Jack Black
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-08-28
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), 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.
Also Known For
High Fidelity
Mar 17, 2000
King Kong
Dec 12, 2005
Ice Age
Mar 14, 2002
The Holiday
Dec 05, 2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Nov 22, 2006
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Apr 05, 2023
Prop 8: The Musical
Dec 03, 2008
Free LSD
Jan 20, 2023
Shark Tale
Sep 20, 2004
Bob Roberts
Sep 04, 1992
Envy
Apr 30, 2004
Saving Silverman
Feb 09, 2001
The Jackal
Nov 14, 1997
Be Kind Rewind
Jan 20, 2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Dec 21, 2007
Tropic Thunder
Aug 09, 2008
Orange County
Jan 11, 2002
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Jun 28, 2004
Jesus' Son
Jun 16, 2000
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Sep 02, 2005
Kung Fu Panda
Jun 04, 2008
Bio-Dome
Jan 12, 1996
Enemy of the State
Nov 20, 1998
Nacho Libre
Jun 16, 2006
Waterworld
Jul 28, 1995
Airborne
Sep 17, 1993
Shallow Hal
Nov 01, 2001
The Cable Guy
Jun 10, 1996
The NeverEnding Story III
Oct 26, 1994
Dear Santa
Nov 24, 2024
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Jun 29, 2010
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Aug 26, 2008
Margot at the Wedding
Nov 16, 2007
The Lewis Lectures
Dec 05, 2002
Bongwater
Apr 18, 1998
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Nov 08, 2008
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Nov 20, 2021
Blind Justice
Jun 25, 1994
The Roadie
May 09, 2012
Gulliver's Travels
Dec 23, 2010
Crossworlds
Feb 14, 1996
Year One
Jun 18, 2009
Kung Fu Panda 2
May 25, 2011
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Nov 26, 2010
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Dec 12, 2011
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Dec 13, 2005
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
May 03, 2023
The Big Year
Oct 13, 2011
Bernie
Apr 27, 2012
Making Of School of Rock
How Did We Get Here?
Feb 28, 2022
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Nov 14, 2006
Kung Fu Panda 3
Jan 23, 2016
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Oct 23, 2010
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Nov 04, 2003
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Apr 24, 2008
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
Nov 04, 2008
The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Feb 27, 2007
Heat Vision and Jack
Jan 10, 1999
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
Feb 27, 2006
Goosebumps
Aug 05, 2015
Harmontown
Mar 08, 2014
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Jun 03, 2023
The Present
Oct 31, 2004
Kung Fu Panda 4
Mar 02, 2024
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Sep 08, 2022
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Sep 01, 2015
Run Ronnie Run
Jan 20, 2002
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Sep 11, 2022
A Minecraft Movie
Mar 31, 2025
The D Train
May 08, 2015
Sex Tape
Jul 17, 2014
Johnny Skidmarks
Jan 18, 1998
The Concert for Valor
Nov 11, 2014
Earth to America
Nov 20, 2005
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Oct 27, 2013
Dead Man Walking
Dec 29, 1995
Too Far from the Norm
Jan 01, 1987
Micronations
Heaven Adores You
May 14, 2014
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Sep 28, 2022
Marked for Murder
Jan 17, 1993
Awesometown
Jan 23, 2006
Tommy Can`t Sleep
Jun 20, 2017
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
Jun 07, 2023
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Jun 24, 2011
Demolition Man
Oct 08, 1993
Dueling Dumplings
Apr 09, 2024
Mars Attacks!
