecraft Movie Image
A Minecraft Movie
Steve
The Russell Howard Hour Image
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
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The X-Files
Bart 'Zero' Liquori
The Office Image
The Office
Sam
The Eric Andre Show Image
The Eric Andre Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Honest Trailers Image
Honest Trailers
Steve (archive footage)
American Idol Image
American Idol
Self
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StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
The Fall Guy Image
The Fall Guy
Chuck
The Jay Leno Show Image
The Jay Leno Show
Self
The Mandalorian Image
The Mandalorian
Captain Bombardier
The New Leave It to Beaver Image
The New Leave It to Beaver
Nick
Community Image
Community
Buddy
The Single Guy Image
The Single Guy
Randy
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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self
Chopped Image
Chopped
Self
Will & Grace Image
Will & Grace
Dr. Isaac Hershberg
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Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Kids' Choice Awards Image
Kids' Choice Awards
Host
Northern Exposure Image
Northern Exposure
Kevin Wilkins
MTV Movie & TV Awards Image
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Drunk History Image
Drunk History
Elvis Presley
Drunk History Image
Drunk History
Vincenzo Peruggia
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Drunk History
William Mulholland
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Touched by an Angel
Monte
Morgenmagazin Image
Morgenmagazin
Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Image
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley
Made in Hollywood Image
Made in Hollywood
Self
Kung Fu Panda 4 Image
Kung Fu Panda 4
Po (voice)
Brain Games Image
Brain Games
Self
Hot Ones Image
Hot Ones
Self
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb Image
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Image
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Po (voice)
Big Nate Image
Big Nate
Brad Gunter (voice)
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson Image
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Self
All-American Girl Image
All-American Girl
Tommy
What the Fit Image
What the Fit
Self
Icons Image
Icons
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Welcome to Sweden Image
Welcome to Sweden
Self
History of the World: Part II Image
History of the World: Part II
Joseph Stalin
Picket Fences Image
Picket Fences
Curtis Williams
Radio Disney Music Awards Image
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self - Presenter
Space Ghost Coast to Coast Image
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Image
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bowser (voice)
Tenacious D Image
Tenacious D
Jack 'JB' Black
Comedy Bang! Bang! Image
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Tom Goes to the Mayor Image
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Trapper JB (voice)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale Image
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Special Guest
Great Minds with Dan Harmon Image
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mr. Show with Bob and David Image
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Farmer / Satan / God
Mr. Show with Bob and David Image
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Gay Guy / Moviegoer
Mr. Show with Bob and David Image
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Expert
Mr. Show with Bob and David Image
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Jeepers Creepers
Another Period Image
Another Period
Dan Ringley
Acceptable.tv Image
Acceptable.tv
Self / Cop / Story Wizard
Acceptable.tv Image
Acceptable.tv
The Golden Palace Image
The Golden Palace
Cab Driver
Monty Image
Monty
Doug
No Image
Live at Johnny's
Cracking Up Image
Cracking Up
Ice Age Image
Ice Age
Zeke (voice)
Kung Fu Panda Image
Kung Fu Panda
Po (voice)
Water And Power Image
Water And Power
The Mayor
The Birthday Boys Image
The Birthday Boys
Clone High Image
Clone High
Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
The Brink Image
The Brink
Alex Talbot
Documentary Now! Image
Documentary Now!
Jamison Friend
Time Belt Image
Time Belt
Computerman
No Image
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Kung Fu Panda 2 Image
Kung Fu Panda 2
Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3 Image
Kung Fu Panda 3
Po (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level Image
Jumanji: The Next Level
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Borderlands Image
Borderlands
Claptrap (voice)
Laser Fart Image
Laser Fart
The Elegant Hunter
Cup of Joe Image
Cup of Joe
Self
Shark Tale Image
Shark Tale
Lenny (voice)
King Kong Image
King Kong
Carl Denham
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Image
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Tropic Thunder Image
Tropic Thunder
Jeff Portnoy
Double Fine Adventure Image
Double Fine Adventure
Self
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Image
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Titus Telesco (uncredited)
The Andy Dick Show Image
The Andy Dick Show
J.D
The Jackal Image
The Jackal
Ian Lamont
Demolition Man Image
Demolition Man
Wasteland Scrap
Life Goes On Image
Life Goes On
Skinhead
Goosebumps Image
Goosebumps
R.L. Stine
Waterworld Image
Waterworld
Pilot
Last Call with Carson Daly Image
Last Call with Carson Daly
Self
Nacho Libre Image
Nacho Libre
Nacho
No Image
Exposure
Dan Harmon
The Cable Guy Image
The Cable Guy
Rick
Sex Tape Image
Sex Tape
YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
Mars Attacks! Image
Mars Attacks!
