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_. He also started The Minecraft movie in 2025.

## 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||||
|rowspan="2"|1993|_Airborne_|Augie|||
|_Demolition Man_|Wasteland Scrap|||||
|1994|_The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia_|Slip||||
|rowspan="3"|1995|_Bye Bye Love_|DJ at party|||
|_Waterworld_|Pilot|||||
|_Dead Man Walking_|Craig Poncelet|||||
|rowspan="5"|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|||
|rowspan="4"|1998|_Johnny Skidmarks_|Jerry|||
|_Bongwater_|Devlin|||||
|_I Still Know What You Did Last Summer_|Titus Telesco|Uncredited||||
|_Enemy of the State_|Fiedler|||||
|rowspan="3"|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|||
|rowspan="3"|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||||
|rowspan="3"|2002|_Orange County_|Lance Brumder|||
|_Run Ronnie Run!_|Lead chimney sweep|DVD Exclusive Award for Best Original Song||||
|_Ice Age_|Zeke|Voice||||
|rowspan="2"|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 <small>(3rd place)</small> 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||||
|rowspan="3"|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|||
|rowspan="3"|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|||||
|rowspan="2"|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||||
|rowspan="5"|2008|_Be Kind Rewind_|Jerry Gerber|||
|_Kung Fu Panda_|rowspan="2"|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||||
|rowspan="2"|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||||
|rowspan="5"|2011|_Kung Fu Panda 2_|rowspan="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|||
|rowspan="2"|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||||
|rowspan="2"|2016|_Kung Fu Panda 3_|rowspan="2"|Po|Voice Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Pet|
|_Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll_|Voice Short film|||||
|rowspan="2"|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 <small>(with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas)</small>||||
|rowspan="4"|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||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jack Black
- **image**: TenaciousDO2160623 (38 of 62) Jack Black.jpg
- **imagesize**: 230px
- **caption**: Black in 2023
- **birth place**: Santa Monica, California, U.S.
- **birth name**: Thomas Jacob Black
- **nationality**: American
Canadian
Irish
Mexican
- **height**: 166.0 cm
- **yearsactive**: 1982–present
- **spouse**: Tanya Haden (2006–2019)
- **children**: 2