Dec 13, 1996
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Nov 07, 2014
Cradle Will Rock
Dec 10, 1999
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Nov 13, 1998
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Jan 05, 2016
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Dec 09, 2017
Stepdude
Tenacious D: In the Studio
Nov 04, 2003
The Polka King
Jan 22, 2017
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Mar 23, 2024
Anaconda
Dec 25, 2025
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Apr 04, 2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Sep 15, 2018
Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet
Nov 16, 2012
The Words That Built America
Jul 04, 2017
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Apr 22, 2011
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Oct 11, 2018
The Fan
Aug 15, 1996
Bye Bye Love
Mar 16, 1995
Jumanji: The Next Level
Dec 04, 2019
School of Rock
Oct 03, 2003
The Insufferable Groo
Jun 07, 2018
The Unexpected Race
Oct 14, 2018
The Innocent
Sep 25, 1994
Tenacious D: Live in London
Nov 03, 2002
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Nov 14, 2006
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Nov 06, 2001
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Jul 02, 2002
Being 'Shallow Hal'
Nov 06, 2001
Feeding America Comedy Festival
May 10, 2020
Club Oscar
Feb 08, 2005
Celebrity Escape Room
May 21, 2020
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Aug 05, 2016
Dear Class of 2020
Jun 07, 2020
The Sheik
Apr 26, 2014
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Mar 24, 2022
The Muppets
Nov 22, 2011
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Jan 28, 2020
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Jul 17, 2008
Borderlands
Aug 07, 2024
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
Oct 30, 2012
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
Oct 20, 2002
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
Nov 14, 2006
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Dec 04, 2003
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Jan 18, 2009
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
Sep 20, 2001
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
Apr 05, 2002
One World: Together at Home
Apr 18, 2020
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Sep 14, 2003
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Sep 04, 2023
Jack Black: Spider-Man
Jun 06, 2002
Cash Box
Dec 01, 2021
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Oct 19, 2024
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Oct 01, 2011
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Aug 27, 2013
Coachella
May 09, 2006
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Nov 02, 2002
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Oct 03, 2025
The Love Letter
May 21, 1999
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
May 14, 2024
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Untitled Weezer Film
Tenacious D - Rock in Rio 2019
Sep 28, 2019
Super Mario World
Apr 03, 2026
Early To Class
May 14, 2025
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Dec 13, 2004
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Apr 25, 2006
This Morning
Oct 03, 1988
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Tenacious D
Nov 28, 1997
Computerman
Jun 30, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Nov 02, 2001
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Sep 17, 2005
Touched by an Angel
Sep 21, 1994
Clone High
Nov 02, 2002
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Icons
May 01, 2002
HypaSpace
May 13, 2002
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Nov 14, 2004
E! True Hollywood Story
Aug 21, 1996
Welcome to Sweden
Mar 21, 2014
Heat Vision and Jack
Jan 01, 1999
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
The Golden Palace
Sep 18, 1992
American Idol
Jun 11, 2002
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
The Jay Leno Show
Sep 14, 2009
The Andy Dick Show
Feb 27, 2001
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Apr 20, 2015
Celebrities Uncensored
Jun 04, 2003
Cracking Up
Mar 09, 2004
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Feb 08, 2016
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
Jan 17, 2007
Good Mythical Morning
Jan 09, 2012
Live at Johnny's
Feb 16, 2004
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Mandalorian
Nov 12, 2019
Brain Games
Oct 09, 2011
Community
Sep 17, 2009
The Birthday Boys
Oct 18, 2013
The Brink
Jun 21, 2015
iCarly
Sep 08, 2007
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Jun 08, 2012
Documentary Now!
Aug 20, 2015
The X-Files
Sep 10, 1993
Drunk History
Jul 09, 2013
Radio Disney Music Awards
Apr 27, 2013
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Feb 18, 2016
Big Nate
Feb 17, 2022
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jan 03, 2005
The Eric Andre Show
May 20, 2012
Life Goes On
Sep 12, 1989
The Gong Show
Jun 22, 2017
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Jul 14, 2022
Another Period
Jun 23, 2015
MTV Video Music Awards
Sep 14, 1984
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Jun 29, 2020
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Apr 15, 1994
Last Call with Carson Daly
Jan 08, 2002
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Jan 07, 2021
Double Fine Adventure
Apr 06, 2012
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Feb 18, 2018
Drunk History
Jul 09, 2013
Hot Ones
Mar 12, 2015
Will & Grace
Sep 21, 1998
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
The Russell Howard Hour
Sep 21, 2017
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Oct 14, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Exposure
Oct 29, 2006
Water And Power
Apr 27, 2008
Infinite Challenge
Apr 23, 2005
Acceptable.tv
Mar 23, 2007
Laser Fart
Mar 29, 2004
All-American Girl
Sep 14, 1994
The Fall Guy
Nov 04, 1981
The New Leave It to Beaver
Nov 08, 1984
Northern Exposure
Jul 12, 1990
Great Scott!
Oct 04, 1992
The Single Guy
Sep 21, 1995
Monty
Jan 11, 1994
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Nov 03, 1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Nov 03, 1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Nov 03, 1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Nov 03, 1995
Picket Fences
Sep 18, 1992
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Feb 25, 2016
Rick and Morty
Dec 02, 2013
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Acceptable.tv
Mar 23, 2007
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Jun 10, 1992
Drunk History
Jul 09, 2013
Chopped
Jan 13, 2009
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Feb 06, 2014
Cup of Joe
Apr 27, 2020
History of the World: Part II
Mar 06, 2023
Kids' Choice Awards
Jan 18, 1987
The Office
Mar 24, 2005
Made in Hollywood
Sep 30, 2005
Channel 101
Mar 01, 2004
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
Pride & Joy
Mar 21, 1995
Morgenmagazin
Jul 19, 1992
Amazing Saturday
Apr 07, 2018
Time Belt
Jun 30, 2003
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Mar 18, 2025
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Dec 03, 2010
Honest Trailers
Feb 13, 2012
What the Fit
Mar 15, 2018
