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Jack Black

Actor

Jack Black

  • Born: 28 August 1969, Hermosa Beach, California, USA
  • Estimated net worth: $50 million

Jack Black is a versatile actor known for his comedic roles in films such as 'School of Rock' and 'Kung Fu Panda'. His energetic performances and distinctive voice have made him a beloved figure in both live-action and animated films. Black's career spans…

About Jack Black

Jack Black is a versatile actor known for his comedic roles in films such as 'School of Rock' and 'Kung Fu Panda'. His energetic performances and distinctive voice have made him a beloved figure in both live-action and animated films. Black's career spans over two decades, marked by a reputation for humor and charisma.

Born
28 August 1969, Hermosa Beach, California, USA
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Spouses
Tanya Haden (2006-present)
Children
2, Samuel Jason Black, Thomas David Black
Parents
Judith Love Cohen, Thomas William Black
Estimated net worth
$50 million

Fun facts about Jack Black

  • Jack Black was a member of the comedy rock duo Tenacious D, which has released several albums and starred in a feature film.
  • He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in 'Bernie' (2011), showcasing his range beyond comedy.

Famous Jack Black quotes

“You're not hardcore unless you live hardcore.”
School of Rock, 2003
“I am the king of the world!”
Kung Fu Panda, 2008
“The greatest thing you can do is follow your dreams.”
Nacho Libre, 2006

Jack Black: coming up

  • Jumanji: Open World (Movie, Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon)23 December 2026
  • A Minecraft Movie Squared (Movie, Steve)22 July 2027

Credits and dates: TMDB.

