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{{Short description|American actor and musician (born 1969)}} |
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{{Other people|Jack Black}} |
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| name = Jack Black |
| name = Jack Black |
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| image = 2016 RiP Tenacious D - Jack Black - by 2eight - 8SC8891.jpg |
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| caption = Black performing with [[Tenacious D]] in 2016 |
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| birth_name = Thomas Jacob Black |
| birth_name = Thomas Jacob Black |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|8|28}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|8|28}} |
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| birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. |
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* JB |
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* Jables |
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* Jablinski |
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* Jackalous McBlackelby |
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| alma_mater = [[UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television]] |
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| occupation = {{flatlist| |
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* Actor |
* Actor |
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* voice actor |
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* comedian |
* comedian |
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* musician |
* musician |
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* songwriter |
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* YouTuber |
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| years_active = 1982–present |
| years_active = 1982–present |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Tanya Haden]]|2006}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Tanya Haden]]|2006}} |
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| partner = [[Laura Kightlinger]] (1996–2005) |
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| children = 2 |
| children = 2 |
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| mother = [[Judith Love Cohen]] |
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| relatives = [[Neil Siegel]] (half-brother) |
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes |
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes |
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| background = solo_singer |
| background = solo_singer |
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| genre = {{flatlist| |
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* [[Comedy rock]] |
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* [[acoustic rock]] |
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* [[hard rock]] |
* [[hard rock]] |
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* [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] |
* [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] |
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* [[power metal]] |
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* Vocals |
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* guitar |
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* keyboards |
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* piano |
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* percussion |
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* vocals |
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| current_member_of = [[Tenacious D]] |
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* [[Tenacious D]] |
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* [[Queens of the Stone Age]] |
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* [[Eagles of Death Metal]] |
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* [[Probot]] |
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* [[Foo Fighters]] |
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* [[Meat Loaf]] |
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* [[Ronnie James Dio]] |
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* [[Die Antwoord]] |
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* [[Gorillaz]] |
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| module2 = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=yes |
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| name = JablinskiGames |
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| channel_direct_url = JablinskiGames |
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| channel_display_name = JablinskiGames |
| channel_display_name = JablinskiGames |
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| years_active = 2018–present |
| years_active = 2018–present |
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* [[Let's Play]] |
* [[Let's Play]] |
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* [[vlog]] |
* [[vlog]] |
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* [[comedy]] |
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| subscribers = 5.06 million |
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| views = 229.1 million |
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| gold_year = 2018 |
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| stats_update = June 26, 2024 |
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'''Thomas Jacob Black''' (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His awards include an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]], a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]], and nominations for three [[Golden Globe Awards]]. |
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'''Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black''' (born August 28, 1969), also known as "J.B.", "Jables", or "Jablinski" is an American actor, comedian, musician, songwriter, and [[YouTuber]]. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'' (2000), ''[[Shallow Hal]]'' (2001), ''[[School of Rock]]'' (2003), ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' (2005), ''[[Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny]]'' (2006), ''[[The Holiday]]'' (2006), the [[Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise]] (2008–2016), ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' (2008), ''[[Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]'' (2010), ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]'' (2011), ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]'' (2015), and ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]'' (2017). He has been nominated for two [[Golden Globe Awards]]. Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock duo [[Tenacious D]] which he formed in 1994 with friend [[Kyle Gass]]. They have released the albums ''[[Tenacious D (album)|Tenacious D]]'', ''[[The Pick of Destiny]]'', ''[[Rize of the Fenix]]'', and ''[[Post-Apocalypto]]''. |
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After portraying supporting roles in films including ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'' (1995), ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' (1996), ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996), and ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' (1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'' (2000). This led to larger roles in films like ''[[Shallow Hal]]'' (2001) and ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]'' (2002), before he solidified his leading man status with his starring role in ''[[School of Rock]]'' (2003). He has since starred in ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' (2005), ''[[The Holiday (2006 film)|The Holiday]]'' (2006), ''[[Nacho Libre]]'' (2006), ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' (2008), ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]'' (2011), ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]'' (2016), ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]'' (2017), its sequel ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'' (2019), and ''[[The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)|The House with a Clock in Its Walls]]'' (2018). He has also voiced [[Po (Kung Fu Panda)|Po]] in the [[Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise]] (2008–present) and [[Bowser]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023). |
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== Early life == |
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Thomas Jacob Black was born in [[Santa Monica, California]],<ref>{{cite journal |last = Feinberg |first = Scott |title = 'Bernie' Star Jack Black Says He's a 'Clown' Who Also Wants to Be Taken Seriously (Video) |journal = The Hollywood Reporter |date = October 13, 2012 |url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/bernie-star-jack-black-says-376899 |accessdate = February 24, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/02/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main576347.shtml |title = Jack Black Rocks 'School' |quote = Black was born in Santa Monica, Calif. on Aug. 28, 1969 |date = October 3, 2003 |publisher = [[CBS News]] |accessdate = April 12, 2011 }}</ref> and raised in [[Hermosa Beach, California]], the son of [[satellite]] engineers<ref>{{Citation |last = Kevin Nealon |title = JACK BLACK AND THE PRICE OF FAME! |date = September 20, 2018 |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9my5lIYRTk |access-date = September 27, 2018 }}</ref> Thomas William Black and [[Judith Love Cohen]], who worked on the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] and was also a writer.<ref name="hubble">{{cite news |last = Potton |first = Ed |title = Jack Black does Hollywood on the cheap in Be Kind Rewind |work = The Times |location = UK |date = February 16, 2008 |url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3357790.ece |accessdate = February 15, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.moviecrazed.com/outpast/jackblack.html |title = Jack Black—Graduate of the School of Hard Rocks |publisher = Moviecrazed |accessdate = November 8, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Judith-Cohen/1287539 |title = Judith Cohen – USC Viterbi School of Engineering – ZoomInfo.com |work = ZoomInfo |accessdate = December 29, 2015 }}</ref> He has three older half-siblings through his mother; scientist [[Neil Siegel]], Howard Siegel, and Rachel Siegel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Neil |authorlink1=Neil Siegel |title=In Memory of Judith Love Cohen: Mother, Wife, Friend, Author, Engineer |url=https://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2016/obituary-judith-love-cohen-neil-siegel-usc-viterbi-engineering-women.htm |publisher=USC Viterbi School of Engineering |accessdate=June 13, 2019 |date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> His mother was born [[Jewish]], while his father [[conversion to Judaism|converted to Judaism]]. Black was raised Jewish, attending [[Hebrew school]] and having a [[Bar and Bat Mitzvah|bar mitzvah]].<ref name="black1">{{cite web |last = Murray |first = Rebecca |title = Kyle Gass and Jack Black Discuss "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny" |publisher = [[About.com]] |date = November 15, 2006 |url = http://movies.about.com/od/tenaciousd/a/tenacious111506.htm |accessdate = November 20, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/movies_theater_tv_and_music/Interfaith_Celebrities_Is_Harry_Potter_Half-Jewish.shtml |website = Interfaith Family |title = Interfaith Celebrities |accessdate = March 24, 2007 }}</ref> |
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Black is the lead vocalist of the band [[Tenacious D]], which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend [[Kyle Gass]]. They won the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] for "[[The Last in Line (song)|The Last in Line]]" in 2015. Since 2018, Black has operated a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jablinski-games-jack-black-son-youtube-celebrity-sam-1288941 |title=Jack Black's Jablinski Games YouTube Channel Isn't Just a Gimmick |magazine=Newsweek |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> |
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Black's parents divorced when he was 10; Black moved to [[Culver City]] with his father and frequently visited his mother's home. As a child, Black appeared in a commercial for the [[Activision]] game ''[[Pitfall!]]'' in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZwTT2HtIUs |title = 1982 Pitfall! Commercial |accessdate = March 24, 2007 }}</ref> |
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For high school, Black's parents enrolled him at the [[Poseidon School]], a private secondary school designed specifically for students struggling in the traditional school system.<ref>{{cite news |title = Jumpin' Jack Black |work = Sydney Morning Herald |date = November 3, 2003 |url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/02/1067708067856.html |accessdate = November 20, 2006 }}</ref> Black also attended the [[Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California)|Crossroads School]], where he excelled in drama. He later attended [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-actors/ |title = Notable alumni actors |publisher = UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |accessdate = September 29, 2014 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111604/http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-actors/ |archivedate = October 6, 2014 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> but dropped out during his sophomore year to pursue a career in entertainment. Fellow UCLA student, [[Tim Robbins]], later cast Black in ''[[Bob Roberts]]''. In 1995 and 1996, Black gained recurring roles in the [[HBO]] [[sketch comedy]] series, ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David|Mr. Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112084/fullcredits/ |title = Mr. Show with Bob and David - Cast |website = [[IMDb]] |access-date = December 10, 2018}}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
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== Career == |
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Thomas Jacob Black<ref name="Ghostarchive">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/SxvUs6WFWn0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191210065753/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxvUs6WFWn0 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |author=Wired |author-link=Wired (magazine) |date=December 16, 2019 |title=Jack Black & Awkwafina Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxvUs6WFWn0&t=3m44s |access-date=January 31, 2020 |via=YouTube |quote='What's Jack Black's real name?'<br>Thomas Jacob Black. |time=03:45}}{{cbignore}}</ref> was born in [[Santa Monica, California]],<ref>{{cite journal |last = Feinberg |first = Scott |title = 'Bernie' Star Jack Black Says He's a 'Clown' Who Also Wants to Be Taken Seriously (Video) |journal = The Hollywood Reporter |date = October 13, 2012 |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bernie-star-jack-black-says-376899/ |access-date = June 8, 2022 }}</ref> on August 28, 1969,<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jack-black-rocks-school/ |title = Jack Black Rocks 'School' |quote = Black was born in Santa Monica, Calif. on Aug.{{nbsp}}28, 1969 |date = October 3, 2003 |work = [[CBS News]] |access-date = June 8, 2022 }}</ref> the son of satellite engineers Thomas William Black and [[Judith Love Cohen]].<ref>{{Citation |last = Kevin Nealon |title = JACK BLACK AND THE PRICE OF FAME! |date = September 20, 2018 |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9my5lIYRTk |access-date = September 27, 2018 }}</ref> He was raised in [[Hermosa Beach, California]]. His mother worked on the [[LGM-30 Minuteman|Minuteman]] nuclear missile guidance system, the Apollo [[lunar module]] guidance system and the science ground station for the [[Hubble Space Telescope]], and was also a writer.<ref name="hubble">{{cite news |last = Potton |first = Ed |title = Jack Black does Hollywood on the cheap in Be Kind Rewind |work = [[The Times]] |location = UK |date = February 16, 2008 |url = https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jack-black-does-hollywood-on-the-cheap-in-be-kind-rewind-25plztd79g6 |access-date = June 8, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.moviecrazed.com/outpast/jackblack.html |title = Jack Black—Graduate of the School of Hard Rocks |publisher = Moviecrazed |access-date = November 8, 2008}}</ref><ref name="USC Viterbi School of Engineering">{{cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Neil |author-link1=Neil Siegel |title=In Memory of Judith Love Cohen: Mother, Wife, Friend, Author, Engineer |url=https://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2016/obituary-judith-love-cohen-neil-siegel-usc-viterbi-engineering-women.htm |publisher=USC Viterbi School of Engineering |access-date=June 13, 2019 |date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> He has three older half-siblings through his mother: scientist [[Neil Siegel]], Howard Siegel, and Rachel Siegel.<ref name="USC Viterbi School of Engineering"/> His mother was born Jewish, while his father [[conversion to Judaism|converted to Judaism]]. Black was raised Jewish, attending Hebrew school and having a [[Bar and Bat Mitzvah|bar mitzvah]].<ref name="black1">{{cite web |last = Murray |first = Rebecca |title = Kyle Gass and Jack Black Discuss "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny" |publisher = [[About.com]] |date = November 15, 2006 |url = http://movies.about.com/od/tenaciousd/a/tenacious111506.htm |access-date = November 20, 2006 |archive-date = May 9, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100509215224/http://movies.about.com/od/tenaciousd/a/tenacious111506.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref> His ancestry includes English, German, Irish, Polish, Russian, and Scottish.<ref>{{Citation |title=Jack Black & Awkwafina Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions {{!}} WIRED|website=Youtube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxvUs6WFWn0 |access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2021 |title=What Ethnicity Is Jack Black? |url=https://celebanswers.com/what-ethnicity-is-jack-black/ |access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref> |
