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Jack Black

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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 anEmmy Award,aGrammy Award,and nominations for threeGolden Globe Awards.

Jack Black
Black performing withTenacious Din 2023
Born
Thomas Jacob Black

(1969-08-28)August 28, 1969(age 55)
Santa Monica, California,U.S.
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
Signature

After portraying supporting roles in films includingDead Man Walking(1995),The Cable Guy(1996),Mars Attacks!(1996), andEnemy of the State(1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical filmHigh Fidelity(2000). This led to larger roles in films likeShallow Hal(2001) andOrange County(2002), before he solidified his leading man status with his starring role inSchool of Rock(2003). He has since starred inKing Kong(2005),The Holiday(2006),Nacho Libre(2006),Tropic Thunder(2008),Bernie(2011),Goosebumps(2016),Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle(2017), its sequelJumanji: The Next Level(2019), andThe House with a Clock in Its Walls(2018). He has also voicedPoin theKung Fu Pandafranchise(2008–present) andBowserinThe Super Mario Bros. Movie(2023).

Black is the lead vocalist of the bandTenacious D,which he formed in 1994 with long-time friendKyle Gass.They won theGrammy Award for Best Metal Performancefor "The Last in Line"in 2015. Since 2018, Black has operated a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.[2]

Early life and education

Thomas Jacob Black[3]was born inSanta Monica, California,[4]on August 28, 1969,[5]the son of satellite engineers Thomas William Black andJudith Love Cohen.[6]He was raised inHermosa Beach, California.His mother worked on theMinutemannuclear missile guidance system, the Apollolunar moduleguidance system[7]and the science ground station for theHubble Space Telescope,and was also a writer.[8][9][10]He has three older half-siblings through his mother: scientistNeil Siegel,Howard Siegel, and Rachel Siegel.[10]His mother was born Jewish, while his fatherconverted to Judaism.Black was raised Jewish, attending Hebrew school and having abar mitzvah.[11]His ancestry includes English, German, Irish, Polish, Russian, and Scottish.[12][13]

Black's parents divorced when he was 10,[14]and his father then stopped practicing Judaism.[15][16]Black moved toCulver Citywith his father and frequently visited his mother's home. As a child, he appeared in a commercial for theActivisiongamePitfall!in 1982.[17]For high school, Black's parents enrolled him at thePoseidon School,a private secondary school designed for students struggling in the traditional school system.[18]He also attended theCrossroads School,where he excelled in drama. He later attendedUniversity of California, Los Angeles(UCLA),[19]but dropped out during his second year to pursue a career in entertainment.[20]Fellow UCLA studentTim Robbinslater cast Black inBob Roberts.In 1995 and 1996, he gained recurring roles in theHBOsketch comedy seriesMr. Show.[21]

Career

See also:Jack Black filmography

1982–1999: Early roles

In 1982, Black's first acting job was in a television commercial at age 13 for the video gamePitfall!.[22]In 1987, Black joined the Actors' Gang, a theater troupe founded by UCLA students including Tim Robbins, and appeared in a variety of stage productions.[23]Black's adult career began with small roles on prime time television, includingLife Goes On,Northern Exposure,Mr. Show,Picket Fences,The Golden Palace,andThe X-Files.Black appeared in the unaired TV pilotHeat Vision and Jack,directed byBen Stiller,in which he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actorRon Silver.He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced byOwen Wilson.[24]AfterTim Robbinscast him inBob Roberts,Black began appearing in small film roles such asAirborne(1993),Demolition Man,Waterworld,The Fan,The Cable Guy,Mars Attacks!,Dead Man Walking,The Jackal,Crossworlds,Enemy of the State,and others. He had a small role inTrue Romanceas a security guard, but the scene was deleted.[25]