Jack Black filmography

Cast (299)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2028Octobr 7 MovieSteve
2027A Minecraft Movie Squared MovieSteve
2027The dream of solar system TVThe sun
2026Jumanji: Open World MovieProfessor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2026Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow MovieSelf
2026The Sister Hand and Twilight Sparkle Show TVSteve (voice)10.0
2026The slapstick slasher movie MovieHimself
2026Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special MovieSelf
2026The Super Mario Galaxy Movie MovieBowser (voice)8.2
2025Anaconda MovieDoug McCallister5.8
Show 289 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2025The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld MovieUnknown character4.0
2025Tenacious D Live at the O2 MovieVocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
2025Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3 MovieSelf
2025Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror MovieSelf8.2
2025Jack Black: Tenacious Dude Movieself
2025A Minecraft Movie MovieSteve6.2
2025Good Hang with Amy Poehler TVSelf - Guest5.5
2024Dear Santa MovieSatan6.2
20242024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony MovieSelf7.2
2024Borderlands MovieClaptrap (voice)5.5
2024Dueling Dumplings MoviePo (voice)5.3
2024ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord MovieSelf7.4
2024Kung Fu Panda 4 MoviePo (voice)7.0
2023Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself MovieSelf - Actor7.5
2023Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023 MovieSelf
2023Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour MovieJB
2023The Super Mario Bros. Movie MovieBowser (voice)7.6
2023History of the World: Part II TVJoseph Stalin5.7
2023Free LSD Movie(Special Appearance)7.0
2022Dio: Dreamers Never Die MovieSelf7.7
2022Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center MovieSelf
2022Weird: The Al Yankovic Story MovieWolfman Jack6.7
2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight TVPo (voice)7.5
2022Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood MovieGrown Up Stan (voice)7.0
2022How Did We Get Here? MovieSelf (archive footage)7.6
2022Big Nate TVBrad Gunter (voice)8.1
2021Cash Box MovieMan
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony MovieSelf4.0
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TVSelf - Contestant7.1
2020Home Movie: The Princess Bride TVWestley7.7
2020Dear Class of 2020 MovieSelf7.7
2020Celebrity Escape Room MovieSelf - Game Master6.1
2020Feeding America Comedy Festival MovieSelf5.8
2020Cup of Joe TVSelf5.7
2020One World: Together at Home MovieSelf7.1
2020Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story MovieSelf7.0
2019Jumanji: The Next Level MovieProfessor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon6.9
2019The Mandalorian TVCaptain Bombardier8.4
2019Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019 MovieUnknown character
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show TVSelf - Guest6.2
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show TVSelf6.2
2018Eli Roth's History of Horror TVSelf6.4
2018The Unexpected Race MovieSheriff3.0
2018Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween MovieR.L. Stine (uncredited)6.1
2018Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto TVJB4.0
2018The House with a Clock in Its Walls MovieJonathan Barnavelt6.3
2018The Aquabats! Saturday Morning! TVThe Wizard of Hollywood
2018Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest MoviePo (Voice)6.0
2018The Insufferable Groo MovieSelf5.0
2018Amazing Saturday TVSelf7.6
2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot MovieDexter6.7
2018What the Fit TVSelf7.5
2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale TVSelf - Special Guest6.1
2017Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle MovieBethany6.8
2017The Russell Howard Hour TVSelf8.0
2017Steve TVSelf6.0
2017The Words That Built America MovieSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence6.0
2017The Gong Show TVSelf - Judge5.6
2017Tommy Can't Sleep MovieBig Tommy1.0
2017The Polka King MovieJan Lewan5.6
2016Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny MovieSelf6.8
2016Great Minds with Dan Harmon TVLudwig van Beethoven7.1
2016Join or Die with Craig Ferguson TVSelf6.9
2016Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TVSelf6.0
2016Kung Fu Panda 3 MoviePo (voice)6.9
2016Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll MoviePo (voice)6.9
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TVSelf - Guest6.1
2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! MovieSelf
2015Documentary Now! TVJamison Friend7.2
2015Goosebumps MovieStine / Slappy / Invisible Boy (voice)6.3
2015Another Period TVDan Ringley6.8
2015The Brink TVAlex Talbot7.0
2015The D Train MovieDan Landsman4.9
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson TVSelf6.7
2015Hot Ones TVSelf7.1