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Black's parents divorced when he was 10,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lipworth|first=Elaine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/14/jack-black-my-family-values|title=Jack Black: My family values|date=May 13, 2011|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 26, 2020 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and his father then stopped practicing Judaism.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/movies_theater_tv_and_music/Interfaith_Celebrities_Is_Harry_Potter_Half-Jewish.shtml |website = Interfaith Family |title = Interfaith Celebrities |access-date = March 24, 2007 }}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/SFvIqXHarjo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190108125715/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFvIqXHarjo Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|title= Jack Black Talks About Being Jewish |publisher=H3 Podcast|date=December 11, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFvIqXHarjo }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Black moved to [[Culver City]] with his father and frequently visited his mother's home. As a child, he appeared in a commercial for the [[Activision]] game ''[[Pitfall!]]'' in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZwTT2HtIUs |title = 1982 Pitfall! Commercial |website = YouTube |access-date = March 24, 2007 }}</ref> For high school, Black's parents enrolled him at the [[Poseidon School]], a private secondary school designed for students struggling in the traditional school system.<ref>{{cite news |title = Jumpin' Jack Black |work = Sydney Morning Herald |date = November 3, 2003 |url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/jumpin-jack-black-20031103-gdhphg.html |access-date = June 8, 2022}}</ref> He also attended the [[Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California)|Crossroads School]], where he excelled in drama. He later attended [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-actors/ |title = Notable alumni actors |publisher = UCLA School of Theater, Film and television |access-date = September 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111604/http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-actors/ |archive-date = October 6, 2014 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> but dropped out during his second year to pursue a career in entertainment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Radar |first1=Dotson |title=Thrills & Chills with Jack Black |url=https://parade.com/428468/dotsonrader/exclusive-jack-black-interview/ |newspaper=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays |access-date=July 29, 2019 |date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> Fellow UCLA student [[Tim Robbins]] later cast Black in ''[[Bob Roberts]]''. In 1995 and 1996, he gained recurring roles in the [[HBO]] sketch comedy series ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David|Mr. Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112084/fullcredits/ |title = Mr. Show with Bob and David – Cast |website = [[IMDb]] |access-date = December 10, 2018}}</ref> |
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=== Early roles === |
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== Acting career == |
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In 1982, Black first acted in a television commercial at age 13 for the video game ''[[Pitfall!]].''<ref>[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]: Jack Black</ref> Black's adult career began with acting on prime time television. He played roles on shows including ''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'', ''[[Northern Exposure]]'', ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David|Mr. Show]]'', ''[[Picket Fences]]'', ''[[The Golden Palace]],'' and ''[[The X-Files]]''. Black appeared in the unaired TV pilot ''[[Heat Vision and Jack]]'', directed by [[Ben Stiller]], in which he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor [[Ron Silver]]. He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by [[Owen Wilson]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Stiller|first=Ben|title=Heat Vision and Jack|date=January 1, 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363668/|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref> |
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{{See also|Jack Black filmography}} |
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=== 1982–1999: Early roles === |
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Black took on small roles in ''[[Airborne (1993 film)|Airborne]]'' (1993), ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'', ''[[Waterworld]]'', ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'', ''[[The Cable Guy]]'', ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'', ''[[The Jackal (1997 film)|The Jackal]]'', ''[[Crossworlds]]'', ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'', and others. He had a small role in ''[[True Romance]]'' as a security guard, but the scene was deleted.<ref>{{Citation|last=Scott|first=Tony|title=True Romance|date=September 10, 1993|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/alternateversions|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref> |
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In 1982, Black's first acting job was in a television commercial at age 13 for the video game ''[[Pitfall!]].''<ref>[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]: Jack Black</ref> In 1987, Black joined the Actors' Gang, a theater troupe founded by UCLA students including [[Tim Robbins]], and appeared in a variety of stage productions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Production History |url=https://theactorsgang.com/production-history/ |website=The Actors' Gang |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> Black's adult career began with small roles on prime time television, including ''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'', ''[[Northern Exposure]]'', ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David|Mr. Show]]'', ''[[Picket Fences]]'', ''[[The Golden Palace]],'' and ''[[The X-Files]]''. Black appeared in the unaired TV pilot ''[[Heat Vision and Jack]]'', directed by [[Ben Stiller]], in which he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor [[Ron Silver]]. He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by [[Owen Wilson]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Stiller|first=Ben|title=Heat Vision and Jack|date=January 1, 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363668/|access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> After [[Tim Robbins]] cast him in ''[[Bob Roberts]]'', Black began appearing in small film roles such as ''[[Airborne (1993 film)|Airborne]]'' (1993), ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'', ''[[Waterworld]]'', ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'', ''[[The Cable Guy]]'', ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'', ''[[The Jackal (1997 film)|The Jackal]]'', ''[[Crossworlds]]'', ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'', and others. He had a small role in ''[[True Romance]]'' as a security guard, but the scene was deleted.<ref>{{Citation|last=Scott|first=Tony|title=True Romance|date=September 10, 1993|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/alternateversions|access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> |
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=== 2000–2014: Career stardom === |
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[[File:Jack Black 2 2011.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Black in 2011]] |
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In 2000, Black co-starred in the film ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'' as a wild employee in a record store run by [[John Cusack]]. Black considers his role in ''High Fidelity'' as his breakout into the [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] scene.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.npr.org/2012/04/23/151204872/jack-black-on-music-mayhem-and-murder |title = Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder |date = April 23, 2012 |work = [[NPR]] |publisher = [[Fresh Air]] |access-date = April 24, 2012 |at = The interviewer (Gross) states that High Fidelity was his breakout role, which he (Black) agrees to with an audible 'uh-huh' (back-channel). Occurs at approximately 31:45 on the interview timecode }}</ref> He quickly gained leading roles in films such as ''[[Saving Silverman]]'', ''[[Shallow Hal]]'', ''[[Nacho Libre]]'', ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'', ''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'', and ''[[Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]''. He received particular praise for his starring role in the well-received ''[[School of Rock]]'', earning critical acclaim and a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Musical or Comedy]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/school_of_rock/ |title = School of Rock |date = October 3, 2003 |publisher = Rotten Tomatoes |access-date = April 30, 2012 }}</ref> Black took part in the ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' celebrity edition along with [[Denis Leary]], [[Jimmy Kimmel]], and others and was handed the prize of {{US$|125,000}} in October 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=205487&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=3241752 |title = Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |work = TV Guide }}</ref> He has also had starring voice-overs in animated features, including Zeke in ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'' (2002)<ref>{{Citation |title=Ice Age (2002) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268380/fullcredits |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Ice Age |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ice-age |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> and Lenny in ''[[Shark Tale]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Citation |title=Shark Tale (2004) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307453/fullcredits |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Shark Tale |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/shark-tale |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> In 2004, Black guest-starred in the first episode of [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/tim-heidecker-comedy-business|title=Tim Heidecker Is in the Comedy Business|work=Maxim|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker [[Carl Denham]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]] of ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', a performance he based on [[Orson Welles]]. In 2006, he played the role of [[Herod Antipas|King Herod]] in a one night benefit concert of [[Tim Rice]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' at the [[Ricardo Montalban Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/original-stars-of-jesus-christ-superstar-join-jack-black-for-aug-13-reunion-concert-com-134240|title=Original Stars of "Jesus Christ Superstar" Join Jack Black for Aug. 13 Reunion Concert | Playbill}}</ref> That same year he starred as the romantic love interest to [[Kate Winslet]] in the [[Nancy Meyers]] romantic comedy ''[[The Holiday (2006 film)|The Holiday]]'' (2006). Also in 2006, he starred in the comedy film ''[[Nacho Libre]]'' (2006), which he also produced, and ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'', which he also wrote and produced. In 2007 he took a supporting role in the [[Noah Baumbach]] directed comedy-drama film ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'' starring [[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]]. That same year he made a cameo appearance portraying [[Paul McCartney]] in ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'' (2007). Black has voice acted on other occasions, including "[[Husbands and Knives]]" from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', which aired November 18, 2007, portraying Milo, the friendly owner of the rival comic book store.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dtcw/the-simpsons--husbands-and-knives |title = The Simpsons |work = RadioTimes |access-date = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> The following year he starred in the buddy comedy ''[[Be Kind Rewind]]'' (2008) opposite [[Mos Def]] and the war satire ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' alongside [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Robert Downey Jr.]] On December 14, he hosted the 2008 [[Spike Video Game Awards]]. Black has hosted the [[Nickelodeon]] [[Kids' Choice Awards]] and ''[[Acceptable.TV]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://acceptable.tv |title = Acceptable.tv |access-date = March 24, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070106221706/http://acceptable.tv/ |archive-date = January 6, 2007 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> |
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In 2000, Black co-starred in the film ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'' as a wild employee in [[John Cusack]]'s character's record store, a role he considers his breakout.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.npr.org/2012/04/23/151204872/jack-black-on-music-mayhem-and-murder |title = Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder |date = April 23, 2012 |work = [[NPR]] |publisher = [[Fresh Air]] |accessdate = April 24, 2012 |at = The interviewer (Gross) states that High Fidelity was his breakout role, which he (Black) agrees to with an audible 'uh-huh' (back-channel). Occurs at approximately 31:45 on the interview timecode }}</ref> He soon gained leading roles in films such as ''[[Shallow Hal]]'', ''[[Nacho Libre]]'', ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'', ''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'', and ''[[Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]''. He received particular praise for his starring role in the well-received ''[[School of Rock]]'', earning critical acclaim and a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Musical or Comedy]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/school_of_rock/ |title = School of Rock |publisher = Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate = April 30, 2012 }}</ref> |
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[[File:Jack Black 2011 2.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Black at a ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' premiere in June 2011]] |
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He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker [[Carl Denham]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]] of ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', a performance he based on [[Orson Welles]]. He voiced the title role in ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'', which grossed {{US$|20.3{{nbsp}}million|link=yes}} on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' and ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]''; this is his favorite role and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winner [[Dustin Hoffman]].<ref>''Kung Fu Panda'' Blu-ray Trivia Track, 2011</ref> His next film, ''[[The Big Year]]'', a competitive birdwatching comedy co-starring [[Owen Wilson]], [[Steve Martin]], and [[JoBeth Williams]], was released in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-big-year-2011|title=The Big Year Movie Review & Film Summary (2011) {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Ebert|first=Roger|website=www.rogerebert.com|access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> |
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He voiced [[Po (Kung Fu Panda)|the title role]] in ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'', which grossed {{US$|20.3{{nbsp}}million|link=yes}} on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' and ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]''; this is his favorite role, and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winner [[Dustin Hoffman]].<ref>''Kung Fu Panda'' Blu-ray Trivia Track, 2011</ref> In addition to ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/06/10/kung-fu-panda-3-jack-black-bryan-cranston-rebel-wilson/28736983/ |title = Sneak peek: 'Panda 3' amps up bear count |date = June 10, 2015 |work = USA TODAY |access-date = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> He provided the voice of the main character, roadie Eddie Riggs, in the heavy metal–themed action-adventure video game ''[[Brütal Legend]]'', for which he won the Best Voice award at the Spike Video Game Awards in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-circuit-14-12-09/7/ |title = Jack Black Presents Spike TV Award |work = CBS News |date = December 14, 2009 |access-date = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> In 2009 he appeared in the post-[[Super Bowl XLIII|Super Bowl]] [[Stress Relief (The Office)|episode]] of ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' along with [[Cloris Leachman]] and [[Jessica Alba]] in a fake movie within the show.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2009/02/the_office.html|title=The Office: Truly Special Super Bowl Episode|date=February 2, 2009|work=Vulture|access-date=September 30, 2018}}</ref> He starred in the [[Harold Ramis]] directed adventure comedy ''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'' (2009) alongside [[Michael Cera]]. In April 2009, Black starred in an episode of ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]'', in which he vocalized children songs, such as "It's Not Fun to Get Lost", "Friends", and "The Goodbye Song".<ref>{{cite magazine |url = http://video.ew.com/v/81208017/jack-black-yo-gabba-gabba.htm |title = Jack Black – 'Yo Gabba Gabba' |magazine = Entertainment Weekly |access-date = December 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160106002911/http://video.ew.com/v/81208017/jack-black-yo-gabba-gabba.htm |archive-date = January 6, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> Black voiced [[Darth Vader]] in [[Bad Lip Reading]]'s parodies of the [[Original trilogy|''Star Wars'' original trilogy]] on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.businessinsider.com/jack-black-star-wars-bad-lip-reading-2015-12 |title = Jack Black in Star Wars lip reading parody|author = Molly Mulshine |date = December 17, 2015 |work = Business Insider |access-date = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> |