2000–2014: Breakthrough and rise to prominence

Black in 2011

In 2000, Black co-starred in the filmHigh Fidelityas a wild employee in a record store run byJohn Cusack.Black considers his role inHigh Fidelityas his breakout into theHollywoodscene.[26]He quickly gained leading roles in films such asSaving Silverman,Shallow Hal,Nacho Libre,Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny,Year One,andGulliver's Travels.He received particular praise for his starring role in the well-receivedSchool of Rock,earning critical acclaim and aGolden Globenomination forBest Actor – Musical or Comedy.[27]Black took part in theWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?celebrity edition along withDenis Leary,Jimmy Kimmel,and others and was handed the prize ofUS$125,000in October 2001.[28]He has also had starring voice-overs in animated features, including Zeke inIce Age(2002)[29][30]and Lenny inShark Tale(2004).[31][32]In 2004, Black guest-starred in the first episode ofCartoon Network'sAdult SwimshowTom Goes to the Mayor.[33]

He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmakerCarl DenhaminPeter Jackson's2005 remakeofKing Kong,a performance he based onOrson Welles.In 2006, he played the role ofKing Herodin a one night benefit concert ofTim RiceandAndrew Lloyd Webber'sJesus Christ Superstarat theRicardo Montalban Theatre.[34]That same year he starred as the romantic love interest toKate Winsletin theNancy Meyersromantic comedyThe Holiday(2006). Also in 2006, he starred in the comedy filmNacho Libre(2006), which he also produced, andTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny,which he also wrote and produced. In 2007 he took a supporting role in theNoah Baumbachdirected comedy-drama filmMargot at the WeddingstarringNicole KidmanandJennifer Jason Leigh.That same year he made a cameo appearance portrayingPaul McCartneyinWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007). Black has voice acted on other occasions, including "Husbands and Knives"fromThe Simpsons,which aired November 18, 2007, portraying Milo, the friendly owner of the rival comic book store.[35]The following year he starred in the buddy comedyBe Kind Rewind(2008) oppositeMos Defand the war satireTropic ThunderalongsideBen StillerandRobert Downey Jr.On December 14, he hosted the 2008Spike Video Game Awards.Black has hosted theNickelodeonKids' Choice AwardsandAcceptable.TV.[36]

Black at aKung Fu Panda 2premiere in June 2011

He voicedthe title roleinKung Fu Panda,which grossedUS$20.3millionon its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well asKung Fu Panda 2andKung Fu Panda 3;this is his favorite role, and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winnerDustin Hoffman.[37]In addition toKung Fu Panda(2008),[38]He provided the voice of the main character, roadie Eddie Riggs, in the heavy metal–themed action-adventure video gameBrütal Legend,for which he won the Best Voice award at the Spike Video Game Awards in 2009.[39]In 2009 he appeared in the post-Super BowlepisodeofThe Officealong withCloris LeachmanandJessica Albain a fake movie within the show.[40]He starred in theHarold Ramisdirected adventure comedyYear One(2009) alongsideMichael Cera.In April 2009, Black starred in an episode ofYo Gabba Gabba!,in which he vocalized children songs, such as "It's Not Fun to Get Lost", "Friends", and "The Goodbye Song".[41]Black voicedDarth VaderinBad Lip Reading's parodies of theStar Warsoriginal trilogyon YouTube.[42]

In 2010, Black made a guest appearance onCommunity[43]and also guest-starred on Nickelodeon'siCarlyin an episode titled, "iStart a Fan War".[44][45]Black has appeared numerous times on the "untelevised TV network" short film festivalChannel 101,created byDan HarmonandRob Schrab,starring in the showsComputerman,Timebelt,andLaserfart.He also provided an introduction for the unaired sketch comedyAwesometown,donning aColonial-era military uniform. In the introduction, he claims to beGeorge Washingtonand takes credit for the accomplishments of other American presidents such asThomas JeffersonandAbraham Lincoln.[citation needed]His next film,The Big Year,a competitivebirdwatchingcomedy co-starringOwen Wilson,Steve Martin,andJoBeth Williams,was released in October 2011.[46]Black garnered a second Golden Globe Award nomination, this time in the category Best Actor in a Comedy, for his 2011 starring role in Richard Linklater'sblack comedyBernie.He played as real-life murdererBernie Tiede,a funeral director in a smallEast Texastown, who befriends and eventually murders a rich widow, played byShirley MacLaine.Black's subdued portrayal, authentic East Texas accent, and musical talent – he sings several gospelhymnsas well as "Seventy-six Trombones"– hadRoger Ebertdescribing Black's work as "one of the performances of the year."[47]He presented the tribute toLed Zeppelinwhen the band was named as 2012 recipients ofKennedy Center Honors.[48]In 2016, Black joined the climate change documentary showYears of Living Dangerouslyas one of its celebrity correspondents.[49]In 2018, Black appeared in the music video forGorillazsong "Humility".[50]

