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.

Filmography

Barry Judd
Carl Denham
Zeke (voice)
(Special Appearance)
Lenny (voice)
Roger Davis
Nick Vanderpark
J.D. McNugent
Ian Lamont
Paul McCartney (uncredited)
Jeff Portnoy
Lance Brumder
Georgie
Po (voice)
Tenacious D
Hal Larson
Lewis (voice)
Devlin
Lemuel Gulliver
Po (voice)
Brad Harris
Bernie Tiede
Self (archive footage)
Po (voice)
R.L. Stine
Po (voice)
Lead Chimney Sweep
Dan Landsman
YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
Craig Poncelet
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Washington
Wasteland Scrap
Billy Glenn Norris
Titus Telesco (uncredited)
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Sherman
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
R. L. Stine (uncredited)
Broadcast Technician
DJ at Party
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Dewey Finn
Marty Prago
Lenny (voice)
Self - Game Master
Jack Black (uncredited)
Claptrap (voice)
Mental Patient (uncredited)
Jack Black / Spider-Man
Self (Interviewee)
Himself (Archive footage)