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In 2010, Black made a guest appearance on ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/01/15/community-recap-jack-black/|title='Community' recap: Jack Black attacks!|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> and also guest-starred on Nickelodeon's ''[[iCarly]]'' in an episode titled, "iStart a Fan War".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a12722/jack-black-on-icarly-news/|title=Jack Black to Appear in iCarly Movie!|date=October 27, 2010|work=Seventeen|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Robyn |title=Exclusive: Watch Jack Black Sing in His iCarly Debut |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/icarly-jack-black-1025530/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> Black has appeared numerous times on the "untelevised TV network" short film festival [[Channel 101]], created by [[Dan Harmon]] and [[Rob Schrab]], starring in the shows ''Computerman'', ''Timebelt'', and ''Laserfart''. He also provided an introduction for the unaired sketch comedy ''Awesometown'', donning a [[British Empire|Colonial]]-era military uniform. In the introduction, he claims to be [[George Washington]] and takes credit for the accomplishments of other American presidents such as [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]].{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} His next film, ''[[The Big Year]]'', a competitive [[birdwatching]] comedy co-starring [[Owen Wilson]], [[Steve Martin]], and [[JoBeth Williams]], was released in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-big-year-2011|title=The Big Year Movie Review & Film Summary (2011)|last=Ebert|first=Roger|website=Roger Ebert|access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> Black garnered a second Golden Globe Award nomination, this time in the category Best Actor in a Comedy, for his 2011 starring role in Richard Linklater's [[black comedy]] ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]].'' He played as real-life murderer [[Bernie Tiede]], a funeral director in a small [[East Texas]] town, who befriends and eventually murders a rich widow, played by [[Shirley MacLaine]]. Black's subdued portrayal, authentic East Texas accent, and musical talent – he sings several gospel [[hymn]]s as well as "[[Seventy-six Trombones]]" – had [[Roger Ebert]] describing Black's work as "one of the performances of the year."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Bernie movie review film summary (2012) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bernie-2012 |website=Roger Ebert |access-date=June 8, 2022 |date=May 16, 2012}}</ref> He presented the tribute to [[Led Zeppelin]] when the band was named as 2012 recipients of [[Kennedy Center Honors]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoD3QFFbEcg |title = The Kennedy Center Honors 2012 |website = YouTube |access-date = February 28, 2016 }}</ref> In 2016, Black joined the climate change documentary show [[Years of Living Dangerously]] as one of its celebrity correspondents.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nexttv.com/news/letterman-jack-black-living-dangerously-season-144287 |title = Letterman, Jack Black 'Living Dangerously' This Season |date = September 17, 2015 |access-date = June 8, 2022|work=Broadcasting & Cable}}</ref> In 2018, Black appeared in the music video for [[Gorillaz]] song "[[Humility (song)|Humility]]".<ref>{{Citation |title=Gorillaz - Humility (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5yFcdPAGv0 |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> |
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Jack garnered a second Golden Globe Award nomination, this time in the category Best Actor in a Comedy, for his 2011 starring role in Richard Linklater's [[black comedy]], ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]'', as real-life murderer [[Bernie Tiede]], a funeral director in a small [[East Texas]] town, who befriends and eventually murders a rich widow, played by [[Shirley MacLaine]]. Black's subdued portrayal, authentic East Texas accent, and musical talent – he sings several gospel [[hymn]]s as well as "[[Seventy-six Trombones]]" – had [[Roger Ebert]] describing Black's work as "one of the performances of the year."<ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120516/REVIEWS/120509995 "Bernie"] Roger Ebert, ''Chicago Sun-Times'', May 16, 2012</ref> |
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[[File:Awkwafina, Jack Black & Karen Gillan in 2019.jpg|thumb|right|[[Awkwafina]], Black and [[Karen Gillan]] in 2019]] |
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In 2015, Black played a fictional version of real-life author [[R. L. Stine]] for ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]'', and provided the voices of two of Stine's creations, [[Slappy the Dummy]] and The Invisible Boy.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/jack-black-57240909/ |title = Jack Black |work = Hollywood.com |date = July 17, 2006 |access-date = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> He reprised the Stine role in the film's 2018 sequel, ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]''. He also voiced himself and many other additional characters on the animated YouTube series "[[Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto]]", which he also co-directed and co-wrote, along with his [[Tenacious D]] partner [[Kyle Gass]]. In 2017 he portrayed a teenage girl inhabiting the body of Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon in the children's action adventure comedy film ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]''. He starred alongside [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Kevin Hart]] and [[Karen Gillan]]. The film received positive reviews and was a financial success. |
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The following year he took a supporting dramatic turn in the [[Gus Van Sant]] drama ''[[Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot]]'' (2018). The film received critical acclaim and starred [[Joaquin Phoenix]], [[Rooney Mara]] and [[Jonah Hill]]. He reprised his role in the film's sequel, ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'' (2019), which like the first film was also a box-office success, becoming [[2019 in film|one of the highest-grossing films of 2019]]. Also that year he starred in the children's fantasy film ''[[The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)|The House with a Clock in Its Walls]]'' (2019) alongside [[Cate Blanchett]] and [[Renée Elise Goldsberry]]. In 2022 he lent his voice to the [[Richard Linklater]] animated coming of age film ''[[Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood]]''. Also that year he portrayed disc jockey [[Wolfman Jack]] in the [[Roku]] biographical parody film ''[[Weird: The Al Yankovic Story]]'' (2022). Starting in 2022 he reprised the role of Po in the [[Netflix]] animated series ''[[Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight]]''. He also guest starred on the [[Paramount+]] series ''[[Big Nate (TV series)|Big Nate]]'' and the [[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Rick and Morty]]''. |
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In 2004, Black guest-starred in the first episode of [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/tim-heidecker-comedy-business|title=Tim Heidecker Is in the Comedy Business|work=Maxim|access-date=October 1, 2018|language=en-us}}</ref> He appeared in the post-[[Super Bowl XLIII|Super Bowl]] [[Stress Relief (The Office)|episode]] of ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' along with [[Cloris Leachman]] and [[Jessica Alba]] in a fake movie within the show.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2009/02/the_office.html|title=The Office: Truly Special Super Bowl Episode|date=February 2, 2009|work=Vulture|access-date=September 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2010, Black made a guest appearance on ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/01/15/community-recap-jack-black/|title='Community' recap: Jack Black attacks!|work=EW.com|access-date=October 1, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He also guest-starred in the ''[[iCarly]]'' TV movie "iStart a Fan War".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a12722/jack-black-on-icarly-news/|title=Jack Black to Appear in iCarly Movie!|date=October 27, 2010|work=Seventeen|access-date=October 1, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The next year Black voiced [[Bowser]] in the [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]]'s animated feature film ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' based on the [[Mario (franchise)|Nintendo games]]. The film was released in April 2023 and was an international box office success ranking as [[2023 in film#Highest-grossing films|one of the highest-grossing films of 2023]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/movies/chris-pratt-anya-taylor-joy-jack-black-and-more-join-animated-super-mario-bros-movie/ |title=Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black and More Join Animated Super Mario Bros. Movie |work=People |last=Fernández |first=Alexia |date=September 23, 2021 |access-date=October 20, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/barbie-highest-grossing-movie-2023-1235700741/|title= 'Barbie' Overtakes 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' as Highest-Grossing Film of 2023 in North America|website= Variety|date= August 24, 2023|accessdate= August 27, 2023}}</ref> That same year he also took roles as [[Joseph Stalin]] in the [[Mel Brooks]] [[Hulu]] comedy series ''[[History of the World, Part II]]'' and Captain Bombardier in [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Mandalorian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/04/the-mandalorian-adds-cameos-from-lizzo-jack-black-christopher-lloyd-1235319803/|title= 'The Mandalorian' Gets Help From From Lizzo, Jack Black And Christopher Lloyd|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= April 7, 2023|accessdate= August 27, 2023}}</ref> Black then reprised his role Po in ''[[Kung Fu Panda 4]]'', and is set to voice [[Claptrap]] in ''[[Borderlands (film)|Borderlands]]'' (2024), and play [[Steve (Minecraft)|Steve]] in ''[[Minecraft (film)|Minecraft]]'' (2025).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://collider.com/kung-fu-panda-4-release-date-cast-plot/|title='Kung Fu Panda 4': Release Date, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far|website= Collider|date= May 9, 2023|accessdate= August 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2021/film/news/jack-black-borderlands-movie-claptrap-1234906098/|title=Jack Black to Play Claptrap in Star-Studded 'Borderlands' Movie|website= Variety|date= February 11, 2021|accessdate= August 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=January 2, 2024 |title=Jack Black Levels Up For 'Minecraft' At Warner Bros – The Dish |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-jack-black-1235693816/ |access-date=January 3, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> |
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Black has appeared numerous times on the "untelevised TV network" short film [[film festival|festival]] [[Channel 101]], created by [[Dan Harmon]] and [[Rob Schrab]], starring in the shows ''[[Computerman (TV series)|Computerman]]'', ''Timebelt'', and ''Laserfart''. He also provided an introduction for the unaired sketch comedy ''[[Awesometown]]'', donning a [[British Empire|Colonial]]-era military uniform. In the introduction, he claims to be [[George Washington]] and takes credit for the accomplishments of other American Presidents such as [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]]. |
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== Other ventures == |
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Black took part in the ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' celebrity edition along with [[Denis Leary]], [[Jimmy Kimmel]], and others and was handed the prize of {{US$|125,000}} in October 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=205487&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=3241752 |title = Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |work = TVGuide.com }}</ref> On December 14, he hosted the 2008 [[Spike Video Game Awards]]. Black has hosted the [[Nickelodeon]] [[Kids' Choice Awards]] and ''[[Acceptable.TV]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://acceptable.tv |title = Acceptable.tv |accessdate = March 24, 2007 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070106221706/http://acceptable.tv/ |archivedate = January 6, 2007 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> He presented the tribute to rock legends Led Zeppelin when the band were named as 2012 recipients of Kennedy Center Honors.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoD3QFFbEcg |title = The Kennedy Center Honors 2012 |accessdate = February 28, 2016 }}</ref> In 2016, Black joined the climate change documentary show [[Years of Living Dangerously]] as one of its celebrity correspondents.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/letterman-jack-black-living-dangerously-season/144287 |title = Letterman, Jack Black ‘Living Dangerously’ This Season |accessdate = June 16, 2016 }}</ref> In 2018, Black appeared in the music video for [[Gorillaz]] song "[[Humility (song)|Humility]]". |
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[[File:Jack Black 2011 2.jpg|thumb|170px|right|At a ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' premiere in June 2011]] |
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In addition to ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/06/10/kung-fu-panda-3-jack-black-bryan-cranston-rebel-wilson/28736983/ |title = Sneak peek: 'Panda 3' amps up bear count |author = |date = June 10, 2015 |work = USA TODAY |accessdate = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> Black has voice acted on other occasions, including "[[Husbands and Knives]]" from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' which aired November 18, 2007, portraying Milo, the friendly owner of the rival comic book store.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dtcw/the-simpsons--husbands-and-knives |title = The Simpsons |author = |date = |work = RadioTimes |accessdate = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> He provided the voice of the main character, roadie Eddie Riggs, in the heavy metal-themed action-adventure video game ''[[Brütal Legend]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.amazon.com/Brutal-Legend-Xbox-360/dp/B000XJNTPG |title = Amazon.com: Brutal Legend: Xbox 360: Artist Not Provided: Video Games |author = |date = |work = amazon.com |accessdate = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> In 2009, at the Spike Video Game Awards, he earned the Best Voice award for the voice of Eddie Riggs in ''Brütal Legend''.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-circuit-14-12-09/7/ |title = Jack Black Presents Spike TV Award |author = |date = |work = cbsnews.com |accessdate = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> In April 2009, Black starred in an episode of ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]'', in which he vocalized children songs, such as "It's Not Fun to Get Lost", "Friends", and "The Goodbye Song".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://video.ew.com/v/81208017/jack-black-yo-gabba-gabba.htm |title = Jack Black – 'Yo Gabba Gabba' |author = |date = |work = Entertainment Weekly |accessdate = December 30, 2015 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160106002911/http://video.ew.com/v/81208017/jack-black-yo-gabba-gabba.htm |archivedate = January 6, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> |
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Black voiced [[Darth Vader]] in [[Bad Lip Reading]]'s parodies of the [[Original trilogy|''Star Wars'' original trilogy]] on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.businessinsider.com/jack-black-star-wars-bad-lip-reading-2015-12 |title = Jack Black in Star Wars lip reading parody – Business Insider |author = Molly Mulshine |date = December 17, 2015 |work = Business Insider |accessdate = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> In 2015, Black played a fictional version of real-life author [[R. L. Stine]] for ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]'', and provided the voices of two of Stine's creations, [[Slappy the Dummy]] and The Invisible Boy.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/jack-black-57240909/ |title = Jack Black |author = |date = |work = Hollywood.com |accessdate = December 30, 2015 }}</ref> He reprised the Stine role in the film's 2018 sequel, ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]''. |
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=== Music career === |
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[[File:Rock in Pott 2013 - Tenacious D 01.jpg|thumb|left|Black with Kyle Gass of Tenacious D]] |
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Black is the lead singer and guitarist for the [[comedy rock]]/[[hard rock]] band [[Tenacious D]] along with [[Kyle Gass]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/what-does-the-d-in-tenacious-d-stand-for-meaning/|title=VIDEO: What does the D Tenacious D stand for?|website=Radio X|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> They have released five albums, a [[Tenacious D (album)|self-titled debut]], ''[[The Pick of Destiny]]'', ''[[Rize of the Fenix]]'', and ''[[Post-Apocalypto]]''. One of their songs from their album ''The Pick of Destiny'', titled "The Metal", was used in the music video games ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''<ref>{{Citation|title=Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Video Game 2007) |work=IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1168638/soundtrack|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Brütal Legend]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brutallegend.net/news/the-most-metal-game-soundtrack-ever-unveiled/|title=The most metal game soundtrack ever unveiled {{!}} BRUTAL! The Legendary Fan Site|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> "Rock Your Socks", from the album ''Tenacious D'', was played in the music video game ''[[Rock Band Unplugged]]'' as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blastmagazine.com/2009/05/18/rock-band-unplugged-tracklist-and-dlc-unveiled/|title=Rock Band Unplugged tracklist and DLC unveiled|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|date=May 18, 2009|website=Blast Magazine|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> "Master Exploder" from ''The Pick Of Destiny'' went on to be used in music video games ''[[Guitar Hero Van Halen]]'', ''[[Rock Band 2]]'', and ''Brütal Legend'', along with their song "Tribute" from ''Tenacious D''. "Master Exploder" and "The Metal" featured in the [[comedy film]] ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]''. The film, directed by Tenacious D veteran [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]], featured recurring characters from Black's comedy such as Lee the super-fan and the [[Sasquatch]]. Several celebrities had roles in the film; actor [[Tim Robbins]] [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] as does [[Dave Grohl]] as [[Satan]]. [[Ben Stiller]] also makes an appearance as a worker at a [[Guitar Center]], even having a role in the music video for "[[Tribute (song)|Tribute]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Deep Dive Into Tenacious D's Tribute Video|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/a-deep-dive-into-tenacious-ds-tribute-video/|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=Kerrang!|date=July 27, 2019 }}</ref> |
