Jack Black

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.

Known For

Birth Location Santa Monica, California, USA
Born 1969-08-28

Movies

Minecraft as Steve
2025
Borderlands as Claptrap (voice)
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 as Po (voice)
2024
The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Bowser (voice)
2023
Free LSD as (Special Appearance)
2023
2022
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood as Grown Up Stan (voice)
2022
How Did We Get Here? as Self (archive footage)
2022
2020
Celebrity Escape Room as Self - Game Master
2020
Jumanji: The Next Level as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2019
The Unexpected Race as Sheriff
2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as R. L. Stine (uncredited)
2018
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto as Jack Black / Jables / JB (voice), various (voices)
2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Jonathan Barnavelt
2018
2018
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2017
The Words That Built America as Reader - Declaration of Independence
2017
Tommy Can`t Sleep as Big Tommy
2017
The Polka King as Jan Lewan
2017
Kung Fu Panda 3 as Po (voice)
2016
2015
Goosebumps as R.L. Stine
2015
The D Train as Dan Landsman
2015
2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actor
2014
Sex Tape as YouPorn Owner
2014
2014
2014
Harmontown as Self
2014
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
2013
2012
The Roadie as JB
2012
Bernie as Bernie Tiede
2012
The Muppets as Jack Black (uncredited)
2011
The Big Year as Brad Harris
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2 as Po (voice)
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited as MCA (B-Boys 2)
2011
Gulliver's Travels as Lemuel Gulliver
2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Po (voice)
2010
Year One as Zed
2009
Prop 8: The Musical as Jesus Christ
2008
2008
Tropic Thunder as Jeff Portnoy
2008
Kung Fu Panda as Po (voice)
2008
Be Kind Rewind as Jerry
2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
2007
2007
The Holiday as Miles Dumont
2006
Nacho Libre as Nacho
2006
Awesometown as George Washington
2006
King Kong as Carl Denham
2005
2005
2005
Club Oscar as Lenny (voice)
2005
The Present as Self
2004
Shark Tale as Lenny (voice)
2004
Envy as Nick Vanderpark
2004
Melvin Goes to Dinner as Mental Patient (uncredited)
2003
School of Rock as Dewey Finn
2003
The Lewis Lectures as Lewis (voice)
2002
Ice Age as Zeke (voice)
2002
Run Ronnie Run as Lead Chimney Sweep
2002
Orange County as Lance Brumder
2002
2001
Shallow Hal as Hal
2001
Saving Silverman as J.D. McNugent
2001
Jesus' Son as Georgie
2000
High Fidelity as Barry Judd
2000
1999
The Love Letter as Fisherman (uncredited)
1999
Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
1999
Enemy of the State as Fiedler
1998
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Titus Telesco (uncredited)
1998
Bongwater as Devlin
1998
Johnny Skidmarks as Jerry
1998
The Jackal as Ian Lamont
1997
Mars Attacks! as Billy Glenn Norris
1996
Crossworlds as Steve
1996
The Fan as Broadcast Technician
1996
The Cable Guy as Rick
1996
Bio-Dome as Tenacious D
1996
Dead Man Walking as Craig Poncelet
1995
Waterworld as Pilot
1995
Bye Bye Love as DJ at Party
1995
The Innocent as Marty Prago
1994
Blind Justice as Private
1994
Demolition Man as Wasteland Scrap
1993
Airborne as Augie
1993
Marked for Murder as Car Thief
1993
Bob Roberts as Roger Davis
1992
1987
Dear Santa as Satan
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Oh Hell No as Sherman
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Movies

Gianna Associate Producer
2023
Happily Producer
2021
Celebrity Escape Room Executive Producer
2020
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto Executive Producer
2018
The D Train Producer
2015
The Roadie Writer
2012
Gulliver's Travels Executive Producer
2010
Year of the Dog Producer
2007
Nacho Libre Producer
2006
60 Spins Around the Sun Executive Producer
2003
2001
Stepdude Producer
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