Jack Black

Jack Black
Black performing with Tenacious D in 2023
Born
Thomas Jacob Black

(1969-08-28) August 28, 1969 (age 55)
Other names
  • JB
  • Jables
  • Jablinski
  • Jackalous McBlackelby
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • musician
Years active1982–present
WorksFilmography
Spouse
(m. 2006)
PartnerLaura Kightlinger (1996–2005)
Children2
MotherJudith Love Cohen
RelativesNeil Siegel (half-brother)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Member ofTenacious D
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018–present
Genres
Subscribers5.04 million[1]
Total views229.5 million[1]
100,000 subscribers2018
1,000,000 subscribers2018

Last updated: August 2, 2024
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Thomas Jacob 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 voice work in animated films. His awards include an Emmy Award, 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 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). He 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), and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018). 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 band Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. They won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for "The Last in Line" in 2015. Since 2018, Black has operated a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.[2]

  1. ^ a b "About JablinskiGames". YouTube.
  2. ^ Asarch, Steven (January 11, 2019). "Jack Black's Jablinski Games YouTube Channel Isn't Just a Gimmick". Newsweek. Retrieved March 30, 2022.