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Tenacious D helped the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.umdf.org |title = UMP |access-date = November 8, 2008 }}</ref> raise awareness of these diseases and funds for the organization in Los Angeles on December 20, 2001,<ref>{{cite magazine |url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77574/tenacious-d-to-play-la-benefit |title = Charity Event |magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date = November 30, 2001 |access-date = November 9, 2014 }}</ref> and in San Diego, California on June 16, 2007. Tenacious D can be seen performing in the 90s-era [[Pauly Shore]] film ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' where the duo is performing its song "The Five Needs" at a "Save the Environment" party. Black was also a guest star on an episode of ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' entitled "Ellen the Musical", alongside Broadway star [[Kristin Chenoweth]] and teenage singer-actress [[Olivia Olson]]. On the show, besides singing, he discussed his then-upcoming film ''[[Nacho Libre]]'' with the host. |
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In 2000, Jack Black (along with [[Kyle Gass]]) provided backing vocals to [[punk rock]] band [[The Vandals]]' song "Fourteen", which appears on their album ''[[Look What I Almost Stepped In...]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammyconnect.com/relationships/kyle-gass%7C%7Cjack-black|title=Kyle Gass and Jack Black|website=GRAMMYconnect|access-date=March 27, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Black has also appeared on [[Dave Grohl]]'s ''[[Probot]]'' album, providing vocals for the hidden song "I Am The Warlock", and [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Lynch]]'s ''[[Fake Songs]]'' album, providing vocals for the song "Rock and Roll Whore". Black performed a cover of [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "[[Let's Get It On]]" in the last sequence of ''High Fidelity''. He lent his musical abilities to the [[Queens of the Stone Age]] song "Burn the Witch" with rhythmic stomps and claps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/membre_groupe/membre_groupe.php?nom=Thomas_Jack_Francis_Black,_Jr.&id=13207&l=pl|title=Thomas Jack Francis Black, Jr. (Tenacious D)- Profil muzyka|website=Spirit of Metal|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> He also provided vocals for two tracks on the 2006 album ''[[Death by Sexy]]'' by [[Eagles of Death Metal]], and on [[The Lonely Island]]'s track "Sax Man" from the album ''[[Incredibad]]''. |
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Black is the lead singer and guitarist for the [[comedy rock]]/[[hard rock]] band [[Tenacious D]]. Along with [[Kyle Gass]], they have released four albums, a [[Tenacious D (album)|self-titled debut]], ''[[The Pick of Destiny]]'', ''[[Rize of the Fenix]]'', and ''[[Post-Apocalypto]]''. One of their songs from their album ''The Pick of Destiny'', titled "The Metal", was used in the music video games ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'' and ''[[Brütal Legend]]''. "Rock Your Socks" from the album ''Tenacious D'' was played in the music video game ''[[Rock Band Unplugged]]'' as well, and "Master Exploder" from ''The Pick Of Destiny'' went on to be used in music video games ''[[Guitar Hero Van Halen]]'', ''[[Rock Band 2]]'', and ''[[Brütal Legend]]'' along with their song "Tribute" from ''Tenacious D''. "Master Exploder" and "The Metal" featured in the [[comedy film]] ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]''. The film, directed by Tenacious D veteran [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]], featured recurring characters from Black's comedy such as Lee the super-fan and the [[Sasquatch]]. Several celebrities had roles in the film; actor [[Tim Robbins]] [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] as does [[Dave Grohl]] as [[Satan]]. [[Ben Stiller]] also makes an appearance as a worker at a [[Guitar Center]], also having a role in the [[music video]] for "[[Tribute (song)|Tribute]]". |
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Black also recorded a duet on [[Meat Loaf]]'s album, ''Hang Cool Teddy Bear'', on the song "Like a Rose".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://live.kslx.com/listen/artist/b134d1bf-c7c7-4427-93ac-9fdbc2b59ef1|title=Live Stream|website=KSLX|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> Meat Loaf also played Black's father in the ''Pick of Destiny'' movie. Black has appeared in music videos of [[Beck]]'s "[[Sexx Laws]]"; [[Foo Fighters]]' "[[Learn to Fly]]", "[[Low (Foo Fighters song)|Low]]", and "[[The One (Foo Fighters song)|The One]]"; [[Eagles of Death Metal|The Eagles of Death Metal]]'s "[[I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)]]"; [[Sum 41]]'s "Things I Want"; [[Dio (band)|Dio]]'s "[[Killing the Dragon|Push]]"; [[Weezer]]'s "[[Photograph (Weezer song)|Photograph]]"; [[The Mooney Suzuki]]'s "In a Young Man's Mind"; [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s "[[Tacky (song)|Tacky]]", and [[Die Antwoord]]'s "Ugly Boy". In October 2010, Tenacious D appeared at [[BlizzCon 2010]], a convention hosted by the game designers, [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. In 2012, Jack Black joined up with other celebrities to record "Book People Unite", a song sponsored by the Library of Congress and RIF.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Elliott |first=Stuart |date=April 16, 2012 |title=Ads Urge 'Book People' to Help Children Read |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/business/media/ads-urge-book-people-to-help-children-read-campaign-spotlight.html |access-date=October 18, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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Tenacious D helped the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.umdf.org |title = UMP |accessdate = November 8, 2008 }}</ref> to raise awareness of these diseases and funds for the organization in Los Angeles on December 20, 2001,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77574/tenacious-d-to-play-la-benefit |title = Charity Event |accessdate = November 9, 2014 }}</ref> and in [[San Diego, California]] on June 16, 2007. Tenacious D can be seen performing in the 90s-era [[Pauly Shore]] film ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' where the duo is performing its song "The Five Needs" at a "Save the Environment" party. Black was also a guest star on an episode of ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' entitled "Ellen the Musical", alongside Broadway star [[Kristin Chenoweth]] and teenage singer-actress [[Olivia Olson]]. On the show, besides singing, he discussed his then-upcoming film ''[[Nacho Libre]]'' with the host. |
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Black did guest vocals and appeared on the [[Dethklok]] soundtrack album ''[[The Doomstar Requiem]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dethklok/metalocalypse_the_doomstar_requiem_-_a_klok_opera/41354/|title=Dethklok: Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem – A Klok Opera Review|website=Ultimate Guitar|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> He sings the parts for Dethklok's original band manager as well as a blogger. Black, as a member of Tenacious D, won the award for Best Metal Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title = Best Metal Performance |url = https://www.grammy.com/artist/tenacious-d |website = grammy |access-date = March 24, 2017 }}</ref> The song "[[The Last in Line (song)|The Last in Line]]" won the award, a cover of the song of the same name by [[Dio (band)|Dio]] that appeared on the tribute album ''[[Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life|This Is Your Life]]''. |
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In 2000, Jack Black (along with [[Kyle Gass]]) provided backing vocals to [[punk rock]] band [[The Vandals]]' song "Fourteen", which appears on their album ''[[Look What I Almost Stepped In...]]''. Black has also appeared on [[Dave Grohl]]'s ''[[Probot]]'' album, providing vocals for the hidden song "I Am The Warlock", and [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Lynch]]'s ''[[Fake Songs]]'' album, providing vocals for the song "Rock and Roll Whore". Black performed a cover of [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "[[Let's Get It On]]" in the last sequence of ''High Fidelity''. He lent his musical abilities to the [[Queens of the Stone Age]] song "Burn the Witch" with rhythmic stomps and claps, some performed with his eyes closed. He also provided vocals for two tracks on the 2006 album ''[[Death by Sexy]]'' by [[Eagles of Death Metal]] and on [[The Lonely Island]]'s track "Sax Man" from the album ''[[Incredibad]]''. |
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Black also recorded a duet on [[Meat Loaf]]'s album ''Hang Cool Teddy Bear'', on the song "Like a Rose". Meat Loaf also played Black's father in the ''Pick of Destiny'' movie. |
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[[File:Jack Black 2006.jpg|thumb|right|Black performing in 2006]] |
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Black has appeared in music videos of [[Beck]]'s "[[Sexx Laws]]"; [[Foo Fighters]]' "[[Learn To Fly]]", "[[Low (Foo Fighters song)|Low]]", and "[[The One (Foo Fighters song)|The One]]"; [[The Eagles of Death Metal]]'s "[[I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)]]"; [[Sum 41]]'s "Things I Want"; [[Dio (band)|Dio]]'s "[[Killing the Dragon|Push]]"; [[Weezer]]'s "[[Photograph (Weezer song)|Photograph]]"; [[The Mooney Suzuki]]'s "In a Young Man's Mind"; and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s "[[Tacky (song)|Tacky]]". In October 2010, Tenacious D appeared at [[BlizzCon 2010]], a convention hosted by the game designers, [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. In 2012, Jack Black joined up with other celebrities to record "Book People Unite", a song sponsored by the Library of Congress, and RIF. |
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Black did guest vocals and appears on the [[Dethklok]] soundtrack album ''[[The Doomstar Requiem]]''. He sings the parts for Dethklok's original band manager as well as a blogger. |
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Black, as a member of Tenacious D, won the award for Best Metal Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title = Best Metal Performance |url = https://www.grammy.com/artist/tenacious-d |website = grammy |accessdate = March 24, 2017 }}</ref> The award was won for the song "[[The Last in Line (song)|The Last in Line]]", a cover of the song of the same name by [[Dio (band)|Dio]] that appeared on the tribute album ''[[Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life|This Is Your Life]]''. |
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=== YouTube channel === |
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On December 21, 2018, Black created a YouTube channel called ''Jablinski Games''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vg247.com/jack-black-youtube-channel-launch|title=Jack Black launches YouTube gaming channel, already has over 2 million subscribers|date=January 2, 2019|last=Saed|first=Sherif|work=[[VG247]]|access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref> Within one week of its launch, it had amassed over 1 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sands |first1=Mason |title=Jack Black Bucks YouTube Conventions, But Can He Outlast Them? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/masonsands/2019/01/12/jack-black-bucks-youtube-conventions-but-can-he-outlast-them/#204a4e805960 |access-date=February 7, 2020 |work=Forbes |date=January 12, 2019 }}</ref> The videos published on the channel are typically either candid vlogs involving Black and his two sons, or gaming content.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Asarch |first1=Steven |title=Jack Black's Jablinski Games breaks the rules of what a celebrity is supposed to do on YouTube |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jablinski-games-jack-black-son-youtube-celebrity-sam-1288941 |access-date=February 7, 2020 |publisher=Newsweek |date=January 11, 2019 }}</ref> Jack created the channel largely to bond with his son, who serves as [[videographer]] and [[Video editing|editor]] of the channel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Terri |title=Jack Black Launches a New YouTube Channel For Gaming, Jablinski |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/12/27/jack-black-launches-a-new-youtube-channel-for-gaming-jablinski |access-date=February 7, 2020 |publisher=IGN |date=December 27, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Greenwald |first1=Morgan |title=Jack Black Launched a Video Gaming YouTube Channel and It's Going Viral |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jack-black-launched-video-gaming-182352314.html |access-date=February 7, 2020 |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |date=January 9, 2019}}</ref> On July 21, 2019, Black took part in a [[Minecraft]] stream with popular YouTuber [[PewDiePie]] to raise money for the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]] (NAMI), in the wake of the suicide of [[Etika]] in June 2019. After two days of streaming, they raised $30,479 with the stream being broadcast live both on YouTube and on the streaming platform DLive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/game-culture/570485-pewdiepie-etika-mental-health-jack-black-minecraft|title=PewDiePie donates $10,000 to mental health charity in Etika's memory|website=GamerRevolution|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019 |
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On December 21, 2018, Black created a [[YouTube channel]], ''Jablinski Games'', which currently has over 4 million subscribers and 51 million views.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuriCa9loP_OsH75_5j8M5w/about|title=Jablinski Games - YouTube|website=YouTube|access-date=January 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vg247.com/2019/01/02/jack-black-youtube-channel-launch/|title=Jack Black launches YouTube gaming channel, already has over 2 million subscribers|date=January 2, 2019|last=Saed|first=Sherif|work=[[VG247]]|access-date=January 4, 2019}} |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/07/20/pewdiepie-jack-black-team-up-for-minecraft-mental-health-charity/|title=PewDiePie & Jack Black Team Up For "Minecraft" Mental Health Charity|website=bleedingcool|date=July 20, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2019}}</ref> As of June 2023, Jablinski Games has 5.04 million subscribers and 216 million video views.<ref name="socialblade">{{cite web |title=JablinskiGames's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) – Social Blade Stats |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCuriCa9loP_OsH75_5j8M5w |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=SocialBlade}}</ref> |
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=== Production company === |
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In August 2006, Black registered his own production company, Electric Dynamite Productions, Inc. The company's first work produced was the 2009 mockumentary ''Branson'', which was a co-production with BranMo Productions and Perfect Weekend.<ref>{{Citation|title=Branson|date=June 18, 2009|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1432146/|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> In 2011, the company would produce two TV-movies, My Life As an Experiment and Shredd.<ref name="imdb">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0190357|title=With Electric Dynamite (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)|website=IMDb|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> In 2013, the company notably produced TV series ''[[Ghost Ghirls]]''<ref name="Jack Black-produced web series 'Ghost Ghirls' to debut in spring">{{cite magazine |last1=Clark |first1=Collis |title=Jack Black-produced web series 'Ghost Ghirls' to debut in spring |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/12/17/jack-black-ghost-ghirls/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> for the now-defunct [[Yahoo! Screen]], as well as obtained the rights to adapt the UK mockumentary ''Wizard's Way'' into [[Wizard's Way|a feature film.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/1/15/5310920/jack-black-to-produce-and-remake-mockumentary-wizards-way|title=Jack Black to remake MMO mockumentary 'Wizard's Way'|last=Corriea|first=Alexa Ray|date=January 15, 2014|website=Polygon|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> The company would also be a producer credit on ''[[The D Train]]'' (2015) and ''[[The Polka King]]'' (2017), both of which featured Black in the starring role. The company produced ''[[The Aquabats! RadVentures!]]'' in 2018, the dark-comedy film ''[[Happily (film)|Happily]]'' in 2021.<ref name="imdb"/> |
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As a boy, Black was a [[Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)|Cub Scout]].<ref> |
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At the age of 14, he struggled with [[cocaine]] addiction, saying, "I was having a lot of troubles with cocaine... I was hanging out with some pretty rough characters. I was scared to go to school because one of them wanted to kill me. I wanted to get out of there."<ref name="eonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/705001/jack-black-opens-up-about-his-dark-past-his-struggle-with-drugs-and-his-brother-s-death|title=Jack Black on His Struggle With Drugs and His Brother's Death|publisher=}}</ref> |
