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Jack Black

Jack Black

Birthday: 1969-08-28 | Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

as    Grown Up Stan (voice)

2022
How Did We Get Here?

as    Self (archive footage)

2020
Celebrity Escape Room

as    Self - Game Master

2019
Jumanji: The Next Level

as    Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

2018
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto

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

2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls

as    Jonathan Barnavelt

2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

as    Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

2016
Kung Fu Panda 3

as    Po (voice)

2016
2015
The Brink

as    Alex Talbot

2015
The D Train

as    Dan Landsman

2015
Goosebumps

as    R.L. Stine

2014
Harmontown

as    Self

2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater

as    Self - Actor

2013
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera

as    Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)

2012
Bernie

as    Bernie Tiede

2012
Dreamworks Holiday Classics

as    Po (voice)

2011
The Big Year

as    Brad Harris

2011
Kung Fu Panda 2

as    Po (voice)

2011
2010
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage

as    Himself

2010
Gulliver's Travels

as    Lemuel Gulliver

2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday

as    Po (voice)

2009
Year One

as    Zed