Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
285
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 28, 1969 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Also Known As
Thomas Jacob Black
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.
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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
Acting
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Making of School of Rock
as
Self
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The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
as
Self
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Micronations
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Kung Fu Panda 5
as
Po (voice)
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Journeys of a Gentle Southern Man
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You may call me, Master Naruto
as
Master Naruto
2027
A Minecraft Movie 2
as
Steve
2026
Jumanji: Open World
as
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as
Bowser (voice)
2025
Anaconda
as
Doug McCallister
2025
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
as
Self
2025
Tenacious D Live at the O2
as
Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as
Self
2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
as
Self
2025
A Minecraft Movie
as
Steve
2024
Dear Santa
as
Satan
2024
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as
Self
2024
Borderlands
as
Claptrap (voice)
2024
Dueling Dumplings
as
Po (voice)
2024
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
as
Self
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
as
Po (voice)
2023
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
as
Self - Actor
2023
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
as
Self
2023
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
as
Self
2023
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
as
JB
2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as
Bowser (voice)
2023
History of the World: Part II
as
Joseph Stalin
2 episode
s
2023
Free LSD
as
(Special Appearance)
2022
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as
Self
2022
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
as
Self
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as
Wolfman Jack
2022
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
as
Po (voice)
42 episode
s
2022
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
as
Grown Up Stan (voice)
2022
How Did We Get Here?
as
Self (archive footage)
2022
Big Nate
as
Brad Gunter (voice)
1 episode
2021
Cash Box
as
Man
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as
Self
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as
Self - Contestant
1 episode
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as
Westley
1 episode
2020
Dear Class of 2020
as
Self
2020
Celebrity Escape Room
as
Self - Game Master
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as
Self
2020
Cup of Joe
as
Self
1 episode
2020
One World: Together at Home
as
Self
2020
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
as
Self
2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
as
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2019
The Mandalorian
as
Captain Bombardier
1 episode
2019
Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as
Self - Guest
2 episode
s
2018
The Unexpected Race
as
Sheriff
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as
Self
4 episode
s
2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as
R.L. Stine (uncredited)
2018
Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
as
JB
6 episode
s
2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as
Jonathan Barnavelt
2018
Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
as
Po (Voice)
2018
The Insufferable Groo
as
Self
2018
Amazing Saturday
as
Self
1 episode
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as
Dexter
2018
What the Fit
as
Self
1 episode
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as
Self - Special Guest
1 episode
2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2017
The Russell Howard Hour
as
Self
2 episode
s
2017
The Words That Built America
as
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
The Gong Show
as
Self - Judge
1 episode
2017
Tommy Can't Sleep
as
Big Tommy
2017
The Polka King
as
Jan Lewan
2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as
Self
2016
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
as
Ludwig van Beethoven
1 episode
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
as
Self
1 episode
2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as
Self
1 episode
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
as
Po (voice)
2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
as
Po (voice)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as
Self
1 episode
2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as
Self
2015
Documentary Now!