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Black's 31-year-old brother, Howard, died of [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] in 1989.<ref name="eonline.com"/> |
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In January 2006, Black became engaged to [[Tanya Haden]], daughter of jazz bassist [[Charlie Haden]]. Both attended Crossroads School and, after graduation, met again 15 years later at a friend's birthday party. They married on March 14, 2006, in [[Big Sur, California]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2015/02/tanya-haden-jack-blacks-wife-married-to-triplets-kids-photos-pics/|title=Tanya Haden – Jack Black’s Wife|last=Weigle|first=Lauren|date=February 22, 2015|work=Heavy.com|access-date=November 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1172114,00.html |title = Jack Black Elopes with Tanya Haden |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |date = November 8, 2008 |accessdate = November 8, 2008 }}</ref> Black's first son, Samuel Jason, was born on June 10, 2006, at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1203366,00.html |title = It's a Boy for Jack Black, Wife |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |author = [[Stephen M. Silverman]] |date = November 8, 2008 |accessdate = November 8, 2008 }}</ref> On May 23, 2008, Black and his wife had their second son, Thomas David.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.usmagazine.com/jack-black-welcomes-son |title = Report: Jack Black Welcomes Son |work = [[Us Weekly]] |date = June 1, 2008 |accessdate = November 8, 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080606022344/http://www.usmagazine.com/jack-black-welcomes-son |archivedate = June 6, 2008 }}</ref> Although an [[atheist]],<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/18/jack-black-tired-frat-guy-comedies |location = London |work = The Guardian |first = Hadley |last = Freeman |title = Jack Black: 'I was getting tired of the frat-guy comedies' |date = April 18, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.npr.org/2012/04/23/151204872/jack-black-on-music-mayhem-and-murder |title = Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder |date = April 23, 2012 |work = [[NPR]] |publisher = [[Fresh Air]] |accessdate = April 24, 2012 |quote = I don't have any real spirituality in my life – I'm kind of an atheist – but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me. }}</ref> Black identifies as a nominal [[Jewish|Jew]] and fatherhood influenced his decision to raise his children in the Jewish faith. He has since started going to a synagogue with them.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://teamcoco.com/video/jack-black-hebrew |title = Jack Black Will Do Anything To Get Into Hebrew School |date = April 27, 2012 |work = [[Conan (talk show)|Conan]] |publisher = [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] |accessdate = August 7, 2015 |quote = And there's a Hebrew school that we really liked. And I feel a little hypocritical cause I'm an atheist.[ ]but I am a Jew[]and my wife is, too }}</ref> |
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Black endorsed [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012|re-election campaign in 2012]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/09/30/4300026/stars-shine-again-in-2012-campaigns.html |title = Stars shine again in 2012 campaigns |first = Anna |last = Tinsley |date = September 30, 2012 |accessdate = October 10, 2012 }}</ref> In 2015, Black visited [[Kampala]] in [[Uganda]], [[Africa]] as part of [[Comic Relief USA]]'s Red Nose Day.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.today.com/news/jack-black-breaks-promise-not-cry-during-red-nose-trip-t20341 |title = Jack Black breaks promise not to cry during Red Nose trip – TODAY.com |author = Elizabeth Murray |work = TODAY.com |accessdate = December 29, 2015 }}</ref> |
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Black is an outspoken critic of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]]. On the day of [[Inauguration of Donald Trump|Trump's inauguration]], he and Tenacious D bandmate [[Kyle Gass]] performed the protest song "The Government Totally Sucks". Black said to the audience beforehand, "We haven't played [this song] for years, because it just never felt appropriate - But now, we're happy to unleash the beast. The government totally sucks."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY6Egp9g6k4|title=The Government Totally Sucks|first=|last=Jack Black|date=August 31, 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tenacious-d/2017/teragram-ballroom-los-angeles-ca-13f8e999.html|title=Tenacious D Setlist at Prophets of Rage and Friends 2017|website=setlist.fm}}</ref> |
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== Filmography == |
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=== Soundtrack albums === |
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| 1992 |
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* Released: January 12, 2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Polka King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Jack Black on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-polka-king-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1322113389 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jack-black/chart-history/hsi/|title=Jack Black Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 25, 2023}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Airborne (1993 film)|Airborne]]'' |
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| Augie |
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* "Peaches": {{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 1 May 2023|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1730|page=4|date=May 1, 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Jack Black Chart History: Canadian Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jack-black/chart-history/can/|access-date=April 25, 2023|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br/><ref name="IRE">{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jack+Black|title=Discography Jack Black|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ<br />Hot]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5540|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=April 17, 2023|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">{{cite web|title=Jack Black Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/64527/jack-black/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;"| [[Billboard Global 200|WW]]<br/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jack-black/chart-history/glo/|title=Jack Black Chart History (Global 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 25, 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "[[Kung Fu Fighting]]"<br />{{Small|(with [[CeeLo Green]])}} |
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| ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' |
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| 2008 |
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| Wasteland Scrap |
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| — || 77 || — || — || — || — || — |
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| [[Kung Fu Panda (soundtrack)|''Kung Fu Panda'' soundtrack]] |
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! scope="row" | "[[Peaches (Jack Black song)|Peaches]]" |
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| 1994 |
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| 2023 |
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| ''[[The NeverEnding Story III|The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia]]'' |
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| 56 || 91 || 52 || 75 || 13 || 28 || 48 |
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| Slip |
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| ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (soundtrack)|The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' |
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== Awards and nominations == |
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{{See also|Tenacious D#Awards and nominations}} |
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Black has been nominated for three [[Golden Globe Awards]]. On September 18, 2018, Black was inducted into Hollywood's Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walk of Fame Stars-Jack Black |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/jack-black |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |access-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> |
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===Accolades=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" |
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! scope="col" | Award ceremony |
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! scope="col" | Year |
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! scope="col" | Category |
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! scope="col" | Work |
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! scope="col" | Result |
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |
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! scope="row"| [[Annie Awards]] |
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| rowspan="3"|1995 |
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| [[51st Annie Awards|2024]] |
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| ''[[Bye Bye Love (film)|Bye Bye Love]]'' |
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| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production]] |
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| DJ at party |
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| ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' |
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| |
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| {{nom}} |
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Flores|first=Terry|url=https://variety.com/2024/awards/awards/nimona-netflix-lead-annie-awards-2024-nominations-1235868314/|title=Netflix's 'Nimona' Leads Annie Awards 2024 Nominations|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| [[Children's and Family Emmy Awards]] |
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| ''[[Waterworld]]'' |
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| [[2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards|2023]] |
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| Pilot |
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| Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children's or Young Teen Program |
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| |
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| ''[[Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight]]'' |
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| {{won}} |
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2nd-Annual-Childrens-Family-Emmy-Award-Winners.pdf|title=The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Announces the 2nd Annual Children's and Family Emmy Awards Winners|publisher=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]]|page=5|date=December 17, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] |
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| ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'' |
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| [[18th Critics' Choice Awards|2013]] |
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| Craig Poncelet |
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| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy|Best Actor in a Comedy]] |
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| |
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| ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]'' |
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| {{nom}} |
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Lyttelton|first=Oliver|url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/basically-every-movie-nominated-in-bfca-critics-choice-awards-lineup-lincoln-leads-field-103060/|title=Basically Every Movie Nominated In BFCA Critics Choice Awards Lineup; 'Lincoln' Leads Field|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=December 11, 2012|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[29th Critics' Choice Awards|2024]] |
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| rowspan="5"|1996 |
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| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song|Best Song]] |
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| ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' |
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| "[[Peaches (Jack Black song)|Peaches]]" |
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| Himself |
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| {{nom}} |
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| with his band [[Tenacious D]] |
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Rich|first=Katey|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/critics-choice-awards-2024-awards-insider|title=Critics Choice Awards 2024: See the Full List of Nominations|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=December 13, 2023|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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|- |
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| ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' |
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| Rick Legatos |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' |
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| Broadcast technician |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' |
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| Billy Glenn Norris |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[Crossworlds]]'' |
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| Steve |
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| |
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|- |
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||1997 |
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| ''[[The Jackal (1997 film)|The Jackal]]'' |
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| Ian Lamont |
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| |
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|- |
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| rowspan="4"|1998 |
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| ''[[Johnny Skidmarks]]'' |
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| Jerry |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' |
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| Devlin |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' |
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| Titus Telesco |
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| Uncredited |
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|- |
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| ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' |
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| Fiedler |
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| |
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|- |
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| rowspan="3"|1999 |
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| ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' |
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| Sid |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[The Love Letter (1999 film)|The Love Letter]]'' |
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| Fisherman |
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| Uncredited |
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|- |
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| ''[[Jesus' Son (film)|Jesus' Son]]'' |
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| Georgie |
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| |
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|- |
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| 2000 |
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| ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'' |
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| Barry |
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| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Award]] for Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy/Romance<br />Nominated – [[American Comedy Award]] for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture<br />Nominated – [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated – [[MTV Movie Award]] for Best Music Moment<br />Nominated – [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Male Performance]]<br />Nominated – [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor]] |
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|- |
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| rowspan="3"|2001 |
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| ''Frank's Book'' |
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| Performance hipster |
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| Short film |
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|- |
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| ''[[Saving Silverman]]'' |
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| JD McNugent |
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| |
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|- |
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|''[[Shallow Hal]]'' |
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| Hal Larson |
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| Nominated – [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy]] |
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|- |
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| rowspan="3"|2002 |
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| ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]'' |
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| Lance Brumder |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[Run Ronnie Run!]]'' |
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| Lead chimney sweep |
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| [[DVD Exclusive Award]] for Best Original Song |
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|- |
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| ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'' |
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| Zeke |
