Jack Black

Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is an important member of the Frat Pack, a name used by members of the media for a group of comedians active in today's Hollywood movies. Black is also in order for some of Hollywood's largest movies and smallest indie films. He and Kyle Gass make up the comedy-rock duo Tenacious D. Black starred in the movie Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, which is based on a true story. He also starred in the 2008 movie Tropic Thunder.

Jack Black
Black in 2023
Born	Thomas Jacob Black (1969-08-28) August 28, 1969 Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor comedian musician
Years active	1982–present
Height	166.0 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse	Tanya Haden (2006–2019)
Children	2

Early and personal life

Black was born on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California to Thomas Black and Judith Cohen. His father is of English, French, German, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent. His mother is Jewish and of Russian descent. Since March 14, 2006, he is married to Tanya Haden. They have two sons.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Bob Roberts	Roger Davis
1993	Airborne	Augie
	Demolition Man	Wasteland Scrap
1994	The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia	Slip
1995	Bye Bye Love	DJ at party
	Waterworld	Pilot
	Dead Man Walking	Craig Poncelet
1996	Bio-Dome	Himself	with his band Tenacious D
	The Cable Guy	Rick Legatos
	The Fan	Broadcast technician
	Mars Attacks!	Billy Glenn Norris
	Crossworlds	Steve
1997	The Jackal	Ian Lamont
1998	Johnny Skidmarks	Jerry
	Bongwater	Devlin
	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	Titus Telesco	Uncredited
	Enemy of the State	Fiedler
1999	Cradle Will Rock	Sid
	The Love Letter	Fisherman	Uncredited
	Jesus' Son	Georgie
2000	High Fidelity	Barry	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy/Romance Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Music Moment Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Male Performance Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
2001	Frank's Book	Performance hipster	Short film
	Saving Silverman	JD McNugent
	Shallow Hal	Hal Larson	Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy
2002	Orange County	Lance Brumder
	Run Ronnie Run!	Lead chimney sweep	DVD Exclusive Award for Best Original Song
	Ice Age	Zeke	Voice
2003	Melvin Goes to Dinner	Mental patient	Phoenix Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Acting Nominated – DVD Exclusive Award for Best Supporting Actor
	School of Rock	Dewey Finn	MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd place) Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liar
2004	Envy	Nick Vanderpark	Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Funny Male Star
	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Motorcyclist	Cameo
	Shark Tale	Lenny	Voice
2005	King Kong	Carl Denham	Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain
2006	Nacho Libre	Ignacio / Nacho	Also producer Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Male Movie Star Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rumble
	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny	JB	Also producer and writer
	The Holiday	Miles
2007	Margot at the Wedding	Malcolm	Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast
	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Paul McCartney	Uncredited cameo
2008	Be Kind Rewind	Jerry Gerber
	Kung Fu Panda	Po	Voice Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
	Kung Fu Panda: The Secrets of the Furious Five		Voice Short film
	Prop 8: The Musical	Jesus Christ	Short film
	Tropic Thunder	Jeff "Fats" Portnoy	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast
2009	Year One	Zed
2010	Kung Fu Panda Holiday	Po	Voice Short film
	Gulliver's Travels	Lemuel Gulliver	Also executive producer Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Actor Nominated – Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Male Movie Star
2011	Kung Fu Panda 2	Po	Voice Nominated – Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Voice Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Animation Movie Voice
	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters		Voice Short film
	Bernie	Bernie Tiede	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (runner-up) Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy
	The Big Year	Brad Harris
	The Muppets	Himself	Uncredited
2014	Sex Tape	Owner of YouPorn	Uncredited
2015	The D Train	Dan Landsman	Also producer
	Goosebumps	R. L. Stine Slappy (voice) Invisible Boy (voice)	Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
2016	Kung Fu Panda 3	Po	Voice Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Pet
	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll		Voice Short film
2017	The Polka King	Jan Lewan	Also producer
	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas)
2018	Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot	Dexter
	Unexpected Race	Sheriff
	The House with a Clock in Its Walls	Jonathan Barnavelt
	Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween	R.L. Stine	Uncredited
2019	Jumanji: The Next Level	Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon
2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Bowser
2024		Po	Voice
2025	A Minecraft Movie	Steve