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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 28, 1969
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Also Known As
- Thomas Jacob Black
- Джак Блак
- Џак Блак
Jack Black
9.5 Popularity
Biography
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), 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 (2023). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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0.0
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Jumanji 3
2026
0.0
Bowser (voice)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026
6.6
Doug McCallister
Anaconda
2025
0.0
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
0.0
Self
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
2025
🎬
0.0
Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
Tenacious D Live at the O2
2025
8.8
Self
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
0.0
Self
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025
0.0
Himself (Archive footage)
Early To Class
2025
6.3
Steve
A Minecraft Movie
2025
Credits
🎬
Jumanji 3
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2026
0.0
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Bowser (voice)
2026
0.0
Anaconda
as Doug McCallister
2025
6.6
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
0.0
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
as Self
2025
0.0
🎬
Tenacious D Live at the O2
as Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
2025
0.0
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self
2025
8.8
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
as Self
2025
0.0
Early To Class
as Himself (Archive footage)
2025
0.0
A Minecraft Movie
as Steve
2025
6.3
Dear Santa
as Satan
2024
6.3
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2024
7.2
Borderlands
as Claptrap (voice)
2024
5.6
Dueling Dumplings
as Po (voice)
2024
5.5
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
as Self
2024
6.8
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Po (voice)
2024
7.0
The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Replayed
as Bowser (archive sound)
2023
10.0
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
as Self - Actor
2023
7.9
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
as Self
2023
0.0
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
as Self
2023
0.0
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
as JB
2023
0.0
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Bowser (voice)
2023
7.6
History of the World: Part II
as Joseph Stalin
2023
5.6
Free LSD
as (Special Appearance)
2023
7.0
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as Self
2022
7.6
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
as Self
2022
0.0
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Wolfman Jack
2022
6.7
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
as Po (voice)
2022
7.5
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
as Grown Up Stan (voice)
2022
7.1
How Did We Get Here?
as Self (archive footage)
2022
8.6
Big Nate
as Brad Gunter (voice)
2022
8.1
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Cash Box
as Man
2021
0.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
7.0
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
2021
7.0
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Westley
2020
7.5
Dear Class of 2020
as Self
2020
7.7
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self - Game Master
2020
5.9
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020
5.8
Cup of Joe
as Self
2020
5.7
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
7.0
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
as Self
2020
6.8
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2019
6.9
The Mandalorian
as Captain Bombardier
2019
8.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2018
6.5
The Unexpected Race
as Sheriff
2018
0.0
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as R.L. Stine (uncredited)
2018
6.1
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Jonathan Barnavelt
2018
6.3
Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
as Po (Voice)
2018
5.0
The Insufferable Groo
as Self
2018
5.0
Amazing Saturday
as Self
2018
7.6
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as Dexter
2018
6.7
What the Fit
as Self
2018
5.0
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest
2018
5.8
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2017
6.8
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self
2017
8.0
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
6.0
The Gong Show
as Self - Judge
2017
5.6
Tommy Can't Sleep
as Big Tommy
2017
1.0
The Polka King
as Jan Lewan
2017
5.6
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self
2016
6.8
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
as Ludwig van Beethoven
2016
7.1
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2016
6.9
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self
2016
5.9
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Po (voice)
2016
6.9
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
as Po (voice)
2016
6.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as Self
2015
0.0
Documentary Now!