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| Voice |
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|- |
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| rowspan="2"|2003 |
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| ''[[Melvin Goes to Dinner]]'' |
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| Mental patient |
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| [[Phoenix Film Festival]] Award for Best Ensemble Acting<br />Nominated – [[DVD Exclusive Award]] for Best Supporting Actor |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Golden Globe Awards]] |
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| [[61st Golden Globe Awards|2004]] |
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]] |
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| ''[[School of Rock]]'' |
| ''[[School of Rock]]'' |
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| {{nom}} |
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| Dewey Finn |
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| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/jack-black/|title=Jack Black|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance]]<br />Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated – [[MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo|MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team]]<br />Nominated – [[2003 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]] <small>(3rd place)</small><br />Nominated – [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<br />Nominated – [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy]]<br />Nominated – [[Teen Choice Award]] for Choice Movie Liar |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[70th Golden Globe Awards|2013]] |
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| rowspan="3"|2004 |
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]] |
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| ''[[Envy (2004 film)|Envy]]'' |
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| ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]'' |
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| Nick Vanderpark |
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| {{nom}} |
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| Nominated – [[People's Choice Award]] for Favorite Funny Male Star |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[81st Golden Globe Awards|2024]] |
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| ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' |
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] |
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| Motorcyclist |
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| "[[Peaches (Jack Black song)|Peaches]]" |
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| Cameo |
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| {{nom}} |
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|- |
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| ''[[Shark Tale]]'' |
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| Lenny |
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| Voice |
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|- |
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| 2005 |
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| ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' |
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| [[Carl Denham]] |
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| Nominated – [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain]] |
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|- |
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| rowspan="3"|2006 |
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| ''[[Nacho Libre]]'' |
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| Ignacio / Nacho |
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| Also producer<br />Nominated – [[Kids' Choice Award]] for Favorite Male Movie Star<br />Nominated – [[MTV Movie Award for Best Fight]]<br />Nominated – [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy]]<br />Nominated – [[Teen Choice Award]] for Choice Movie Chemistry<br />Nominated – [[Teen Choice Award]] for Choice Movie Rumble |
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|- |
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| ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' |
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| JB |
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| Also producer and writer |
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|- |
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| ''[[The Holiday]]'' |
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| Miles |
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| |
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|- |
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| rowspan="2"|2007 |
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| ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'' |
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| Malcolm |
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| Nominated – [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast]] |
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|- |
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| ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'' |
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| [[Paul McCartney]] |
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| Uncredited cameo |
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|- |
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| rowspan="5"|2008 |
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| ''[[Be Kind Rewind]]'' |
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| Jerry Gerber |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' |
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| rowspan="2"|[[Po (Kung Fu Panda)|Po]] |
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| Voice<br />[[Kids' Choice Award]] for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie |
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|- |
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| ''[[The Secrets of the Furious Five|Kung Fu Panda: The Secrets of the Furious Five]]'' |
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| Voice<br/>Short film |
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|- |
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| ''Prop 8: The Musical'' |
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| [[Jesus Christ]] |
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| Short film |
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|- |
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| ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' |
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| Jeff "Fats" Portnoy |
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| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast]] |
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|- |
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| 2009 |
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| ''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'' |
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| Zed |
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| |
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|- |
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| rowspan="2"|2010 |
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| ''[[Kung Fu Panda Holiday]]'' |
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| Po |
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| Voice<br/>Short film |
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|- |
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| ''[[Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]'' |
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| [[Lemuel Gulliver]] |
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| Also executive producer<br />Nominated – [[Razzie Award for Worst Actor]]<br />Nominated – [[Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards]] for Favorite Male Movie Star |
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|- |
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| rowspan="5"|2011 |
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| ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' |
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| rowspan="2"|Po |
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| Voice<br />Nominated – [[Teen Choice Awards]] for Choice Movie Voice<br />Nominated – [[Kids' Choice Award]] for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie<br />Nominated – [[People's Choice Award]] for Favorite Animation Movie Voice |
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|- |
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| ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters]]'' |
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| Voice<br/>Short film |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| [[Independent Spirit Awards]] |
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| [[28th Independent Spirit Awards|2013]] |
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| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]] |
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| ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]'' |
| ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]'' |
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| {{nom}} |
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| [[Bernie Tiede]] |
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/independent-spirit-awards-2013-winners-423644/|title=Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Winners List|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 23, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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| Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<br /> Nominated – [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast|Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance]]<br />Nominated – [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]<br />Nominated – [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]] (runner-up) <br />Nominated – [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy]] |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Satellite Awards]] |
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| ''[[The Big Year]]'' |
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| [[8th Golden Satellite Awards|2004]] |
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| Brad Harris |
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| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]] |
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| |
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| ''[[School of Rock]]'' |
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| {{nom}} |
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Maldonado|first=Ryan|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/satellites-pix-picked-1117897313/|title=Satellites pix picked|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 17, 2003|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
||
| |
| [[28th Satellite Awards|2024]] |
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| [[Satellite Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] |
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| Himself |
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| "[[Peaches (Jack Black song)|Peaches]]" |
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| Uncredited |
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| {{nom}} |
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|- |
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/ipa-reveals-nominations-for-the-28th-satellite-awards/|title=IPA Reveals Nominations for the 28th Satellite™ Awards|publisher=[[International Press Academy]]|date=December 18, 2023|access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref> |
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| 2014 |
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| ''[[Sex Tape (film)|Sex Tape]]'' |
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| Owner of [[YouPorn]] |
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| Uncredited |
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|- |
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| rowspan="2"|2015 |
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| ''[[The D Train]]'' |
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| Dan Landsman |
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| Also producer |
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|- |
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| ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]'' |
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| [[R. L. Stine]]<br />[[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]] (voice)<br />Invisible Boy (voice) |
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| Nominated – [[42nd People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor]] |
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|- |
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| rowspan="2"|2016 |
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| ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]'' |
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| rowspan="2"|Po |
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| Voice<br />Nominated – [[Kids' Choice Award]] for Favorite Pet |
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|- |
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| ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll]]'' |
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| Voice<br/>Short film |
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|- |
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| rowspan="2"|2017 |
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| ''[[The Polka King]]'' |
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| Jan Lewan |
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| Also producer |
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|- |
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| ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]'' |
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| Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon (Bethany Walker) |
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| Nominated – [[MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance]]<br>Nominated – [[MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo|MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team]] <small>(with [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Kevin Hart]], [[Karen Gillan]] and [[Nick Jonas]])</small> |
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|- |
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| rowspan="4"|2018 |
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| ''[[Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot]]'' |
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| Dexter |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''Unexpected Race'' |
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| Sheriff |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)|The House with a Clock in Its Walls]]'' |
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| Jonathan Barnavelt |
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| |
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|- |
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| ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]'' |
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| R.L. Stine |
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| Uncredited |
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|- |
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| 2019 |
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| ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'' |
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| Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon (Bethany Walker) |
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| ''Post-production'' |
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== Personal life == |
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[[File:Jack Black - Your Actions Save Lives.ogg|thumb|Black encouraging people to wear face masks as part of California's "Your Actions Save Lives" campaign during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020]] |
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At age 14, Black struggled with [[cocaine]] use. He said, "I was having a lot of troubles with cocaine{{nbsp}}... I was hanging out with some pretty rough characters. I was scared to go to school because one of them wanted to kill me. I wanted to get out of there."<ref name="E!">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/705001/jack-black-opens-up-about-his-dark-past-his-struggle-with-drugs-and-his-brother-s-death|title=Jack Black on His Struggle With Drugs and His Brother's Death|date=October 9, 2015}}</ref> One of Black's brothers, Howard, died of [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] in 1991 at age 36.<ref name="E!"/> His oldest brother, Neil, is an engineer, scientist, and musician.<ref name="neilsiegel.usc.edu">{{Cite web|url=https://neilsiegel.usc.edu/awards/|title=Awards – Neil Siegel, Ph.D.|website=neilsiegel.usc.edu}}</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
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|- |
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! Year |
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! Title |
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! Role |
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! Notes |
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|- |
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| 1991 |
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| ''[[Our Shining Moment]]'' |
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| Teenage boy |
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| Television pilot |
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|- |
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| 1993 |
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| ''[[The Golden Palace]]'' |
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| Taxi driver |