2014The Concert for Valor MovieSelf8.6
201421 Years: Richard Linklater MovieSelf - Actor6.3
2014Sex Tape MovieYouPorn Owner (uncredited)5.4
2014Heaven Adores You MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.9
2014The Sheik MovieSelf7.4
2014Welcome to Sweden TVSelf6.1
2014Harmontown MovieSelf6.6
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers TVSelf - Guest5.1
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TVSelf5.8
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TVSelf - Guest5.8
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones TVSelf5.0
2013Rick and Morty TVLithdor (voice)8.7
2013Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera MovieDethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)7.8
2013The Birthday Boys TVUnknown character6.9
2013Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection MoviePo (voice)8.0
2013Drunk History TVElvis Presley6.9
2013Drunk History TVWilliam Mulholland6.9
2013Drunk History TVVincenzo Peruggia6.9
2013Radio Disney Music Awards TVSelf - Presenter9.6
2012Kennedy Center Honors: Led Zeppelin Tribute Film MovieSelf
2012Pretty Sweet MovieSelf8.5
2012Dreamworks: Holiday Classics MoviePo (voice)7.7
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! TVSelf6.4
2012The Eric Andre Show TVSelf7.9
2012The Roadie MovieJB6.0
2012Bernie MovieBernie Tiede6.6
2012Double Fine Adventure TVSelf9.2
2012Good Mythical Morning TVSelf6.9
2011Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters MoviePo (voice)6.5
2011The Muppets MovieJack Black (uncredited)6.7
2011The Big Year MovieBrad Harris6.0
2011Brain Games TVSelf7.6
2011Conan O'Brien Can't Stop MovieSelf6.6
2011Kung Fu Panda 2 MoviePo (voice)7.1
2011Fight for Your Right Revisited MovieMCA (B-Boys 2)6.5
2011Workaholics TVPritchard7.4
2010Gulliver's Travels MovieLemuel Gulliver5.2
2010Take Two with Phineas and Ferb TVSelf (archive footage)7.5
2010Take Two with Phineas and Ferb TVSelf7.5
2010Kung Fu Panda Holiday MoviePo (voice)7.0
2010iCarly: iStart a Fan War MovieAspartamay9.0
2010Conan TVSelf7.2
2010Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010 MovieSelf6.0
2010The Talk TVSelf3.0
2010Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage MovieSelf7.5
2009Community TVBuddy8.0
2009The Jay Leno Show TVSelf3.3
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TVSelf - Guest4.9
2009Year One MovieZed5.0
2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial MovieSelf4.6
2009Chopped TVSelf6.5
2008Prop 8: The Musical MovieJesus Christ6.9
2008Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five MoviePo (voice)6.8
2008Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 MovieSelf6.1
2008Tenacious D: Live at The Moore Theater in Seattle MovieSelf
2008Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness MovieJeff Portnoy6.8
2008Tropic Thunder MovieJeff Portnoy6.7
2008VH1 Rock Honors: The Who MovieSelf
2008Passaic Mosaic MovieSelf1.0
2008Fats Waller Was Born Here MovieMultiple Roles/Jerry
2008Kung Fu Panda MoviePo (voice)7.3
2008Water and Power TVThe Mayor5.0
2008D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary MovieSelf7.2
2008Be Kind Rewind MovieJerry6.3
2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story MoviePaul McCartney (uncredited)6.6
2007Margot at the Wedding MovieMalcolm5.8
2007iCarly TVAspartamay7.9
2007Yo Gabba Gabba! TVUnknown character7.2
2007Acceptable.tv TVSelf / Cop / Story Wizard5.5
2007Acceptable.tv TVUnknown character5.5
2007The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' MovieSelf7.0
2007The Graham Norton Show TVSelf7.2
2007The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show TVUnknown character5.2
2006The Holiday MovieMiles7.1
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny MovieJB6.8
2006Tenacious D: Time Fixers MovieJB7.3
2006The Eighth Blunder of the World MovieSelf
2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' MovieSelf5.7
2006Exposure TVDan Harmon
2006Nacho Libre MovieNacho6.5
2006Coachella MovieSelf - Interviewee6.6
2006Danny Roane: First Time Director MovieSelf4.6
2006Kong's New York, 1933 MovieSelf8.0
2006Tenacious D: For the Ladies MovieJB8.5
2006Awesometown MovieGeorge Washington7.4
2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries MovieSelf7.5
2005King Kong MovieCarl Denham6.9
2005Earth to America MovieSelf7.7
2005Made in Hollywood TVSelf4.6
2005The Showbiz Show with David Spade TVUnknown character7.2
2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast MovieSelf - Presenter2.0
2005Infinite Challenge TVSelf7.7
2005The Office TVSam8.6
2005Club Oscar MovieLenny (voice)4.9
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TVSelf6.9
2004Linklater: St. Richard of Austin MovieSelf
2004Tom Goes to the Mayor TVTrapper JB (voice)6.8
2004The Present MovieSelf
2004Shark Tale MovieLenny (voice)6.0
2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy MovieMotorcyclist6.7
2004Envy MovieNick Vanderpark4.9
2004Laser Fart TVThe Elegant Hunter9.0