as Jamison Friend
2015
7.0
Goosebumps
as R.L. Stine
2015
6.3
Another Period
as Dan Ringley
2015
6.8
The Brink
as Alex Talbot
2015
7.1
The D Train
as Dan Landsman
2015
4.9
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2015
6.6
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
The Concert for Valor
as Self
2014
8.6
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
2014
6.3
Sex Tape
as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
2014
5.4
Heaven Adores You
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
6.8
The Sheik
as Self
2014
7.4
Welcome to Sweden
as Self
2014
6.1
Harmontown
as Self
2014
6.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
4.0
Rick and Morty
as Lithdor (voice)
2013
8.7
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
2013
7.9
The Birthday Boys
2013
6.8
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
as Po (Voice)
2013
8.0
Drunk History
as William Mulholland
2013
6.8
Drunk History
as Vincenzo Peruggia
2013
6.8
Drunk History
as Elvis Presley
2013
6.8
Radio Disney Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
2013
9.6
Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet
as Self
2012
8.5
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
as Po (voice)
2012
7.7
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2012
6.2
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
2012
7.9
The Roadie
as JB
2012
6.0
Bernie
as Bernie Tiede
2012
6.6
Double Fine Adventure
as Self
2012
9.3
Good Mythical Morning
as Self
2012
6.9
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Po (voice)
2011
6.5
The Muppets
as Jack Black (uncredited)
2011
6.7
The Big Year
as Brad Harris
2011
6.0
Brain Games
as Self
2011
7.5
🎬
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
as Self
2011
0.0
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
as Self
2011
6.5
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Po (voice)
2011
7.1
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as MCA (B-Boys 2)
2011
6.5
Workaholics
as Pritchard
2011
7.4
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver
2010
5.2
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
2010
7.6
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as Po (voice)
2010
7.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
🎬
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
as Self
2010
6.0
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
as Self
2010
7.5
Community
as Buddy
2009
8.0
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
3.5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Year One
as Zed
2009
5.0
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
2009
4.6
Chopped
as Self
2009
6.5
Prop 8: The Musical
as Jesus Christ
2008
7.0
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as Po (voice)
2008
6.8
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
as Self
2008
6.1
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Jeff Portnoy
2008
6.8
Tropic Thunder
as Jeff Portnoy
2008
6.7
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self
2008
0.0
Kung Fu Panda
as Po (voice)
2008
7.3
Water And Power
as The Mayor
2008
5.0
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
as Self
2008
7.2
Be Kind Rewind
as Jerry
2008
6.3
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
2007
6.6
Margot at the Wedding
as Malcolm
2007
5.8
iCarly
as Aspartamay
2007
8.0
Acceptable.tv
2007
5.5
Acceptable.tv
as Self / Cop / Story Wizard
2007
5.5
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as Self
2007
5.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
🎬
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
2007
5.3
The Holiday
as Miles Dumont
2006
7.1
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as JB
2006
6.8
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
as Self
2006
5.7
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
as JB
2006
7.3
🎬
The Eighth Blunder of the World
as Self
2006
0.0
🎬
Exposure
as Dan Harmon
2006
0.0
Nacho Libre
as Nacho
2006
6.5
Coachella
as Self (Interviewee)
2006
6.4
Danny Roane: First Time Director
as Self
2006
4.1
Kong's New York, 1933
2006
8.0
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
as JB
2006
7.0
Awesometown
as George Washington
2006
7.4
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
as Self
2005
7.5
King Kong
as Carl Denham
2005
6.9
Earth to America
as Self
2005
8.0
Made in Hollywood
as Self
2005
4.7
🎬
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
7.3
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self - Presenter
2005
2.0
Infinite Challenge
as Self
2005
7.7
The Office
as Sam
2005
8.6
Club Oscar
as Lenny (voice)
2005
5.1
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.7
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
as Self
2004
0.0
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Trapper JB (voice)
2004
6.8