as
Jamison Friend
1 episode
2015
Goosebumps
as
R.L. Stine
2015
Another Period
as
Dan Ringley
1 episode
2015
The Brink
as
Alex Talbot
10 episode
s
2015
The D Train
as
Dan Landsman
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as
Self
1 episode
2015
Hot Ones
as
Self
1 episode
2014
The Concert for Valor
as
Self
2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as
Self - Actor
2014
Sex Tape
as
YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
2014
Heaven Adores You
as
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
The Sheik
as
Self
2014
Welcome to Sweden
as
Self
1 episode
2014
Harmontown
as
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as
Self - Guest
2 episode
s
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as
Self
1 episode
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as
Self
1 episode
2013
Rick and Morty
as
Lithdor (voice)
1 episode
2013
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
as
Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
2013
The Birthday Boys
1 episode
2013
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
as
Po (Voice)
2013
Drunk History
as
William Mulholland
1 episode
2013
Drunk History
as
Vincenzo Peruggia
1 episode
2013
Drunk History
as
Elvis Presley
1 episode
2013
Radio Disney Music Awards
as
Self - Presenter
1 episode
2012
Pretty Sweet
as
Self
2012
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as
Po (voice)
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as
Self
2 episode
s
2012
The Eric Andre Show
as
Self
1 episode
2012
The Roadie
as
JB
2012
Bernie
as
Bernie Tiede
2012
Double Fine Adventure
as
Self
1 episode
2012
Good Mythical Morning
as
Self
3 episode
s
2011
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as
Po (voice)
2011
The Muppets
as
Jack Black (uncredited)
2011
The Big Year
as
Brad Harris
2011
Brain Games
as
Self
1 episode
2011
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
as
Self
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
as
Po (voice)
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as
MCA (B-Boys 2)
2011
Workaholics
as
Pritchard
1 episode
2010
Gulliver's Travels
as
Lemuel Gulliver
2010
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
1 episode
2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as
Po (voice)
2010
Conan
as
Self
3 episode
s
2010
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
as
Self
2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
as
Self
2010
Vida de Garoto
as
steve
2009
Community
as
Buddy
1 episode
2009
The Jay Leno Show
as
Self
1 episode
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
2009
Year One
as
Zed
2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as
Self
2009
Chopped
as
Self
1 episode
2008
Prop 8: The Musical
as
Jesus Christ
2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as
Po (voice)
2008
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
as
Self
2008
Tenacious D: Live at The Moore Theater in Seattle
as
Self
2008
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as
Jeff Portnoy
2008
Tropic Thunder
as
Jeff Portnoy
2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as
Self
2008
Passaic Mosaic
as
Self
2008
Fats Waller Was Born Here
as
Multiple Roles/Jerry
2008
Kung Fu Panda
as
Po (voice)
2008
Water and Power
as
The Mayor
1 episode
2008
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
as
Self
2008
Be Kind Rewind
as
Jerry
2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as
Paul McCartney (uncredited)
2007
Margot at the Wedding
as
Malcolm
2007
iCarly
as
Aspartamay
2 episode
s
2007
Yo Gabba Gabba!
1 episode
2007
Acceptable.tv
1 episode
2007
Acceptable.tv
as
Self / Cop / Story Wizard
1 episode
2007
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self
4 episode
s
2007
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
1 episode
2006
The Holiday
as
Miles Dumont
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as
JB
2006
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
as
Self
2006
The Eighth Blunder of the World
as
Self
2006
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
as
JB
2006
Exposure
as
Dan Harmon
2 episode
s
2006
Nacho Libre
as
Nacho
2006
Coachella
as
Self - Interviewee
2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director
as
Self
2006
Kong's New York, 1933
2006
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
as
JB
2006
Awesometown
as
George Washington
2005
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
as
Self
2005
King Kong
as
Carl Denham
2005
Earth to America
as
Self
2005
Made in Hollywood
as
Self
1 episode
2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
1 episode
2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as
Self - Presenter
2005
Infinite Challenge
as
Self
1 episode
2005
The Office
as
Sam
1 episode
2005
Club Oscar
as
Lenny (voice)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as
Self
1 episode
2004
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
as
Self
2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as
Trapper JB (voice)
1 episode
2004
The Present
as
Self
2004
Shark Tale
as
Lenny (voice)
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as
Motorcyclist
2004
Envy
as