2015–present: Established actor

Awkwafina,Black andKaren Gillanin 2019

In 2015, Black played a fictional version of real-life authorR. L. StineforGoosebumps,and provided the voices of two of Stine's creations,Slappy the Dummyand The Invisible Boy.[51]He reprised the Stine role in the film's 2018 sequel,Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.He also voiced himself and many other additional characters on the animated YouTube series "Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto",which he also co-directed and co-wrote, along with hisTenacious DpartnerKyle Gass.In 2017 he portrayed a teenage girl inhabiting the body of Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon in the children's action adventure comedy filmJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.He starred alongsideDwayne Johnson,Kevin HartandKaren Gillan.The film received positive reviews and was a financial success.[citation needed]

The following year he took a supporting dramatic turn in theGus Van SantdramaDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018). The film received critical acclaim and starredJoaquin Phoenix,Rooney MaraandJonah Hill.He reprised his role inJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle's sequel,Jumanji: The Next Level(2019), which like its predecessor was also a box-office success, becomingone of the highest-grossing films of 2019.Also that year he starred in the children's fantasy filmThe House with a Clock in Its Walls(2019) alongsideCate BlanchettandRenée Elise Goldsberry.In 2022 he lent his voice to theRichard Linklateranimated coming of age filmApollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood.Also that year he portrayed disc jockeyWolfman Jackin theRokubiographical parody filmWeird: The Al Yankovic Story(2022). Starting in 2022 he reprised the role of Po in theNetflixanimated seriesKung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.He also guest starred on theParamount+seriesBig Nateand theAdult SwimseriesRick and Morty.[citation needed]

The next year Black voicedBowserinIllumination's animated feature filmThe Super Mario Bros. Moviebased on theNintendo games.The film was released in April 2023 and was an international box office success ranking asone of the highest-grossing films of 2023.[52][53]That same year he also took roles asJoseph Stalinin theMel BrooksHulucomedy seriesHistory of the World, Part IIand Captain Bombardier inDisney+seriesThe Mandalorian.[54]Black then reprised his role Po inKung Fu Panda 4,and voicedClaptrapinBorderlands(2024), and is set to playSteveinA Minecraft Movie(2025).[55][56][57]

Other ventures

Musical career

Main article:Tenacious D
Black with Kyle Gass of Tenacious D

Black is the lead singer and guitarist for thecomedy rock/hard rockbandTenacious Dalong withKyle Gass.[58]They have released five albums, aself-titled debut,The Pick of Destiny,Rize of the Fenix,andPost-Apocalypto.One of their songs from their albumThe Pick of Destiny,titled "The Metal", was used in the music video gamesGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock[59]andBrütal Legend.[60]"Rock Your Socks", from the albumTenacious D,was played in the music video gameRock Band Unpluggedas well.[61]"Master Exploder" fromThe Pick Of Destinywent on to be used in music video gamesGuitar Hero Van Halen,Rock Band 2,andBrütal Legend,along with their song "Tribute" fromTenacious D."Master Exploder" and "The Metal" featured in thecomedy filmTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.The film, directed by Tenacious D veteranLiam Lynch,featured recurring characters from Black's comedy such as Lee the super-fan and theSasquatch.Several celebrities had roles in the film; actorTim Robbinscameosas doesDave GrohlasSatan.Ben Stilleralso makes an appearance as a worker at aGuitar Center,even having a role in the music video for "Tribute".[62]

