
Jack Black
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 28, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica, California, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography

Making of School of Rock
Movie · as Self
The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
Movie · as Self
Micronations
Movie
Untitled Super Mario Film
Movie · as Bowser (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 5
Movie · as Po (voice)

A Minecraft Movie Squared
Movie · as Steve

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Movie · as Self

Jumanji: Open World
Movie · as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

The slapstick slasher movie
Movie · as Himself

Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special
Movie · as Self

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Movie · as Bowser (voice)

A Minecraft Movie
Movie · as Steve

Anaconda
Movie · as Doug McCallister

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Movie · as Self

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
Movie · as Self

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Movie
Tenacious D Live at the O2
Movie · as Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom

Jack Black: Tenacious Dude
Movie · as self

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Dear Santa
Movie · as Satan

Kung Fu Panda 4
Movie · as Po (voice)

Dueling Dumplings
Movie · as Po (voice)

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Movie · as Self

Borderlands
Movie · as Claptrap (voice)

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Movie · as Bowser (voice)

Free LSD
Movie · as (Special Appearance)

Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
Movie · as JB

Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Movie · as Self

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Movie · as Self - Actor

History of the World: Part II
TV · as Joseph Stalin · 2 eps

How Did We Get Here?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Movie · as Wolfman Jack

Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Movie · as Self

Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Movie · as Self

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Movie · as Grown Up Stan (voice)

Big Nate
TV · as Brad Gunter (voice) · 1 ep

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
TV · as Po (voice) · 42 eps

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Cash Box
Movie · as Man

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

Feeding America Comedy Festival
Movie · as Self

Celebrity Escape Room
Movie · as Self - Game Master

Dear Class of 2020
Movie · as Self

Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Movie · as Self

One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as Westley · 1 ep

Cup of Joe
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Jumanji: The Next Level
Movie · as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019
Movie

The Mandalorian
TV · as Captain Bombardier · 1 ep

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Movie · as Dexter

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Movie · as Jonathan Barnavelt

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Movie · as R.L. Stine (uncredited)

The Insufferable Groo
Movie · as Self

The Unexpected Race
Movie · as Sheriff

Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
Movie · as Po (Voice)

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep

Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Amazing Saturday
TV · as Self · 1 ep

What the Fit
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
TV · as JB · 6 eps

The Aquabats! Saturday Morning!
TV · as The Wizard of Hollywood · 1 ep

Tommy Can't Sleep
Movie · as Big Tommy

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie · as Bethany

The Polka King
Movie · as Jan Lewan

The Words That Built America
Movie · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

The Gong Show
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

The Russell Howard Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Kung Fu Panda 3
Movie · as Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Movie · as Po (voice)

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Movie · as Self

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Great Minds with Dan Harmon
TV · as Ludwig van Beethoven · 1 ep

Goosebumps
Movie · as Stine / Slappy / Invisible Boy (voice)

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Movie · as Self

The D Train
Movie · as Dan Landsman

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Brink
TV · as Alex Talbot · 10 eps

Documentary Now!
TV · as Jamison Friend · 1 ep

Another Period
TV · as Dan Ringley · 1 ep

Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Harmontown
Movie · as Self

Sex Tape
Movie · as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)

The Concert for Valor
Movie · as Self

Heaven Adores You
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

21 Years: Richard Linklater
Movie · as Self - Actor

The Sheik
Movie · as Self

Welcome to Sweden
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Movie · as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Movie · as Po (voice)

The Birthday Boys
TV · 1 ep

Drunk History
TV · as William Mulholland, Vincenzo Peruggia, Elvis Presley · 1 ep

Radio Disney Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

Rick and Morty
TV · as Lithdor (voice) · 1 ep

The Roadie
Movie · as JB

Bernie
Movie · as Bernie Tiede

Pretty Sweet
Movie · as Self

Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Movie · as Po (voice)

Kennedy Center Honors: Led Zeppelin Tribute Film
Movie · as Self

Good Mythical Morning
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Eric Andre Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Double Fine Adventure
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Kung Fu Panda 2
Movie · as Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Movie · as Po (voice)

The Big Year
Movie · as Brad Harris

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Movie · as Self

Fight for Your Right Revisited
Movie · as MCA (B-Boys 2)

The Muppets
Movie · as Jack Black (uncredited)

Brain Games
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Workaholics
TV · as Pritchard · 1 ep

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Movie · as Self

Gulliver's Travels
Movie · as Lemuel Gulliver

Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Movie · as Po (voice)
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Movie · as Self

iCarly: iStart a Fan War
Movie · as Aspartamay

Conan
TV · as Self · 5 eps

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Year One
Movie · as Zed

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Movie · as Self

The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Community
TV · as Buddy · 1 ep

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Chopped
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Prop 8: The Musical
Movie · as Jesus Christ

Be Kind Rewind
Movie · as Jerry

Tropic Thunder
Movie · as Jeff Portnoy

Kung Fu Panda
Movie · as Po (voice)

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Movie · as Jeff Portnoy

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Movie · as Po (voice)

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Movie · as Self

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
Movie · as Self

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Movie · as Self

Passaic Mosaic
Movie · as Self

Fats Waller Was Born Here
Movie · as Multiple Roles/Jerry

Tenacious D: Live at The Moore Theater in Seattle
Movie · as Self

Water and Power
TV · as The Mayor · 1 ep

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Movie · as Paul McCartney (uncredited)

Margot at the Wedding
Movie · as Malcolm

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Movie · as Self
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
TV · 1 ep

iCarly
TV · as Aspartamay · 2 eps

The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Acceptable.tv
TV · as Self / Cop / Story Wizard · 1 ep

