Jack Black

Biography

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.\n\nBlack 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.

Known For

Barry Judd

High Fidelity

Carl Denham

King Kong

Zeke (voice)

Ice Age

Miles

The Holiday

JB

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Jesus Christ

Prop 8: The Musical

Bowser (voice)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

(Special Appearance)

Free LSD

Lenny (voice)

Shark Tale

Roger Davis

Bob Roberts

Nick Vanderpark

Envy

J.D. McNugent

Saving Silverman

Ian Lamont

The Jackal

Jerry

Be Kind Rewind

Paul McCartney (uncredited)

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Jeff Portnoy

Tropic Thunder

Lance Brumder

Orange County

Motorcyclist

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Georgie

Jesus' Son

Self - Presenter

A Concert for Hurricane Relief

Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda

Tenacious D

Bio-Dome

Fiedler

Enemy of the State

Nacho

Nacho Libre

Pilot

Waterworld

Augie

Airborne

Hal

Shallow Hal

Rick

The Cable Guy

Slip

Die unendliche Geschichte III - Rettung aus Phantásien

Satan

Dear Santa

Self

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage

Jeff Portnoy

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Malcolm

Margot at the Wedding

Lewis (voice)

The Lewis Lectures

Devlin

Bongwater

Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Private

Blind Justice

JB

The Roadie

Lemuel Gulliver

Gulliver's Travels

Steve

Crossworlds

Zed

Year One

Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 2

Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

Self

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

JB

Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour

Brad Harris

The Big Year

Bernie Tiede

Bernie

Self

Making Of School of Rock

Self (archive footage)

How Did We Get Here?

Self

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 3

Self

Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010

Self

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks

Self

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary

Self

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2

Self

The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny

Self

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'

Jack Austin

Heat Vision and Jack

JB

Tenacious D: For the Ladies

R.L. Stine

Goosebumps

Self

Harmontown

Self

Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023

Self

The Present

Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 4

Wolfman Jack

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Self

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Lead Chimney Sweep

Run Ronnie Run

Self

Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center

Steve

A Minecraft Movie

Dan Landsman

The D Train

YouPorn Owner (uncredited)

Sex Tape

Jerry

Johnny Skidmarks

Self

The Concert for Valor

Self

Earth to America

Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)

Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera

Craig Poncelet

Dead Man Walking

Rick

Too Far from the Norm

Micronations

Self

Heaven Adores You

Self

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

Car Thief

Marked for Murder

George Washington

Awesometown

Big Tommy

Tommy Can`t Sleep

Self

Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring

Self

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

Wasteland Scrap

Demolition Man

Po (voice)

Dueling Dumplings

Billy Glenn Norris

Mars Attacks!

Self - Actor

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Sid

Cradle Will Rock

Titus Telesco (uncredited)

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jack the Elf

Lord of the Piercing

Sherman

Stepdude

Self

Tenacious D: In the Studio

Jan Lewan

The Polka King

Self

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord

Anaconda

Dexter

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Jonathan Barnavelt

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Self

Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

The Words That Built America

MCA (B-Boys 2)

Fight for Your Right Revisited

R. L. Stine (uncredited)

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Broadcast Technician

The Fan

DJ at Party

Bye Bye Love

Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

Jumanji: The Next Level

Dewey Finn

School of Rock

Self

The Insufferable Groo

Sheriff

The Unexpected Race

Marty Prago

The Innocent

Self

Tenacious D: Live in London

Self

Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019

Self

The Eighth Blunder of the World

Self

Being 'Shallow Hal'

Self

Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal

Self

Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up

Self

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Lenny (voice)

Club Oscar

Self - Game Master

Celebrity Escape Room

Self

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Self

Dear Class of 2020

The Sheik

Grown Up Stan (voice)

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Jack Black (uncredited)

The Muppets

Self

Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story

Self

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

Claptrap (voice)

Borderlands

Po (voice)

Dreamworks Holiday Classics

JB

Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale

JB

Tenacious D: Time Fixers

Mental Patient (uncredited)

Melvin Goes to Dinner

Self

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

JB

Tenacious D: JB's BJ

JB

Tenacious D: Butt Baby

Self

One World: Together at Home

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Self - Actor

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself

Jack Black / Spider-Man

Jack Black: Spider-Man

Man

Cash Box

Self

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division

Po (Voice)

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

Self (Interviewee)

Coachella

Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-08-28

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, California, USA

Also Known As

Thomas Jacob Black