Black performing in 2006

Tenacious D helped the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation[63]raise awareness of these diseases and funds for the organization in Los Angeles on December 20, 2001,[64]and in San Diego, California on June 16, 2007. Tenacious D can be seen performing in the 90s-eraPauly ShorefilmBio-Domewhere the duo is performing its song "The Five Needs" at a "Save the Environment" party. Black was also a guest star on an episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Showentitled "Ellen the Musical", alongside Broadway starKristin Chenowethand teenage singer-actressOlivia Olson.On the show, besides singing, he discussed his then-upcoming filmNacho Librewith the host.[citation needed]

In 2000, Jack Black (along withKyle Gass) provided backing vocals topunk rockbandThe Vandals' song "Fourteen", which appears on their albumLook What I Almost Stepped In....[65]Black has also appeared onDave Grohl'sProbotalbum, providing vocals for the hidden song "I Am The Warlock", andLynch'sFake Songsalbum, providing vocals for the song "Rock and Roll Whore". Black performed a cover ofMarvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"in the last sequence ofHigh Fidelity.He lent his musical abilities to theQueens of the Stone Agesong "Burn the Witch" with rhythmic stomps and claps.[66]He also provided vocals for two tracks on the 2006 albumDeath by SexybyEagles of Death Metal,and onThe Lonely Island's track "Sax Man" from the albumIncredibad.[citation needed]

Black also recorded a duet onMeat Loaf's album,Hang Cool Teddy Bear,on the song "Like a Rose".[67]Meat Loaf also played Black's father in thePick of Destinymovie. Black has appeared in music videos ofBeck's "Sexx Laws";Foo Fighters' "Learn to Fly","Low",and"The One";TheEagles of Death Metal's "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)";Sum 41's "Things I Want";Dio's "Push";Weezer's "Photograph";The Mooney Suzuki's "In a Young Man's Mind";"Weird Al" Yankovic's "Tacky",andDie Antwoord's "Ugly Boy". In October 2010, Tenacious D appeared atBlizzCon 2010,a convention hosted by the game designers,Blizzard Entertainment.In 2012, Jack Black joined up with other celebrities to record "Book People Unite", a song sponsored by the Library of Congress and RIF.[68]

Black did guest vocals and appeared on theDethkloksoundtrack albumThe Doomstar Requiem.[69]He sings the parts for Dethklok's original band manager as well as a blogger. Black, as a member of Tenacious D, won the award for Best Metal Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards.[70]The song "The Last in Line"won the award, a cover of the song of the same name byDiothat appeared on the tribute albumThis Is Your Life.[citation needed]

On July 14, 2024, Tenacious D celebrated Gass' birthday during their performance at theICC Sydney Theater.A birthday cake was brought out and Black encouraged Gass to make a wish. Gass responded, "Don't miss Trump next time," referring to theattempted assassination of Donald Trumpthe day before. Two days later, Black wrote on social media that he was "blindsided" by Gass' comment and that he did not condone hate speech or political violence "in any form". Tenacious D canceled the rest of their world tour, and Black said their "creative plans are on hold". Gass apologized on social media, calling his comment "highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake". Gass deleted his apology later that week.[71]

YouTube channel

On December 21, 2018, Black created a YouTube channel calledJablinski Games.[72]Within one week of its launch, it had amassed over 1 million subscribers.[citation needed]The videos published on the channel are typically either candid vlogs involving Black and his two sons, or gaming content.[73]Jack created the channel largely to bond with his son, who serves asvideographerandeditorof the channel.[74][75]On July 21, 2019, Black took part in aMinecraftstream with popular YouTuberPewDiePieto raise money for theNational Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI), in the wake of the suicide ofEtikain June 2019. After two days of streaming, they raised $30,479 with the stream being broadcast live both on YouTube and on the streaming platform DLive.[76][77]As of June 2023, Jablinski Games has 5.04 million subscribers and 216 million video views.[78]

