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), 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.
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
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
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 (archive footage) (uncredited)
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
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
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
Self
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: The Complete Masterworks
Self
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Fisherman
The Love Letter
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Untitled Weezer Film
Self
Tenacious D - Rock in Rio 2019
Bowser (voice)
Super Mario World
Himself (Archive footage)
Early To Class
Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
156
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-08-28
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Also Known As
Thomas Jacob Black