Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 28, 1969
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Credits
289 titles
Jack Black
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), 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
A Minecraft Movie Squared
Steve
Jumanji: Open World
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Bowser (voice)
Journeys of a Gentle Southern Man
Anaconda
Doug McCallister
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Tenacious D Live at the O2
Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
Self
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
Jack Black: Tenacious Dude
self
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Self
A Minecraft Movie
Steve
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
40 Watts from Nowhere
Executive Producer
Dear Santa
Satan
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Borderlands
Claptrap (voice)
Dueling Dumplings
Po (voice)
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Self
Kung Fu Panda 4
Po (voice)
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Self - Actor
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
Self
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Self
Gianna
Associate Producer
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
JB
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bowser (voice)
History of the World: Part II
Joseph Stalin
Free LSD
(Special Appearance)
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Self
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Self
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Wolfman Jack
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Po (voice)
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Grown Up Stan (voice)
How Did We Get Here?
Self (archive footage)
Big Nate
Brad Gunter (voice)
Cash Box
Man
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Happily
Producer
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
The Croods: A New Age
Songs
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley
Dear Class of 2020
Self
History 101
Characters
Celebrity Escape Room
Self - Game Master
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Cup of Joe
Self
One World: Together at Home
Self
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Self
Jumanji: The Next Level
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The Mandalorian
Captain Bombardier