Jack Black

Jack Black

54 · Born: Aug 28, 1969

Personal Details

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Born Aug 28, 1969 Santa Monica, California, USA
Parents
  • Judith Love Cohen
  • Thomas William Black

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.

Career

2025
Minecraft
Minecraft as Steve
2024
Borderlands
Borderlands as Claptrap (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4 as Po (voice)
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2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Bowser (voice)
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Free LSD
Free LSD as (Special Appearance)
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History of the World: Part II
History of the World: Part II as Joseph Stalin
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The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian as Captain Bombardier
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2022
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood as Grown Up Stan (voice)
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Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Po (voice)
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Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty as Lithdor (voice)
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2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
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2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Jonathan Barnavelt
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Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor's Quest
Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto as Jack Black / Jables / JB (voice), various (voices)
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Unexpected Race
Unexpected Race as Sheriff
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
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Dear Santa
Dear Santa as Satan
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The Polka King
The Polka King as Jan Lewan
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The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America as Reader - Declaration of Independence
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2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll as Po (voice)
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Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3 as Po (voice)
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2015
Goosebumps
Goosebumps as R.L. Stine
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The D Train
The D Train as Dan Landsman
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The Brink
The Brink as Alex Talbot
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Documentary Now!
Documentary Now! as Jamison Friend
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Drunk History
Drunk History as William Mulholland
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2014
The Sheik
The Sheik
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2013
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
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2012
Bernie
Bernie as Bernie Tiede
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2011
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Po (voice)
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The Big Year
The Big Year as Brad Harris
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Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2 as Po (voice)
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2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Po (voice)
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Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels as Lemuel Gulliver
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iCarly
iCarly as Aspartamay
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2009
Year One
Year One as Zed
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Community
Community as Buddy
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2008
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder as Jeff Portnoy
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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Jeff Portnoy
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D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind as Jerry
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda as Po (voice)
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2007
Margot at the Wedding
Margot at the Wedding as Malcolm
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Tenacious D: For the Ladies
The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Milo (voice)
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2006
Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre as Nacho
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Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
Tenacious D: Time Fixers as JB
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Danny Roane: First Time Director
Danny Roane: First Time Director as Jack Black
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The Holiday
The Holiday as Miles Dumont
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Awesometown
Awesometown as George Washington
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2005
King Kong
King Kong as Carl Denham
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Club Oscar
Club Oscar as Lenny (voice)
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2004
Shark Tale
Shark Tale as Lenny (voice)
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Envy
Envy as Nick Vanderpark
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2003
School of Rock
School of Rock as Dewey Finn
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Computerman
Computerman as Computerman
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Will & Grace
Will & Grace as Dr. Isaac Hershberg
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2002
Orange County
Orange County as Lance Brumder
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Ice Age
Ice Age as Zeke (voice)
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Clone High
Clone High as Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
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2001
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal as Hal
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Saving Silverman
Saving Silverman as J.D. McNugent
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The Andy Dick Show
The Andy Dick Show as J.D
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2000
High Fidelity
High Fidelity as Barry Judd
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1999
Heat Vision and Jack
Heat Vision and Jack as Jack
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Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son as Georgie
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1998
Bongwater
Bongwater as Devlin
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Johnny Skidmarks
Johnny Skidmarks as Jerry
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Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State as Fiedler
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1997
The Jackal
The Jackal as Ian Lamont
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Tenacious D
Tenacious D as Jack 'JB' Black
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1996
The Cable Guy
The Cable Guy as Rick
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Crossworlds
Crossworlds as Steve
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1995
Pride & Joy
Pride & Joy as Man
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Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel as Monte
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The X-Files
The X-Files as Bart 'Zero' Liquori
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1994
Blind Justice
Blind Justice as Private
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The Innocent
The Innocent as Marty Prago
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The NeverEnding Story III
The NeverEnding Story III as Slip
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1993
Airborne
Airborne as Augie
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1992
The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace as Cab Driver
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2023
Michel Gondry, Do it Yourself !
2020
One World: Together at Home
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Celebrity Escape Room
2019
Jablinski Games
Jablinski Games
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2018
The Insufferable Groo
2017
The Gong Show
The Gong Show
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Radio Disney Music Awards
2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Welcome to Sweden
Welcome to Sweden
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Harmontown
Harmontown
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The Concert for Valor
Heaven Adores You
Heaven Adores You
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
2012
Pretty Sweet
Pretty Sweet
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Comedy Bang! Bang!
2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Conan
Conan
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The Graham Norton Show
2008
2007
The Making of 'the Pick of Destiny'
Earth to America
Earth to America
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2003
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
2006
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
2018
Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto as Director, Writer
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2007
Acceptable TV
Acceptable TV as Creator
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1997
Tenacious D
Tenacious D as Creator
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