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| Episode: "Seems Like Old Times: Part 2" |
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|- |
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| 1993 |
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| ''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'' |
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| Skinhead |
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| Episode: "Incident on Main" |
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|- |
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| 1993 |
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| ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' |
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| Kevin Wilkins |
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| Episode: "A River Doesn't Run Through It" |
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|- |
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| 1993 |
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| ''[[Marked for Murder]]'' |
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| Car thief |
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| Television film |
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|- |
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| 1994 |
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| ''[[Blind Justice (1994 film)|Blind Justice]]'' |
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| Private |
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| Television film |
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|- |
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| 1994 |
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| ''[[The Innocent (1994 film)|The Innocent]]'' |
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| Marty Prago |
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| Television film |
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|- |
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| 1995 |
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| ''[[All-American Girl (1994 TV series)|All-American Girl]]'' |
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| Tommy |
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| Episode "A Night at the Oprah" |
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|- |
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| 1995 |
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| ''[[Pride & Joy (TV series)|Pride & Joy]]'' |
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| Man |
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| Episode: "Brenda's Secret" |
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|- |
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| 1995 |
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| ''[[The Single Guy]]'' |
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| Randy |
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| Episode: "Sister" |
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|- |
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| 1995 |
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| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' |
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| Monte |
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| Episode: "Angels on the Air" |
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|- |
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| 1995 |
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| ''[[The X-Files]]'' |
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| Bart "Zero" Liquori |
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| Episode: "[[D.P.O.]]" |
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|- |
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| 1995–1996 |
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| ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David]]'' |
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| Various characters |
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| 4 episodes |
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|- |
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| 1995–1996 |
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| ''[[Picket Fences]]'' |
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| Curtis Williams |
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| 2 episodes |
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|- |
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| 1997–2000 |
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| ''[[Tenacious D (TV series)|Tenacious D]]'' |
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Black dated actress [[Laura Kightlinger]] between 1996 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Black: Hey dude, party's over |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jack-black-hey-dude-partys-over-6095452.html |website=The Independent |access-date=June 8, 2022 |date=July 13, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Laura Kightlinger goes 'Minor' in a major way |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/laura-kightlinger-goes-minor-major-way-wbna14135691 |website=TODAY |access-date=June 8, 2022 |date=August 1, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Welkos |first1=Robert |title=Screenwriters Laura Kightlinger, Mike White fight like cats and dogs over script |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-dog6jun06-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 8, 2022 |date=June 6, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[LA Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-dog6jun06-story.html |title=Screenwriters Laura Kightlinger, Mike White fight like cats and dogs over script}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Serpe |first1=Gina |title=Jack Black Elopes! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/51869/jack-black-elopes |website=E! Online |access-date=June 8, 2022 |date=March 14, 2006}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=March 2024}} In January 2006, Black became engaged to singer [[Tanya Haden]], a daughter of jazz bassist [[Charlie Haden]]. They had both attended Crossroads School, and 15 years after graduating they met again at a friend's birthday party. They married on March 14, 2006, in [[Big Sur]], California.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2015/02/tanya-haden-jack-blacks-wife-married-to-triplets-kids-photos-pics/|title=Tanya Haden – Jack Black's Wife|last=Weigle|first=Lauren|date=February 22, 2015|work=Heavy|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jack-black-elopes-with-tanya-haden/|title = Jack Black Elopes with Tanya Haden |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |date = November 8, 2008 |access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref> Their sons were born in 2006 and 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://people.com/celebrity/its-a-boy-for-jack-black-wife/ |title = It's a Boy for Jack Black, Wife |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |author = Stephen M. Silverman |author-link = Stephen M. Silverman |date = November 8, 2008 |access-date = November 8, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.usmagazine.com/jack-black-welcomes-son |title = Report: Jack Black Welcomes Son |work = [[Us Weekly]] |date = June 1, 2008 |access-date = November 8, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080606022344/http://www.usmagazine.com/jack-black-welcomes-son |archive-date = June 6, 2008 }}</ref> |
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Although an [[Atheism|atheist]],<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/18/jack-black-tired-frat-guy-comedies |location = London |newspaper = The Guardian |first = Hadley |last = Freeman |title = Jack Black: 'I was getting tired of the frat-guy comedies' |date = April 18, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.npr.org/2012/04/23/151204872/jack-black-on-music-mayhem-and-murder |title = Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder |date = April 23, 2012 |publisher = [[NPR]] |via = [[Fresh Air]] |access-date = April 24, 2012 |quote = I don't have any real spirituality in my life – I'm kind of an atheist – but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me. }}</ref> Black identifies as [[Jewish atheism|nominally Jewish]], and fatherhood influenced his decision to raise his children in the Jewish faith.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://teamcoco.com/video/jack-black-hebrew |title = Jack Black Will Do Anything To Get Into Hebrew School |date = April 27, 2012 |work = [[Conan (talk show)|Conan]] |publisher = [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] |access-date = August 7, 2015 |quote = And there's a Hebrew school that we really liked. And I feel a little hypocritical cause I'm an atheist. But I am a Jew and my wife is, too.}}</ref> |
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Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His awards include an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards.
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). He has since starred in King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Bernie (2011), Goosebumps (2016), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), its sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018). He has also voiced Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–present) and Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
Black is the lead vocalist of the band Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. They won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for "The Last in Line" in 2015. Since 2018, Black has operated a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.[2]
Early life and education
Thomas Jacob Black[3] was born in Santa Monica, California,[4] on August 28, 1969,[5] the son of satellite engineers Thomas William Black and Judith Love Cohen.[6] He was raised in Hermosa Beach, California. His mother worked on the Minuteman nuclear missile guidance system, the Apollo lunar module guidance system and the science ground station for the Hubble Space Telescope, and was also a writer.[7][8][9] He has three older half-siblings through his mother: scientist Neil Siegel, Howard Siegel, and Rachel Siegel.[9] His mother was born Jewish, while his father converted to Judaism. Black was raised Jewish, attending Hebrew school and having a bar mitzvah.[10] His ancestry includes English, German, Irish, Polish, Russian, and Scottish.[11][12]
Black's parents divorced when he was 10,[13] and his father then stopped practicing Judaism.[14][15] Black moved to Culver City with his father and frequently visited his mother's home. As a child, he appeared in a commercial for the Activision game Pitfall! in 1982.[16] For high school, Black's parents enrolled him at the Poseidon School, a private secondary school designed for students struggling in the traditional school system.[17] He also attended the Crossroads School, where he excelled in drama. He later attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),[18] but dropped out during his second year to pursue a career in entertainment.[19] Fellow UCLA student Tim Robbins later cast Black in Bob Roberts. In 1995 and 1996, he gained recurring roles in the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show.[20]
Acting career
1982–1999: Early roles
In 1982, Black's first acting job was in a television commercial at age 13 for the video game Pitfall!.[21] In 1987, Black joined the Actors' Gang, a theater troupe founded by UCLA students including Tim Robbins, and appeared in a variety of stage productions.[22] Black's adult career began with small roles on prime time television, including Life Goes On, Northern Exposure, Mr. Show, Picket Fences, The Golden Palace, and The X-Files. Black appeared in the unaired TV pilot Heat Vision and Jack, directed by Ben Stiller, in which he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor Ron Silver. He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by Owen Wilson.[23] After Tim Robbins cast him in Bob Roberts, Black began appearing in small film roles such as Airborne (1993), Demolition Man, Waterworld, The Fan, The Cable Guy, Mars Attacks!, Dead Man Walking, The Jackal, Crossworlds, Enemy of the State, and others. He had a small role in True Romance as a security guard, but the scene was deleted.[24]
2000–2014: Career stardom
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In 2000, Black co-starred in the film High Fidelity as a wild employee in a record store run by John Cusack. Black considers his role in High Fidelity as his breakout into the Hollywood scene.[25] He quickly gained leading roles in films such as Saving Silverman, Shallow Hal, Nacho Libre, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Year One, and Gulliver's Travels. He received particular praise for his starring role in the well-received School of Rock, earning critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy.[26] Black took part in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? celebrity edition along with Denis Leary, Jimmy Kimmel, and others and was handed the prize of US$125,000 in October 2001.[27] He has also had starring voice-overs in animated features, including Zeke in Ice Age (2002)[28][29] and Lenny in Shark Tale (2004).[30][31] In 2004, Black guest-starred in the first episode of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim show Tom Goes to the Mayor.[32]
He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong, a performance he based on Orson Welles. In 2006, he played the role of King Herod in a one night benefit concert of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre.[33] That same year he starred as the romantic love interest to Kate Winslet in the Nancy Meyers romantic comedy The Holiday (2006). Also in 2006, he starred in the comedy film Nacho Libre (2006), which he also produced, and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, which he also wrote and produced. In 2007 he took a supporting role in the Noah Baumbach directed comedy-drama film Margot at the Wedding starring Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh. That same year he made a cameo appearance portraying Paul McCartney in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). Black has voice acted on other occasions, including "Husbands and Knives" from The Simpsons, which aired November 18, 2007, portraying Milo, the friendly owner of the rival comic book store.[34] The following year he starred in the buddy comedy Be Kind Rewind (2008) opposite Mos Def and the war satire Tropic Thunder alongside Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. On December 14, he hosted the 2008 Spike Video Game Awards. Black has hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Acceptable.TV.[35]
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He voiced the title role in Kung Fu Panda, which grossed US$20.3 million on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as Kung Fu Panda 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3; this is his favorite role, and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman.[36] In addition to Kung Fu Panda (2008),[37] He provided the voice of the main character, roadie Eddie Riggs, in the heavy metal–themed action-adventure video game Brütal Legend, for which he won the Best Voice award at the Spike Video Game Awards in 2009.[38] In 2009 he appeared in the post-Super Bowl episode of The Office along with Cloris Leachman and Jessica Alba in a fake movie within the show.[39] He starred in the Harold Ramis directed adventure comedy Year One (2009) alongside Michael Cera. In April 2009, Black starred in an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba!, in which he vocalized children songs, such as "It's Not Fun to Get Lost", "Friends", and "The Goodbye Song".[40] Black voiced Darth Vader in Bad Lip Reading's parodies of the Star Wars original trilogy on YouTube.[41]
In 2010, Black made a guest appearance on Community[42] and also guest-starred on Nickelodeon's iCarly in an episode titled, "iStart a Fan War".[43][44] Black has appeared numerous times on the "untelevised TV network" short film festival Channel 101, created by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, starring in the shows Computerman, Timebelt, and Laserfart. He also provided an introduction for the unaired sketch comedy Awesometown, donning a Colonial-era military uniform. In the introduction, he claims to be George Washington and takes credit for the accomplishments of other American presidents such as Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln.[citation needed] His next film, The Big Year, a competitive birdwatching comedy co-starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, and JoBeth Williams, was released in October 2011.[45] Black garnered a second Golden Globe Award nomination, this time in the category Best Actor in a Comedy, for his 2011 starring role in Richard Linklater's black comedy Bernie. He played as real-life murderer Bernie Tiede, a funeral director in a small East Texas town, who befriends and eventually murders a rich widow, played by Shirley MacLaine. Black's subdued portrayal, authentic East Texas accent, and musical talent – he sings several gospel hymns as well as "Seventy-six Trombones" – had Roger Ebert describing Black's work as "one of the performances of the year."[46] He presented the tribute to Led Zeppelin when the band was named as 2012 recipients of Kennedy Center Honors.[47] In 2016, Black joined the climate change documentary show Years of Living Dangerously as one of its celebrity correspondents.[48] In 2018, Black appeared in the music video for Gorillaz song "Humility".[49]
2015–present
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In 2015, Black played a fictional version of real-life author R. L. Stine for Goosebumps, and provided the voices of two of Stine's creations, Slappy the Dummy and The Invisible Boy.[50] He reprised the Stine role in the film's 2018 sequel, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. He also voiced himself and many other additional characters on the animated YouTube series "Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto", which he also co-directed and co-wrote, along with his Tenacious D partner Kyle Gass. In 2017 he portrayed a teenage girl inhabiting the body of Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon in the children's action adventure comedy film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. He starred alongside Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan. The film received positive reviews and was a financial success.