Billy Glenn Norris
Enemy of the State Image
Enemy of the State
Fiedler
School of Rock Image
School of Rock
Dewey Finn
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
The Holiday Image
The Holiday
Miles
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Image
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Motorcyclist
Shallow Hal Image
Shallow Hal
Hal
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Image
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
R. L. Stine (uncredited)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five Image
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Po (voice)
Year One Image
Year One
Zed
Gulliver's Travels Image
Gulliver's Travels
Lemuel Gulliver
The House with a Clock in Its Walls Image
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Jonathan Barnavelt
No Image
Pride & Joy
Man
High Fidelity Image
High Fidelity
Barry Judd
Good Hang with Amy Poehler Image
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Dead Man Walking Image
Dead Man Walking
Craig Poncelet
The Muppets Image
The Muppets
Jack Black (uncredited)
The Gong Show Image
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Image
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
JB
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Image
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Paul McCartney (uncredited)
Computerman Image
Computerman
Computerman
The Fan Image
The Fan
Broadcast Technician
Dear Santa Image
Dear Santa
Satan
Full Frontal Comedy Image
Full Frontal Comedy
self
The Unexpected Race Image
The Unexpected Race
Sheriff
Super Mario World Image
Super Mario World
Bowser (voice)
Be Kind Rewind Image
Be Kind Rewind
Jerry
Anaconda Image
Anaconda
The NeverEnding Story III Image
The NeverEnding Story III
Slip
This Morning Image
This Morning
Self
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll Image
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Image
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Po (voice)
Channel 101 Image
Channel 101
Self - Host
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Image
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Wolfman Jack
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Image
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Po (voice)
The Big Year Image
The Big Year
Brad Harris
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
No Image
HypaSpace
Self
Celebrities Uncensored Image
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
Orange County Image
Orange County
Lance Brumder
Envy Image
Envy
Nick Vanderpark
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood Image
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Grown Up Stan (voice)
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Image
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Dexter
Saving Silverman Image
Saving Silverman
J.D. McNugent
Bio-Dome Image
Bio-Dome
Tenacious D
Bernie Image
Bernie
Bernie Tiede
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast Image
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
The Polka King Image
The Polka King
Jan Lewan
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Image
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Great Scott! Image
Great Scott!
Ray
No Image
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
The Love Letter Image
The Love Letter
Fisherman
Run Ronnie Run Image
Run Ronnie Run
Lead Chimney Sweep
Heat Vision and Jack Image
Heat Vision and Jack
Jack Austin
Airborne Image
Airborne
Augie
The Words That Built America Image
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Image
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Self
Blind Justice Image
Blind Justice
Private
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord Image
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Self
Margot at the Wedding Image
Margot at the Wedding
Malcolm
The D Train Image
The D Train
Dan Landsman
One World: Together at Home Image
One World: Together at Home
Self
Bob Roberts Image
Bob Roberts
Roger Davis
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness Image
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Jeff Portnoy
Dear Class of 2020 Image
Dear Class of 2020
Self
Fight for Your Right Revisited Image
Fight for Your Right Revisited
MCA (B-Boys 2)
Cradle Will Rock Image
Cradle Will Rock
Sid
Untitled Weezer Film Image
Untitled Weezer Film
How Did We Get Here? Image
How Did We Get Here?
Self (archive footage)
Earth to America Image
Earth to America
Self
Harmontown Image
Harmontown
Self
Bye Bye Love Image
Bye Bye Love
DJ at Party
21 Years: Richard Linklater Image
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
Bongwater Image
Bongwater
Devlin
Dreamworks Holiday Classics Image
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
Po (voice)
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin Image
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Image
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Coachella Image
Coachella
Self (Interviewee)
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera Image
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
Johnny Skidmarks Image
Johnny Skidmarks
Jerry
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror Image
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
Crossworlds Image
Crossworlds
Steve
Club Oscar Image
Club Oscar
Lenny (voice)
Kung Fu Panda:  The Awesome Secrets Collection Image
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Po (Voice)
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Image
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
Dio: Dreamers Never Die Image
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Self
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story Image
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Self
Tenacious D: Time Fixers Image
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
JB
Feeding America Comedy Festival Image
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Jesus' Son Image
Jesus' Son
Georgie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Melvin Goes to Dinner Image
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Mental Patient (uncredited)
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself Image
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Self - Actor
Heaven Adores You Image
Heaven Adores You
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Image
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' Image
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Self
Prop 8: The Musical Image
Prop 8: The Musical
Jesus Christ
Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet Image
Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet
Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' Image
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
Celebrity Escape Room Image
Celebrity Escape Room
Self - Game Master
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who Image
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny Image
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
The Concert for Valor Image
The Concert for Valor
Self
Jack Black: Spider-Man Image
Jack Black: Spider-Man
Jack Black / Spider-Man
Danny Roane: First Time Director Image
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Self
The Sheik Image
The Sheik
Self
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 Image
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
Self
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries Image
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Self
Being 'Shallow Hal' Image
Being 'Shallow Hal'
Self
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life Image
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self (archive footage)
Heat Vision and Jack Image
Heat Vision and Jack
Jack Austin
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary Image
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Self
Free LSD Image
Free LSD
(Special Appearance)
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Image
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Self
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up Image
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Self
Awesometown Image
Awesometown
George Washington
No Image
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Self
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! Image
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Self
Dueling Dumplings Image
Dueling Dumplings
Po (voice)
Tenacious D: In the Studio Image
Tenacious D: In the Studio
Self
The Innocent Image
The Innocent
Marty Prago
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023 Image
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Self
No Image
Stepdude
Sherman
Marked for Murder Image
Marked for Murder
Car Thief
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal Image
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Self
The Roadie Image
The Roadie
JB
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale Image
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
JB
No Image
Making Of School of Rock
Self
Tenacious D: For the Ladies Image
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
JB
The Present Image
The Present
Self
No Image
Cash Box
Man
Tenacious D: JB's BJ Image
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
JB
No Image
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Self
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring Image
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
Self
The Insufferable Groo Image
The Insufferable Groo
Self
No Image
Micronations
Too Far from the Norm Image
Too Far from the Norm
Rick
Tenacious D: Butt Baby Image
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
JB
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour Image
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
JB
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center Image
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Self
No Image
The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
Self
Tenacious D: Live in London Image
Tenacious D: Live in London
Self
No Image
Tommy Can`t Sleep
Big Tommy
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Image
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
The Lewis Lectures Image
The Lewis Lectures
Lewis (voice)
Tenacious D - Rock in Rio 2019 Image
Tenacious D - Rock in Rio 2019
Self
Early To Class Image
Early To Class
Himself (Archive footage)