Jack Black
Birthday: 1969-08-28
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.
Career History
Being Produced
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Po (voice)
2023
Free LSD
as (Special Appearance)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Bowser (voice)
2022
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
as Grown Up Stan (voice)
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as himself
How Did We Get Here?
as Self (archive footage)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Wolfman Jack
2021
2020
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self - Game Master
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
as Himself
Loving Neverland
as Himself
Dear Class of 2020
as Self
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2019
Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019
as Himself
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Jonathan Barnavelt
Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto
as Jack Black / Jables / JB (voice), various (voices)
The Insufferable Groo
as Self
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as Dexter
The Unexpected Race
as Sheriff
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as R. L. Stine (uncredited)
2017
The Polka King
as Jan Lewan
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The Words That Built America
as Reader - Declaration of Independence
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
as Po (voice)
2015
The D Train
as Dan Landsman
Goosebumps
as R.L. Stine
2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
The Concert for Valor
as Himself
Harmontown
as Self
Heaven Adores You
as Self
Sex Tape
as YouPorn Owner
2013
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem
as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
2012
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Po (voice)
The Big Year
as Brad Harris
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Po (voice)
2011 Kids’ Choice Awards
as Himself
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self (archive footage)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as MCA (B-Boys 2)
The Muppets
as Jack Black (uncredited)
2010
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as Po (voice)
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
as as JB
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
as Himself
iStart a Fan War
as Aspartamay
2009
Year One
as Zed
2008
Be Kind Rewind
as Jerry
Kung Fu Panda
as Po (voice)
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
as Himself
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as Po (voice)
Tropic Thunder
as Jeff Portnoy
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Jeff Portnoy
Prop 8: The Musical
as Jesus Christ
2007
Margot at the Wedding
as Malcolm
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as Himself
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Paul McCartney
2006
Nacho Libre
as Nacho
The Eighth Blunder of the World
as Himself
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
as JB
The Holiday
as Miles Dumont
2005
King Kong
as Carl Denham
Earth to America
as Self
Awesometown
as George Washington
Club Oscar
as Lenny (voice)
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
as Presenter
2004
Envy
as Nick Vanderpark
Shark Tale
as Lenny (voice)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Motorcyclist
2003
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
as Himself
Tenacious D: In the Studio
as Himself
School of Rock
as Dewey Finn
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
2002
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
as JB
The Lewis Lectures
as Lewis (voice)
Orange County
as Lance Brumder
Ice Age
as Zeke (voice)
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
as Himself
Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Chimney Sweep
2001
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
as JB
Saving Silverman
as J.D. McNugent
Shallow Hal
as Hal
Being 'Shallow Hal'
as Self
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
as Self
2000
High Fidelity
as Barry Judd
1999
1998
Bongwater
as Devlin
Johnny Skidmarks
as Jerry
Enemy of the State
as Fiedler
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Titus Telesco
1997
The Jackal
as Ian Lamont
1996
The Cable Guy
as Rick
Crossworlds
as Steve
Bio-Dome
as Tenacious D
Mars Attacks!
as Billy Glenn Norris
The Fan
as Broadcast Technician
1995
1994
The NeverEnding Story III
as Slip
The Innocent
as Marty Prago
1993
Airborne
as Augie
Demolition Man
as Wasteland Scrap
1992
Bob Roberts
as Roger Davis
1987
Too Far from the Norm
as Rick