Production company

In August 2006, Black registered his own production company, Electric Dynamite Productions, Inc. The company's first work produced was the 2009 mockumentaryBranson,which was a co-production with BranMo Productions and Perfect Weekend.[79]In 2011, the company would produce two TV-movies, My Life As an Experiment and Shredd.[80]In 2013, the company notably produced TV seriesGhost Ghirls[81]for the now-defunctYahoo! Screen,as well as obtained the rights to adapt the UK mockumentaryWizard's Wayintoa feature film.[82]The company would also be a producer credit onThe D Train(2015) andThe Polka King(2017), both of which featured Black in the starring role. The company producedThe Aquabats! RadVentures!in 2018, the dark-comedy filmHappilyin 2021.[80]

Filmography

See also:Jack Black filmography

Discography

See also:Tenacious D discography

Soundtrack albums

Title Album details
The Polka King
  • Released: January 12, 2018[83]
  • Label: Lakeshore
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Charted songs

List of charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[84] 		AUS
[85] 		CAN
[86] 		IRE
[87] 		NZ
Hot
[88] 		UK
[89] 		WW
[90]
"Kung Fu Fighting"
(withCeeLo Green) 		2008 — 77 — — — — — Kung Fu Pandasoundtrack
"Peaches" 2023 56 91 52 75 13 28 48 The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Awards and nominations

See also:Tenacious D § Awards and nominations

Black has been nominated for threeGolden Globe Awards.On September 18, 2018, Black was inducted into Hollywood's Walk of Fame.[91]

Accolades

Award ceremony Year Category Work Result Ref.
Annie Awards 2024 Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production The Super Mario Bros. Movie Nominated [92]
Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2023 Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children's or Young Teen Program Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Won [93]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 Best Actor in a Comedy Bernie Nominated [94]
2024 Best Song "Peaches" Nominated [95]
Golden Globe Awards 2004 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy School of Rock Nominated [96]
2013 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Bernie Nominated
2024 Best Original Song "Peaches" Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards 2013 Best Male Lead Bernie Nominated [97]
Satellite Awards 2004 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical School of Rock Nominated [98]
2024 Best Original Song "Peaches" Nominated [99]

Personal life

Black encouraging people to wear face masks as part of California's "Your Actions Save Lives" campaign during theCOVID-19 pandemicin 2020

At age 14, Black struggled withcocaineuse. He said, "I was having a lot of troubles with cocaine... I was hanging out with some pretty rough characters. I was scared to go to school because one of them wanted to kill me. I wanted to get out of there. "[100]One of Black's brothers, Howard, died ofAIDSin 1991 at age 36.[100]His oldest brother,Neil Siegel,is an engineer, scientist, and musician.[101]

Black dated actressLaura Kightlingerbetween 1996 and 2005.[102][103][104][105][106][excessive citations]In January 2006, Black became engaged to singerTanya Haden,a daughter of jazz bassistCharlie Haden.They had both attended Crossroads School, and 15 years after graduating they met again at a friend's birthday party. They married on March 14, 2006, inBig Sur,California.[107][108]Their sons were born in 2006 and 2008.[109][110]

Although anatheist,[111][112]Black identifies asnominally Jewish,and fatherhood influenced his decision to raise his children in the Jewish faith.[113]

Black endorsedBarack Obama's2012 re-election campaign.[114]In 2015, he visitedKampalaas part ofComic Relief USA's Red Nose Day.[115]Black is an outspoken critic ofDonald Trump.On the day ofTrump's presidential inauguration,he and Tenacious D bandmateKyle Gassperformed their 2006 protest song "The Government Totally Sucks". Black said to the audience beforehand, "We haven't played it for years, because it just never felt appropriate—but now, we're happy to unleash the beast. The government totally sucks."[116]Before the 2022 election, Black hosted a letter and text writing party to rallyVoteRidersvolunteers engaged in educating eligible voters about voter ID requirements in their states.[117]Of the 2022 midterms, he said, "[S]o much is on the ballot this cycle. We've got a woman's right to choose. The environment is on the ballot, environmental protections. And not to mention democracy is on the ballot. There's so, there's so many divides in this country right now." Black said he views a potential reelection bid by Trump as a threat that is "always lurking in the background."[118]

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