Yo Gabba Gabba!
TV · 1 ep

The Holiday
Movie · as Miles

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Movie · as JB

Nacho Libre
Movie · as Ignacio / Nacho

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Movie · as Self

Tenacious D: For the Ladies
Movie · as JB

Awesometown
Movie · as George Washington
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Movie · as Self

Tenacious D: Time Fixers
Movie · as JB

Coachella
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Movie · as Self

Kong's New York, 1933
Movie · as Self
Exposure
TV · as Dan Harmon · 2 eps

King Kong
Movie · as Carl Denham

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Movie · as Self - Presenter

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Movie · as Self

Earth to America
Movie · as Self

Club Oscar
Movie · as Lenny (voice)

The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV · 1 ep

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Infinite Challenge
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Office
TV · as Sam · 1 ep

Made in Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Shark Tale
Movie · as Lenny (voice)

Envy
Movie · as Nick Vanderpark

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Movie · as Motorcyclist

The Present
Movie · as Self

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Movie · as Self

Tom Goes to the Mayor
TV · as Trapper JB (voice) · 1 ep
Live at Johnny's
TV · 1 ep

Laser Fart
TV · as The Elegant Hunter · 2 eps

Channel 101
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

Cracking Up
TV · as Bruce Philapousis · 1 ep

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Movie · as Self

Tenacious D: In the Studio
Movie · as Self

The School of Rock
Movie · as Dewey Finn

Melvin Goes to Dinner
Movie · as Mental Patient (uncredited)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy
Movie

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Computerman
TV · as Computerman · 6 eps

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Emmys Segment, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest, Self - "Mean Tweets" · 1 ep

Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Time Belt
TV · as Computerman · 1 ep

Ice Age
Movie · as Zeke (voice)

Orange County
Movie · as Lance Brumder

The Lewis Lectures
Movie · as Lewis (voice)

Run Ronnie Run
Movie · as Lead Chimney Sweep

Tenacious D: Live in London
Movie · as Self

Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Movie · as Self

Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
Movie · as JB

Tenacious D: Butt Baby
Movie · as JB

Clone High
TV · as Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice) · 1 ep

Icons
TV · 1 ep
HypaSpace
TV · as Self · 1 ep

American Idol
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Last Call with Carson Daly
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Crank Yankers
TV · as Tenacious O (voice) · 1 ep

Saving Silverman
Movie · as J.D. McNugent

Shallow Hal
Movie · as Hal Larson

Being 'Shallow Hal'
Movie · as Self

Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Movie · as Self

Tenacious D: JB's BJ
Movie · as JB

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Andy Dick Show
TV · as J.D · 1 ep

High Fidelity
Movie · as Barry

Jesus' Son
Movie · as Georgie

Heat Vision and Jack
Movie · as Jack Austin

Cradle Will Rock
Movie · as Sid

The Love Letter
Movie · as Fisherman

Heat Vision and Jack
TV · as Jack Austin · 1 ep

Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

Enemy of the State
Movie · as Fiedler

Bongwater
Movie · as Devlin

Johnny Skidmarks
Movie · as Jerry

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Movie · as Titus Telesco (uncredited)

Will & Grace
TV · as Dr. Isaac Hershberg · 1 ep

The Jackal
Movie · as Ian Lamont

Tenacious D
TV · as Jack 'JB' Black · 6 eps

The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Bio-Dome
Movie · as Tenacious D

The Cable Guy
Movie · as Rick

Crossworlds
Movie · as Steve

Mars Attacks!
Movie · as Billy Glenn Norris

The Fan
Movie · as Broadcast Technician

The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 6 eps

E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep

Full Frontal Comedy
TV · as self · 1 ep

Waterworld
Movie · as Pilot

Dead Man Walking
Movie · as Craig Poncelet

Bye Bye Love
Movie · as DJ at Party

The Single Guy
TV · as Randy · 2 eps

Mr. Show with Bob and David
TV · as Farmer / Satan / God, Expert, Jeepers Creepers, Gay Guy / Moviegoer · 1 ep
Pride & Joy
TV · as Man · 1 ep

The NeverEnding Story III
Movie · as Slip

Blind Justice
Movie · as Private

The Innocent
Movie · as Marty Prago

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Monte · 1 ep

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV · 1 ep

Monty
TV · as Doug · 1 ep

All-American Girl
TV · as Tommy · 1 ep

Airborne
Movie · as Augie

Marked for Murder
Movie · as Car Thief

Demolition Man
Movie · as Wasteland Scrap

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

The X-Files
TV · as Bart 'Zero' Liquori · 1 ep

Bob Roberts
Movie · as Roger Davis

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps

The Golden Palace
TV · as Cab Driver · 1 ep

Great Scott!
TV · as Ray · 1 ep

Picket Fences
TV · as Curtis Williams · 2 eps

MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Morgenmagazin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Our Shining Moment
Movie · as Teenage Boy

Northern Exposure
TV · as Kevin Wilkins · 1 ep

The Simpsons
TV · as Milo (voice) · 1 ep

Life Goes On
TV · as Skinhead · 1 ep

This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Comic Relief
TV · 1 ep

Too Far from the Norm
Movie · as Rick

Kids' Choice Awards
TV · as Host, Self - Honoree · 3 eps

MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

The New Leave It to Beaver
TV · as Nick · 1 ep

The Fall Guy
TV · as Chuck · 1 ep

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Tenacious D · 5 eps

People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

Sesame Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep








