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Jack Black
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), and 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 franchise (2023–present).
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.
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As actor
A Minecraft Movie Squared
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Jumanji: Open World
A Minecraft Movie
Anaconda
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Tenacious D Live at the O2
Jack Black: Tenacious Dude
Dear Santa
Kung Fu Panda 4
Dueling Dumplings
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Borderlands
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Free LSD
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
How Did We Get Here?
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Cash Box