2004Cracking Up TVBruce Philapousis6.5
2004Channel 101 TVSelf - Host
2004Live at Johnny's TVUnknown character8.0
2003Melvin Goes to Dinner MovieMental Patient (uncredited)5.4
2003Tenacious D: In the Studio MovieSelf10.0
2003Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy MovieUnknown character
2003Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks MovieSelf7.3
2003The School of Rock MovieDewey Finn7.1
2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special MovieSelf7.0
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show TVSelf5.6
2003Time Belt TVComputerman
2003Computerman TVComputerman6.2
2003Celebrities Uncensored TVSelf4.9
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf - "Mean Tweets"5.3
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf - Emmys Segment5.3
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf - Musical Guest5.3
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf - Guest5.3
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf5.3
2002The Lewis Lectures MovieLewis (voice)
2002Tenacious D: Live in London MovieSelf8.0
2002Clone High TVPusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)7.5
2002Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale MovieJB8.0
2002Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up MovieSelf6.3
2002American Idol TVSelf5.0
2002Crank Yankers TVTenacious O (voice)6.4
2002HypaSpace TVSelf5.0
2002Icons TVUnknown character8.0
2002Tenacious D: Butt Baby MovieJB9.0
2002Ice Age MovieZeke (voice)7.4
2002Run Ronnie Run MovieLead Chimney Sweep5.9
2002Orange County MovieLance Brumder6.0
2002Last Call with Carson Daly TVSelf3.1
2001Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal MovieSelf10.0
2001Being 'Shallow Hal' MovieSelf8.0
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TVSelf6.1
2001Shallow Hal MovieHal Larson6.2
2001Tenacious D: JB's BJ MovieJB8.0
2001The Andy Dick Show TVJ.D7.2
2001Saving Silverman MovieJ.D. McNugent5.8
2000Jesus' Son MovieGeorgie6.2
2000High Fidelity MovieBarry7.1
1999Cradle Will Rock MovieSid6.5
1999Teen Choice Awards TVSelf - Presenter9.1
1999The Love Letter MovieFisherman5.2
1999Heat Vision and Jack MovieJack Austin5.9
1999Heat Vision and Jack TVJack Austin6.0
1998Enemy of the State MovieFiedler7.1
1998I Still Know What You Did Last Summer MovieTitus Telesco (uncredited)5.4
1998Will & Grace TVDr. Isaac Hershberg6.9
1998Bongwater MovieDevlin4.8
1998Johnny Skidmarks MovieJerry5.4
1997Tenacious D TVJack 'JB' Black7.2
1997The Jackal MovieIan Lamont6.4
1997The View TVSelf - Guest4.3
1996Mars Attacks! MovieBilly Glenn Norris6.4
1996Full Frontal Comedy TVself
1996E! True Hollywood Story TVUnknown character8.1
1996The Fan MovieBroadcast Technician6.0
1996The Daily Show TVSelf6.4
1996The Cable Guy MovieRick6.0
1996Crossworlds MovieSteve5.2
1996Bio-Dome MovieTenacious D4.6
1995Dead Man Walking MovieCraig Poncelet7.3
1995Mr. Show with Bob and David TVJeepers Creepers7.5
1995Mr. Show with Bob and David TVFarmer / Satan / God7.5
1995Mr. Show with Bob and David TVGay Guy / Moviegoer7.5
1995Mr. Show with Bob and David TVExpert7.5
1995The Single Guy TVRandy5.8
1995Waterworld MoviePilot6.2
1995Pride & Joy TVMan9.0
1995Bye Bye Love MovieDJ at Party6.1
1994The NeverEnding Story III MovieSlip4.5
1994The Innocent MovieMarty Prago5.6
1994Touched by an Angel TVMonte7.2
1994All-American Girl TVTommy8.0
1994Blind Justice MoviePrivate5.3
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast TVUnknown character7.8
1994Monty TVDoug7.0
1993Demolition Man MovieWasteland Scrap6.8
1993Airborne MovieAugie6.1
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien TVSelf - Guest7.3
1993The X-Files TVBart 'Zero' Liquori8.4
1993Marked for Murder MovieCar Thief5.7
1992Great Scott! TVRay7.0
1992Picket Fences TVCurtis Williams7.4
1992The Golden Palace TVCab Driver6.4
1992Bob Roberts MovieRoger Davis6.6
1992Morgenmagazin TVSelf5.3
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards TVSelf7.9
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TVUnknown character5.3
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TVSelf - Guest5.3
1991Our Shining Moment MovieTeenage Boy8.0
1990Northern Exposure TVKevin Wilkins7.8
1989The Simpsons TVMilo (voice)8.0
1989Life Goes On TVSkinhead6.7
1988This Morning TVSelf5.2
1988Comic Relief TVUnknown character6.0
1987Kids' Choice Awards TVHost8.8
1987Kids' Choice Awards TVSelf - Honoree8.8
1987Too Far from the Norm MovieRick
1984The New Leave It to Beaver TVNick6.2
1984MTV Video Music Awards TVSelf - Host7.8
1981The Fall Guy TVChuck7.6
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf - Tenacious D6.9
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf - Musical Guest6.9
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf - Host6.9
1975People's Choice Awards TVSelf - Presenter8.3
1953The Oscars TVSelf7.1
TBAKung Fu Panda 5 MoviePo (voice)
TBAMaking of School of Rock MovieSelf
TBAThe Glorious Octagon Of Destiny MovieSelf
TBAMicronations MovieUnknown character

