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Jack Black

Jack Black

Acting1969Santa Monica, California, USA

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.

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Acting History

2026
Jumanji 3
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2025
Anaconda
as Doug McCallister
Kids' Choice Awards
TVas Self - Honoree1 eps
2024
2023
The Mandalorian
TVas Captain Bombardier1 eps
History of the World: Part II
TVas Joseph Stalin2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self - Guest2 eps
Amazing Saturday
TVas Self1 eps
Gianna
Associate Producer
2022
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
as Grown Up Stan (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TVas Self - Contestant1 eps
Rick and Morty
TVas Lithdor (voice)1 eps
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
TVas Po (voice)42 eps
Big Nate
TVas Brad Gunter (voice)1 eps
2021
Happily
Producer
2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The Russell Howard Hour
TVas Self2 eps
2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as R.L. Stine (uncredited)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TVas Self - Special Guest1 eps
Hot Ones
TVas Self1 eps
What the Fit
TVas Self
2017
The Polka King
as Jan Lewan
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Radio Disney Music Awards
TVas Self - Presenter1 eps
The Gong Show
TVas Self - Judge
2015
Goosebumps
as R.L. Stine
The D Train
as Dan Landsman
Documentary Now!
TVas Jamison Friend1 eps
Another Period
TVas Dan Ringley1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TVas Self1 eps
Workaholics
TVas Pritchard1 eps
The Brink
TVas Alex Talbot
The D Train
Producer
The Brink
TVProducer
2014
Harmontown
as Self
Sex Tape
as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
The Sheik
as Self
Heaven Adores You
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
Drunk History
TVas Elvis Presley1 eps
2012
Bernie
as Bernie Tiede
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TVas Self2 eps
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Po (voice)
The Big Year
as Brad Harris
The Muppets
as Jack Black (uncredited)
2010
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver
Community
TVas Buddy1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self4 eps
iCarly
TVas Aspartamay2 eps
Conan
TVas Self
Gulliver's Travels
Executive Producer
2009
Year One
as Zed
The Jay Leno Show
TVas Self1 eps
The Office
TVas Sam1 eps
2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
Acceptable.tv
TVas Self / Cop / Story Wizard
American Idol
TVas Self1 eps
The Simpsons
TVas Milo (voice)1 eps
Acceptable.tv
TVExecutive Producer
2004
Envy
as Nick Vanderpark
Shark Tale
as Lenny (voice)
The Oscars
TVas Self1 eps
Cracking Up
TVas Bruce Philapousis
Tom Goes to the Mayor
TVas Trapper JB (voice)1 eps
2003
School of Rock
as Dewey Finn
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
Will & Grace
TVas Dr. Isaac Hershberg1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest / Self / Self - Emmys Segment / Self - Musical Guest
Clone High
TVas Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)1 eps
2002
Orange County
as Lance Brumder
Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Chimney Sweep
Ice Age
as Zeke (voice)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TVas Self1 eps
2000
Jesus' Son
as Georgie
High Fidelity
as Barry Judd
1999
The Love Letter
as Fisherman
Heat Vision and Jack
TVas Jack Austin
1998
1997
The Jackal
as Ian Lamont
Tenacious D
TVas Jack 'JB' Black
The View
TVas Self - Guest
Tenacious D
TVProducer
Tenacious D
TVWriter
1996
Mars Attacks!
as Billy Glenn Norris
The Fan
as Broadcast Technician
Bio-Dome
as Tenacious D
Crossworlds
as Steve
1995
Waterworld
as Pilot
Dead Man Walking
as Craig Poncelet
The X-Files
TVas Bart 'Zero' Liquori1 eps
The Single Guy
TVas Randy2 eps
Mr. Show with Bob and David
TVas Farmer / Satan / God1 eps
Picket Fences
TVas Curtis Williams2 eps
Touched by an Angel
TVas Monte1 eps
1993
Airborne
as Augie
Demolition Man
as Wasteland Scrap
Marked for Murder
as Car Thief
Life Goes On
TVas Skinhead1 eps
Northern Exposure
TVas Kevin Wilkins1 eps
1984
The Fall Guy
TVas Chuck1 eps
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host / Self - Musical Guest / Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/28/1969(56 years old)
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
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