The Present
as Self
2004
0.0
Shark Tale
as Lenny (voice)
2004
6.0
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Motorcyclist
2004
6.7
Envy
as Nick Vanderpark
2004
4.9
Laser Fart
as The Elegant Hunter
2004
0.0
Cracking Up
as Bruce Philapousis
2004
5.0
Channel 101
as Self - Host
2004
0.0
🎬
Live at Johnny's
2004
0.0
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
2003
5.3
Tenacious D: In the Studio
as Self
2003
10.0
🎬
Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy
2003
0.0
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
as Self
2003
7.4
School of Rock
as Dewey Finn
2003
7.1
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
2003
6.9
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Computerman
as Computerman
2003
5.5
Time Belt
as Computerman
2003
0.0
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
4.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Emmys Segment
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2003
5.5
The Lewis Lectures
as Lewis (voice)
2002
0.0
Tenacious D: Live in London
as Self
2002
8.0
Clone High
as Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
2002
7.5
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
as JB
2002
8.0
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
as Self
2002
6.3
American Idol
as Self
2002
5.1
🎬
HypaSpace
as Self
2002
4.0
Icons
2002
8.0
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
as JB
2002
9.0
Ice Age
as Zeke (voice)
2002
7.4
Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Chimney Sweep
2002
5.9
Orange County
as Lance Brumder
2002
6.0
Last Call with Carson Daly
as Self
2002
2.9
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
as Self
2001
10.0
Being 'Shallow Hal'
as Self
2001
8.0
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
6.0
Shallow Hal
as Hal Larson
2001
6.2
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
as JB
2001
8.0
The Andy Dick Show
as J.D
2001
7.7
Saving Silverman
as J.D. McNugent
2001
5.7
Jesus' Son
as Georgie
2000
6.3
High Fidelity
as Barry Judd
2000
7.1
Cradle Will Rock
as Sid
1999
6.4
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1999
9.1
The Love Letter
as Fisherman
1999
5.1
Heat Vision and Jack
as Jack Austin
1999
5.8
Heat Vision and Jack
as Jack Austin
1999
5.0
Enemy of the State
as Fiedler
1998
7.1
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Titus Telesco (uncredited)
1998
5.4
Will & Grace
as Dr. Isaac Hershberg
1998
6.8
Bongwater
as Devlin
1998
4.7
Johnny Skidmarks
as Jerry
1998
5.4
Tenacious D
as Jack 'JB' Black
1997
7.1
The Jackal
as Ian Lamont
1997
6.4
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Mars Attacks!
as Billy Glenn Norris
1996
6.4
Full Frontal Comedy
as self
1996
0.0
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
The Fan
as Broadcast Technician
1996
6.0
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Cable Guy
as Rick
1996
6.0
Crossworlds
as Steve
1996
5.1
Bio-Dome
as Tenacious D
1996
4.5
Dead Man Walking
as Craig Poncelet
1995
7.3
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Farmer / Satan / God
1995
7.6
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Expert
1995
7.6
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Jeepers Creepers
1995
7.6
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Gay Guy / Moviegoer
1995
7.6
The Single Guy
as Randy
1995
5.0
Waterworld
as Pilot
1995
6.2
🎬
Pride & Joy
as Man
1995
0.0
Bye Bye Love
as DJ at Party
1995
5.9
The NeverEnding Story III
as Slip
1994
4.5
The Innocent
as Marty Prago
1994
5.2
Touched by an Angel
as Monte
1994
7.2
All-American Girl
as Tommy
1994
7.3
Blind Justice
as Private
1994
5.1
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.8
Monty
as Doug
1994
0.0
Demolition Man
as Wasteland Scrap
1993
6.8
Airborne
as Augie
1993
5.9
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The X-Files
as Bart 'Zero' Liquori
1993
8.4
Marked for Murder
as Car Thief
1993
4.0
Great Scott!
as Ray
1992
6.0
Picket Fences
as Curtis Williams
1992
7.4
The Golden Palace
as Cab Driver
1992
6.2
Bob Roberts
as Roger Davis
1992
6.5
Morgenmagazin
as Self
1992
3.5
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self
1992
8.1
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
🎬
Our Shining Moment
1991
0.0
Northern Exposure
as Kevin Wilkins
1990
7.9
The Simpsons
as Milo (voice)
1989
8.0
Life Goes On
as Skinhead
1989
6.5
This Morning
as Self
1988
5.2
Kids' Choice Awards
as Host
1987
8.7
Kids' Choice Awards
as Self - Honoree
1987
8.7
Too Far from the Norm
as Rick
1987
0.0
The New Leave It to Beaver
as Nick
1984
6.2
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Host
1984
7.7
The Fall Guy
as Chuck
1981
7.5
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
🎬
Untitled Weezer Film
N/A
0.0
🎬
Making Of School of Rock
as Self
N/A
0.0
🎬
Micronations
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
as Self
N/A
0.0