Crew (40)

YearTitleRoleRating
2025A Minecraft Movie MovieSongs · Sound6.2
202540 Watts from Nowhere MovieExecutive Producer · Production
2024Kung Fu Panda 4 MovieSongs · Sound7.0
2023Gianna MovieAssociate Producer · Production
2023The Super Mario Bros. Movie MovieSongs · Sound7.6
Show 35 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight TVExecutive Producer · Production7.5
2021Happily MovieProducer · Production5.8
2020The Croods: A New Age MovieSongs · Sound7.4
2020History 101 TVCharacters · Writing7.1
2020Celebrity Escape Room MovieExecutive Producer · Production6.1
2018Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto TVWriter · Writing4.0
2018Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto TVDirector · Directing4.0
2018The Aquabats! Saturday Morning! TVExecutive Producer · Production
2017The Polka King MovieProducer · Production5.6
2015The Brink TVProducer · Production7.0
2015The D Train MovieProducer · Production4.9
2014Wizard's Way MovieExecutive Producer · Production
2013Ghost Ghirls TVExecutive Producer · Production10.0
2012The Roadie MovieWriter · Writing6.0
2010Gulliver's Travels MovieExecutive Producer · Production5.2
2009Branson MovieProducer · Production
2008Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 MovieWriter · Writing6.1
2007Acceptable.tv TVExecutive Producer · Production5.5
2007Acceptable.tv TVCreator · Creator5.5
2007The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' MovieProducer · Production7.0
2007Relative insanity TVExecutive Producer · Production
2007Relative insanity TVCreator · Creator
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny MovieWriter · Writing6.8
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny MovieSongs · Sound6.8
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny MovieProducer · Production6.8
2006Tenacious D: Time Fixers MovieMusic · Sound7.3
2006Nacho Libre MovieProducer · Production6.5
200360 Spins Around the Sun MovieExecutive Producer · Production8.0
2002Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale MovieWriter · Writing8.0
2002Tenacious D: Butt Baby MovieWriter · Writing9.0
2001Tenacious D: JB's BJ MovieWriter · Writing8.0
1997Tenacious D TVProducer · Production7.2
1997Tenacious D TVWriter · Writing7.2
1997Tenacious D TVCreator · Creator7.2
TBAStepdude MovieProducer · Production

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Questions about Jack Black

What are some of Jack Black's career highlights?

Jack Black's career highlights include his roles in 'School of Rock', 'Kung Fu Panda', and 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'. His unique blend of comedy and music has garnered him a dedicated fan base.

Has Jack Black won any major awards?

Jack Black has received several awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance with Tenacious D. He has also been nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in 'Bernie'.

What was Jack Black's first film?

Jack Black's first film was 'Bob Roberts' released in 1992, where he played a small role. He gained more recognition in the late 1990s with 'The Cable Guy' and 'Mars Attacks!'.

What are Jack Black's most successful films?

Some of Jack Black's most successful films include 'School of Rock', 'Kung Fu Panda', and 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle', all of which have achieved critical and commercial success.

What is Jack Black's personal life like?

Jack Black is married to Tanya Haden, and they have two sons. He is known for being a family-oriented person and often shares his love for his family in interviews.

What is Jack Black's estimated net worth?

Jack Black's estimated net worth is around $50 million, attributed to his successful acting career, music, and various business ventures.

What are some milestones in Jack Black's filmography?

Milestones in Jack Black's filmography include his breakout role in 'High Fidelity' (2000), his success with 'School of Rock' (2003), and his voice acting in the 'Kung Fu Panda' series.

What is Jack Black's acting style known for?

Jack Black's acting style is known for its high energy, comedic timing, and a unique ability to blend humor with heartfelt moments, making him a standout in both comedy and family films.