The following year he took a supporting dramatic turn in the Gus Van Sant drama Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018). The film received critical acclaim and starred Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara and Jonah Hill. He reprised his role in the film's sequel, Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), which like the first film was also a box-office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 2019. Also that year he starred in the children's fantasy film The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2019) alongside Cate Blanchett and Renée Elise Goldsberry. In 2022 he lent his voice to the Richard Linklater animated coming of age film Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood. Also that year he portrayed disc jockey Wolfman Jack in the Roku biographical parody film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022). Starting in 2022 he reprised the role of Po in the Netflix animated series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. He also guest starred on the Paramount+ series Big Nate and the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty.
The next year Black voiced Bowser in the Illumination's animated feature film The Super Mario Bros. Movie based on the Nintendo games. The film was released in April 2023 and was an international box office success ranking as one of the highest-grossing films of 2023.[51][52] That same year he also took roles as Joseph Stalin in the Mel Brooks Hulu comedy series History of the World, Part II and Captain Bombardier in Disney+ series The Mandalorian.[53] Black then reprised his role Po in Kung Fu Panda 4, and is set to voice Claptrap in Borderlands (2024), and play Steve in Minecraft (2025).[54][55][56]
Other ventures
Musical career
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Black is the lead singer and guitarist for the comedy rock/hard rock band Tenacious D along with Kyle Gass.[57] They have released five albums, a self-titled debut, The Pick of Destiny, Rize of the Fenix, and Post-Apocalypto. One of their songs from their album The Pick of Destiny, titled "The Metal", was used in the music video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock[58] and Brütal Legend.[59] "Rock Your Socks", from the album Tenacious D, was played in the music video game Rock Band Unplugged as well.[60] "Master Exploder" from The Pick Of Destiny went on to be used in music video games Guitar Hero Van Halen, Rock Band 2, and Brütal Legend, along with their song "Tribute" from Tenacious D. "Master Exploder" and "The Metal" featured in the comedy film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. The film, directed by Tenacious D veteran Liam Lynch, featured recurring characters from Black's comedy such as Lee the super-fan and the Sasquatch. Several celebrities had roles in the film; actor Tim Robbins cameos as does Dave Grohl as Satan. Ben Stiller also makes an appearance as a worker at a Guitar Center, even having a role in the music video for "Tribute".[61]
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Tenacious D helped the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation[62] raise awareness of these diseases and funds for the organization in Los Angeles on December 20, 2001,[63] and in San Diego, California on June 16, 2007. Tenacious D can be seen performing in the 90s-era Pauly Shore film Bio-Dome where the duo is performing its song "The Five Needs" at a "Save the Environment" party. Black was also a guest star on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show entitled "Ellen the Musical", alongside Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth and teenage singer-actress Olivia Olson. On the show, besides singing, he discussed his then-upcoming film Nacho Libre with the host.
In 2000, Jack Black (along with Kyle Gass) provided backing vocals to punk rock band The Vandals' song "Fourteen", which appears on their album Look What I Almost Stepped In....[64] Black has also appeared on Dave Grohl's Probot album, providing vocals for the hidden song "I Am The Warlock", and Lynch's Fake Songs album, providing vocals for the song "Rock and Roll Whore". Black performed a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in the last sequence of High Fidelity. He lent his musical abilities to the Queens of the Stone Age song "Burn the Witch" with rhythmic stomps and claps.[65] He also provided vocals for two tracks on the 2006 album Death by Sexy by Eagles of Death Metal, and on The Lonely Island's track "Sax Man" from the album Incredibad.
Black also recorded a duet on Meat Loaf's album, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, on the song "Like a Rose".[66] Meat Loaf also played Black's father in the Pick of Destiny movie. Black has appeared in music videos of Beck's "Sexx Laws"; Foo Fighters' "Learn to Fly", "Low", and "The One"; The Eagles of Death Metal's "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)"; Sum 41's "Things I Want"; Dio's "Push"; Weezer's "Photograph"; The Mooney Suzuki's "In a Young Man's Mind"; "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Tacky", and Die Antwoord's "Ugly Boy". In October 2010, Tenacious D appeared at BlizzCon 2010, a convention hosted by the game designers, Blizzard Entertainment. In 2012, Jack Black joined up with other celebrities to record "Book People Unite", a song sponsored by the Library of Congress and RIF.[67]
Black did guest vocals and appeared on the Dethklok soundtrack album The Doomstar Requiem.[68] He sings the parts for Dethklok's original band manager as well as a blogger. Black, as a member of Tenacious D, won the award for Best Metal Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards.[69] The song "The Last in Line" won the award, a cover of the song of the same name by Dio that appeared on the tribute album This Is Your Life.
YouTube channel
On December 21, 2018, Black created a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.[70] Within one week of its launch, it had amassed over 1 million subscribers.[71] The videos published on the channel are typically either candid vlogs involving Black and his two sons, or gaming content.[72] Jack created the channel largely to bond with his son, who serves as videographer and editor of the channel.[73][74] On July 21, 2019, Black took part in a Minecraft stream with popular YouTuber PewDiePie to raise money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), in the wake of the suicide of Etika in June 2019. After two days of streaming, they raised $30,479 with the stream being broadcast live both on YouTube and on the streaming platform DLive.[75][76] As of June 2023, Jablinski Games has 5.04 million subscribers and 216 million video views.[77]
Production company
In August 2006, Black registered his own production company, Electric Dynamite Productions, Inc. The company's first work produced was the 2009 mockumentary Branson, which was a co-production with BranMo Productions and Perfect Weekend.[78] In 2011, the company would produce two TV-movies, My Life As an Experiment and Shredd.[79] In 2013, the company notably produced TV series Ghost Ghirls[80] for the now-defunct Yahoo! Screen, as well as obtained the rights to adapt the UK mockumentary Wizard's Way into a feature film.[81] The company would also be a producer credit on The D Train (2015) and The Polka King (2017), both of which featured Black in the starring role. The company produced The Aquabats! RadVentures! in 2018, the dark-comedy film Happily in 2021.[79]
Filmography
Discography
Soundtrack albums
Title | Album details |
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The Polka King |
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Charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US [83] |
AUS [84] |
CAN [85] |
IRE [86] |
NZ Hot [87] |
UK [88] |
WW [89] | |||
"Kung Fu Fighting" (with CeeLo Green) |
2008 | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | Kung Fu Panda soundtrack |
"Peaches" | 2023 | 56 | 91 | 52 | 75 | 13 | 28 | 48 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
Awards and nominations
Black has been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards. On September 18, 2018, Black was inducted into Hollywood's Walk of Fame.[90]
Accolades
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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Annie Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Nominated | [91] |
Children's and Family Emmy Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children's or Young Teen Program | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Won | [92] |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2013 | Best Actor in a Comedy | Bernie | Nominated | [93] |
2024 | Best Song | "Peaches" | Nominated | [94] | |
Golden Globe Awards | 2004 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | School of Rock | Nominated | [95] |
2013 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Bernie | Nominated | ||
2024 | Best Original Song | "Peaches" | Nominated | ||
Independent Spirit Awards | 2013 | Best Male Lead | Bernie | Nominated | [96] |
Satellite Awards | 2004 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | School of Rock | Nominated | [97] |
2024 | Best Original Song | "Peaches" | Nominated | [98] |
Personal life
At age 14, Black struggled with cocaine use. He said, "I was having a lot of troubles with cocaine ... I was hanging out with some pretty rough characters. I was scared to go to school because one of them wanted to kill me. I wanted to get out of there."[99] One of Black's brothers, Howard, died of AIDS in 1991 at age 36.[99] His oldest brother, Neil, is an engineer, scientist, and musician.[100]
Black dated actress Laura Kightlinger between 1996 and 2005.[101][102][103][104][105][excessive citations] In January 2006, Black became engaged to singer Tanya Haden, a daughter of jazz bassist Charlie Haden. They had both attended Crossroads School, and 15 years after graduating they met again at a friend's birthday party. They married on March 14, 2006, in Big Sur, California.[106][107] Their sons were born in 2006 and 2008.[108][109]
Although an atheist,[110][111] Black identifies as nominally Jewish, and fatherhood influenced his decision to raise his children in the Jewish faith.[112]
Black endorsed Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.[113] In 2015, he visited Kampala as part of Comic Relief USA's Red Nose Day.[114] Black was an outspoken critic of Donald Trump. On the day of Trump's presidential inauguration, he and Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass performed their 2006 protest song "The Government Totally Sucks". Black said to the audience beforehand, "We haven't played it for years, because it just never felt appropriate—but now, we're happy to unleash the beast. The government totally sucks."[115] Before the 2022 election, Black hosted a letter and text writing party to rally VoteRiders volunteers engaged in educating eligible voters about voter ID requirements in their states.[116] Of the 2022 midterms, he said, "[S]o much is on the ballot this cycle. We've got a woman's right to choose. The environment is on the ballot, environmental protections. And not to mention democracy is on the ballot. There's so, there's so many divides in this country right now." Black said he views a potential reelection bid by Trump as a threat that is "always lurking in the background."[117]
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I don't have any real spirituality in my life – I'm kind of an atheist – but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me.
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And there's a Hebrew school that we really liked. And I feel a little hypocritical cause I'm an atheist. But I am a Jew and my wife is, too.
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External links
- Jack Black at AllMusic
- Jack Black discography at Discogs
- Jack Black at IMDb
- Jack Black at AllMovie
- Jack Black at Rotten Tomatoes