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Jack Black
(1969-)
Who Is Jack Black?
Jack Black was born on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California. His breakthrough role came in 2000's High Fidelity, and he starred opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in 2001's Shallow Hal, before headlining the widely praised School of Rock in 2003. Black's animated film project Kung Fu Panda scored big at the box office in 2008 — the same year the actor appeared in the comedy Tropic Thunder. More recently he appeared in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps (2015) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). Black also serves as one half of the Grammy-winning comedy rock duo Tenacious D.
Early Life
Actor, musician and comedian Jack Black was born Thomas Jacob Black on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California. One of the more popular character actors of recent years, Black's acerbic wit and high-energy antics have made him a standard bearer for the Generation X demographic.
Black attended UCLA, where he became a member of Tim Robbins' Act
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Jack Black
American actor, comedian, and musician (born 1969)
For other uses, see Jack Black (disambiguation).
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his röst work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards.
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 rulle 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
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Black in October 2011 | |
| Born | Thomas Jacob Black August 28, 1969 (1969-08-28) (age 55) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, singer, musician, producer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Tanya Haden (2006-present) |
| Children | 2 |
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and producer.
His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. He is best known for his roles in Wonka, Shallow Hal, School of Rock, King Kong, Nacho Libre, Tropic Thunder, The Holiday, Bernie and the Kung Fu Panda films. Black is considered a member of the so-called Frat Pack, a loose grouping of comic actors who have appeared together from an early age in various Hollywood films. He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. He is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass.