Jack Black

Birthday:

08/28/1969

Place of birth:

Santa Monica, California, USA:

Biography:

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. Black is known for his roles in the films High Fidelity (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), Orange County (2002), School of Rock (2003), Envy (2004), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bernie (2011) and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), in addition to his role in the Jumanji franchise. He also voices the giant panda named Po from DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda films. He gained Golden Globe nominations for his work in School of Rock and Bernie, and he was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2018. Black is also the lead vocalist of the Grammy Award–winning comedy rock duo Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long time friend, Kyle Gass. They have released multiple studio albums including their self titled debut Tenacious D, The Pick of Destiny, Rize of the Fenix, and Post-Apocalypto, in addition to their television series Tenacious D (1997–2000) and film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). Since 2018, Black has maintained a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.



Credits

Minecraft (2025)
Steve
Borderlands (2024)
Claptrap (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Po (voice)
Coney Island Baby (2024)
The Video Game Crash of 1983 (2023)
Self
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023 (2023)
Self
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour (2023)
JB
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Bowser (voice)
Free LSD (2023)
(Special Appearance)
Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022)
Self
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
Wolfman Jack
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
Grown Up Stan (voice)
How Did We Get Here? (2022)
Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
Self
Dear Class of 2020 (2020)
Self
Celebrity Escape Room (2020)
Self - Game Master
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
Self
This is (not) the greatest song in the world. (2020)
JB
One World: Together at Home (2020)
Self
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020)
Self
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019 (2019)
Self
The Unexpected Race (2018)
Sheriff
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
R. L. Stine (uncredited)
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto (2018)
Jack Black / Jables / JB (voice), various (voices)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
Jonathan Barnavelt
The Insufferable Groo (2018)
Self
Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor's Quest (2018)
Po (voice)
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
Dexter
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The Words That Built America (2017)
Reader - Declaration of Independence
The Polka King (2017)
Jan Lewan
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
Self
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
Po (voice)
DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon (2015)
Jamison Friend
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! (2015)
Self
Goosebumps (2015)
R.L. Stine
The D Train (2015)
Dan Landsman
The Concert for Valor (2014)
Self
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
Self - Actor
Sex Tape (2014)
YouPorn Owner
Heaven Adores You (2014)
Self
The Sheik (2014)
Harmontown (2014)
Self
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem (2013)
Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet (2012)
Self
Dreamworks Holiday Classics (2012)
Po (voice)
The Roadie (2012)
JB
Bernie (2012)
Bernie Tiede
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
Po (voice)
The Muppets (2011)
Jack Black (uncredited)
The Big Year (2011)
Brad Harris
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Po (voice)
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
MCA (B-Boys 2)
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Lemuel Gulliver
Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010)
Po (voice)
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010 (2010)
as JB
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage (2010)
Self
Year One (2009)
Zed
We Are One With President-Elect Barack Obama (2009)
Self
Prop 8: The Musical (2008)
Jesus Christ
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
Po (voice)
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 (2008)
Self
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008)
Jeff Portnoy
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Jeff Portnoy
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who (2008)
Self
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Po (voice)
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary (2008)
Self
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Jerry
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Paul McCartney (uncredited)
Margot at the Wedding (2007)
Malcolm
Tenacious D: For the Ladies (2007)
JB
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' (2007)
Self
The Holiday (2006)
Miles Dumont
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
JB
The Eighth Blunder of the World (2006)
Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)
Self
Tenacious D: Time Fixers (2006)
JB
Nacho Libre (2006)
Nacho
Awesometown (2006)
George Washington
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries (2005)
Self
King Kong (2005)
Carl Denham
Earth to America (2005)
Self
A Concert for Hurricane Relief (2005)
Presenter
Club Oscar (2005)
Lenny (voice)
The Present (2004)
Self
Shark Tale (2004)
Lenny (voice)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Motorcyclist
Envy (2004)
Nick Vanderpark
Stuck on You: It's Funny - The Farrelly Formula (2004)
Self
Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
Mental Patient (uncredited)
Tenacious D: In the Studio (2003)
Self
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (2003)
Self
School of Rock (2003)
Dewey Finn
The Lewis Lectures (2002)
Lewis (voice)
Tenacious D: Live in London (2002)
Self
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale (2002)
JB
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up (2002)
Self
Tenacious D: Butt Baby (2002)
JB
Ice Age (2002)
Zeke (voice)
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
Lead Chimney Sweep
Orange County (2002)
Lance Brumder
Being 'Shallow Hal' (2001)
Self
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal (2001)
Self
Shallow Hal (2001)
Hal
Tenacious D: JB's BJ (2001)
JB
Saving Silverman (2001)
J.D. McNugent
Jesus' Son (2000)
Georgie
High Fidelity (2000)
Barry Judd
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Sid
The Love Letter (1999)
Fisherman (uncredited)
Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
Jack Austin
Enemy of the State (1998)
Fiedler
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Titus Telesco (uncredited)
Bongwater (1998)
Devlin
Johnny Skidmarks (1998)
Jerry
The Jackal (1997)
Ian Lamont
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Billy Glenn Norris
Crossworlds (1996)
Steve
The Fan (1996)
Broadcast Technician
The Cable Guy (1996)
Rick
Bio-Dome (1996)
Tenacious D
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Craig Poncelet
Waterworld (1995)
Pilot
Bye Bye Love (1995)
DJ at Party
The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
Slip
The Innocent (1994)
Marty Prago
Blind Justice (1994)
Private
Demolition Man (1993)
Wasteland Scrap
Airborne (1993)
Augie
Marked for Murder (1993)
Car Thief
Bob Roberts (1992)
Roger Davis
Too Far from the Norm (1987)
Rick
Tommy Can`t Sleep ()
Big Tommy
Micronations ()
Oh Hell No ()
Sherman
Making Of School of Rock ()
Self
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center ()
Self
Dear Santa ()
Satan
Untitled 'Jumanji: The Next Level' sequel ()
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny ()
Self
Gianna (2023)
Associate Producer
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Songs
Happily (2021)
Producer
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
Songs
Celebrity Escape Room (2020)
Executive Producer
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto (2018)
Director
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto (2018)
Writer
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto (2018)
Producer
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto (2018)
Executive Producer
The D Train (2015)
Producer
The Roadie (2012)
Writer
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Executive Producer
Year of the Dog (2007)
Producer
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' (2007)
Producer
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Producer
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Writer
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Songs
Tenacious D: Time Fixers (2006)
Music
Nacho Libre (2006)
Producer
60 Spins Around the Sun (2003)
Executive Producer
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale (2002)
Writer
Tenacious D: Butt Baby (2002)
Writer
Tenacious D: JB's BJ (2001)
Writer
Stepdude ()
Producer