Jack Black

Birthday

1969-08-28

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, California, USA

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. Black 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.
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Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019 6.7
Jumanji: The Next Level

as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

2019
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto

Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto

2018 7.3
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto

as Jack Black / Jables / JB (voice), various (voices)

2018
The Brink

The Brink

2015 7.7
The Brink

as Alex Talbot

2015
The D Train

The D Train

2015 5.1
The D Train

as Dan Landsman

2015
Bernie

Bernie

2012 6.8
Bernie

as Bernie Tiede

2012