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Jack Black

American actor, comedian, and musician (born 1969)

b. 1969

4 works in the index

Born
1969
Birthplace
Santa Monica
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He has played leading roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated features. His accolades include an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and nominations for two Critics' Choice Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2018, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Black began acting at age 13, and his early films include Dead Man Walking (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998). He gained recognition for starring in the romantic comedy High Fidelity (2000), which led to substantial roles in films like Shallow Hal (2001) and Orange County (2002). He established himself as a leading man with a starring role in the musical comedy School of Rock (2003), earning a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actor. He then starred in the films King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006) and Tropic Thunder (2008). Also in 2008, he began voicing Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

Black was critically praised for portraying Bernie Tiede in the biographical thriller film Bernie (2011), receiving several Best Actor award nominations. Following career fluctuations, he experienced a resurgence with roles in Goosebumps (2016), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and A Minecraft Movie (2025). He also voiced Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and its sequel, receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for the former.

Outside of acting, Black formed the comedy musical duo Tenacious D with long-time friend Kyle Gass in 1994; they have won one Grammy for Best Metal Performance. Since 2018, he has run a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.

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Life and musical career

Selected occupations
actor; singer; voice actor; songwriter; comedian; film producer; film actor; television actor; guitarist; composer; YouTuber; television producer
Education
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television; University of California, Los Angeles; Poseidon School; Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
Recorded memberships
Tenacious D; Writers Guild of America West
Instruments played
guitar; keyboard instrument; percussion instrument; Gibson SG; voice; Sax-a-boom
Genres
rock music; heavy metal music; comedy rock; hard rock; pop rock
Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame; MTV Comedic Genius Award
Birth name
Thomas Jacob Black
Pseudonym
Jack Black
Native languages
English
Languages used
English
VIAF ID
118070046
ISNI
0000000114805713
GND ID
139882316
Library of Congress ID
no2001025268
MusicBrainz ID
caf8a53e-7f43-4be4-95d6-18d55e1f6e18

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar, Piano
Genres represented
pop, Rock
Works with composition dates
0 of 4

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
School Of Rock — —— GuitarRock, pop 8
Woke Up This Morning — —— Piano— 3
Fuck Her Gently — —— —— 0
Tribute — —— —— 0

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 118070046. Portrait: NickRewind, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.