Nick Vanderpark
2004
Laser Fart
as
The Elegant Hunter
2 episode
s
2004
Cracking Up
as
Bruce Philapousis
1 episode
2004
Channel 101
as
Self - Host
1 episode
2004
Live at Johnny's
1 episode
2003
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as
Mental Patient (uncredited)
2003
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
as
Self
2003
Tenacious D: In the Studio
as
Self
2003
Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy
2003
School of Rock
as
Dewey Finn
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as
Self
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as
Self
2 episode
s
2003
Computerman
as
Computerman
6 episode
s
2003
Time Belt
as
Computerman
1 episode
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
as
Self
1 episode
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as
Self
1 episode
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as
Self - Emmys Segment
1 episode
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as
Self - Musical Guest
1 episode
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as
Self - Guest
2 episode
s
2002
The Lewis Lectures
as
Lewis (voice)
2002
Tenacious D: Live in London
as
Self
2002
Clone High
as
Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
1 episode
2002
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
as
JB
2002
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
as
Self
2002
American Idol
as
Self
1 episode
2002
HypaSpace
as
Self
1 episode
2002
Icons
1 episode
2002
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
as
JB
2002
Ice Age
as
Zeke (voice)
2002
Run Ronnie Run
as
Lead Chimney Sweep
2002
Orange County
as
Lance Brumder
2002
Last Call with Carson Daly
as
Self
1 episode
2001
Being 'Shallow Hal'
as
Self
2001
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
as
Self
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as
Self
1 episode
2001
Shallow Hal
as
Hal Larson
2001
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
as
JB
2001
The Andy Dick Show
as
J.D
1 episode
2001
Saving Silverman
as
J.D. McNugent
2000
Jesus' Son
as
Georgie
2000
High Fidelity
as
Barry Judd
1999
Cradle Will Rock
as
Sid
1999
Teen Choice Awards
as
Self - Presenter
1 episode
1999
The Love Letter
as
Fisherman
1999
Heat Vision and Jack
as
Jack Austin
1999
Heat Vision and Jack
as
Jack Austin
1 episode
1998
Enemy of the State
as
Fiedler
1998
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as
Titus Telesco (uncredited)
1998
Will & Grace
as
Dr. Isaac Hershberg
1 episode
1998
Bongwater
as
Devlin
1998
Johnny Skidmarks
as
Jerry
1997
Tenacious D
as
Jack 'JB' Black
6 episode
s
1997
The Jackal
as
Ian Lamont
1997
The View
as
Self - Guest
2 episode
s
1996
Mars Attacks!
as
Billy Glenn Norris
1996
Full Frontal Comedy
as
self
1 episode
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1 episode
1996
The Fan
as
Broadcast Technician
1996
The Daily Show
as
Self
6 episode
s
1996
The Cable Guy
as
Rick
1996
Crossworlds
as
Steve
1996
Bio-Dome
as
Tenacious D
1995
Dead Man Walking
as
Craig Poncelet
1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as
Farmer / Satan / God
1 episode
1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as
Expert
1 episode
1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as
Jeepers Creepers
1 episode
1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as
Gay Guy / Moviegoer
1 episode
1995
The Single Guy
as
Randy
2 episode
s
1995
Waterworld
as
Pilot
1995
Pride & Joy
as
Man
1 episode
1995
Bye Bye Love
as
DJ at Party
1994
The NeverEnding Story III
as
Slip
1994
The Innocent
as
Marty Prago
1994
Touched by an Angel
as
Monte
1 episode
1994
All-American Girl
as
Tommy
1 episode
1994
Blind Justice
as
Private
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1 episode
1994
Monty
as
Doug
1 episode
1993
Demolition Man
as
Wasteland Scrap
1993
Airborne
as
Augie
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as
Self - Guest
4 episode
s
1993
The X-Files
as
Bart 'Zero' Liquori
1 episode
1993
Marked for Murder
as
Car Thief
1992
Great Scott!
as
Ray
1 episode
1992
The Golden Palace
as
Cab Driver
1 episode
1992
Picket Fences
as
Curtis Williams
2 episode
s
1992
Bob Roberts
as
Roger Davis
1992
Morgenmagazin
as
Self
1 episode
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as
Self
1 episode
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
6 episode
s
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
1991
Our Shining Moment
as
Teenage Boy
1990
Northern Exposure
as
Kevin Wilkins
1 episode
1989
The Simpsons
as
Milo (voice)
1 episode
1989
Life Goes On
as
Skinhead
1 episode
1988
This Morning
as
Self
1 episode
1987
Kids' Choice Awards
as
Host
3 episode
s
1987
Kids' Choice Awards
as
Self - Honoree
1 episode
1987
Too Far from the Norm
as
Rick
1984
The New Leave It to Beaver
as
Nick
1 episode
1984
MTV Video Music Awards
as
Self - Host
1 episode
1981
The Fall Guy
as
Chuck
1 episode
1975
Saturday Night Live
as
Self - Host
5 episode
s
1975
Saturday Night Live
as
Self - Musical Guest
1 episode
1975
Saturday Night Live
as
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1 episode
1975
People's Choice Awards
as
Self - Presenter
1 episode
1953
The Oscars
as
Self
1 episode
