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Jack Black
Highest Rated: 95% The Muppets (2011)
Lowest Rated: 8% Envy (2004)
Birthday: Aug 28, 1969
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA
With his larger-than-life personality and mischievous eye twinkle, Jack Black turned himself into one of Hollywood's go-to comedic actors. Born in Santa Monica, he spent his formative years in Southern California's Orange County. He began acting as a teenager, appearing in commercials and joining a UCLA based theater troupe that also included a young Tim Robbins. His friendship with Robbins led to his being cast in "Bob Roberts" (1992), which kicked off his screen career in earnest. A steady diet of small roles on television series like "The X-Files" (Fox, 1993-2002) and movies such as "The Cable Guy" (1996) soon followed. He was also featured a number of times on the acclaimed David Cross-Bob Odenkirk sketch comedy program "Mr. Show" (HBO, 1995-98). During the mid-1990s, he partnered with fellow comedian Kyle Gass to form the musical comedy duo Tenacious D, playing gigs around Los Angeles. The act led to a television deal, with Black playing an amped up version of himself in "Tenacious D" (HBO, 1997-2000). His musical ability helped make his turn opposite John Cusack in "High Fidelity" (2000), where his character sang Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," instantly memorable. After starring in the comedies "Shallow Hal" (2001) and "Orange County" (2002), it was a return to music that provided the actor with one of his signature roles. Starring in Richard Linklater's "School of Rock" (2003), as would-be rocker turned teacher Dewey Finn, he was able to use his talents and manic energy to maximum effectiveness. Black soon began showing different sides of his personality, starring in Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong" (2005) and opposite Kate Winslet in the romantic comedy "The Holiday" (2006). The actor didn't entirely forego his roots, though, also starring in the Mexican wrestling comedy "Nacho Libre" (2006) at the same time. Nor did his partnership with Gass end with the series, as Tenacious D released its first album in 2001 and later headlined the film "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny" (2006). Black used only his voice for what would become another of his most recognizable roles, playing the lovable panda Po in the animated hit "Kung Fu Panda" (2008). The film would spawn multiple sequels and shorts. He kept up a breakneck pace of appearances in films and on television, including starring with Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder" (20008). He teamed with Linklater once more for a role that garnered the best reviews of his career. The actor played real-life murder Bernie Tiede opposite Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey in the dark comedy "Bernie" (2011), earning a Golden Globe nomination. He continued working steadily, including starring with Robbins in the short-run TV comedy "The Brink" (HBO, 2015). Black eventually found a new niche in family friendly films such as "Goosebumps" (2015), playing a fictional version of prolific author R.L. Stine, and "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" (2018), with Cate Blanchett. In a similar vein, he teamed with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart for an updating of the Robin Williams hit in the big-budget hits "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2017) and its sequel "Jumanji: The Next Level" (2019).
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Minecraft | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
10% |
|
Borderlands |
Claptrap (Voice), Claptrap (Character) |
$8.6M | 2024 |
71% |
|
Kung Fu Panda 4 | Po (Voice) | $193.5M | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Free LSD | The Crazed Scientist (Character) | - | 2023 |
59% |
|
The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Bowser (Voice) | $574.9M | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stepdude |
Sherman (Character), Producer |
- | 2023 |
91% |
|
Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood |
Grown Up Stan (Voice), Unknown (Character) |
- | 2022 |
69% |
|
Happily | Producer | - | 2021 |
72% |
|
Jumanji: The Next Level | Oberon (Character) | $316.8M | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Unexpected Race | Sheriff (Character) | - | 2018 |
60% |
|
The Insufferable Groo | Self | - | 2018 |
65% |
|
The House With a Clock in Its Walls | Jonathan Barnavelt (Character) | $68.5M | 2018 |
77% |
|
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Dexter (Character) | $1.4M | 2018 |
67% |
|
The Polka King |
Jan Lewan (Character), Producer |
- | 2017 |
76% |
|
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Bethany (Character) | $404.6M | 2017 |
94% |
|
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Self | - | 2016 |
86% |
|
Kung Fu Panda 3 | Po (Voice) | $143.5M | 2016 |
83% |
|
Entertainment | Executive Producer | $55.5K | 2015 |
78% |
|
Goosebumps | Stine (Character) | $80.1M | 2015 |
54% |
|
The D Train |
Dan Landsman (Character), Producer |
$661.0K | 2015 |
73% |
|
Harmontown | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Sheik | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
40% |
|
21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bailout |
Matt Prior (Character), Producer |
- | 2012 |
88% |
|
Bernie | Bernie Tiede (Character) | $9.2M | 2011 |
95% |
|
The Muppets | Self | $88.6M | 2011 |
42% |
|
The Big Year | Brad Harris (Character) | $7.2M | 2011 |
81% |
|
Kung Fu Panda 2 | Po (Voice) | - | 2011 |
20% |
|
Gulliver's Travels | Lemuel Gulliver (Character) | $42.8M | 2010 |
14% |
|
Year One | Zed (Character) | $43.3M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Branson | Producer | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2008 |
82% |
|
Tropic Thunder | Jeff Portnoy (Character) | $110.4M | 2008 |
87% |
|
Kung Fu Panda | Po (Voice) | $143.5M | 2008 |
65% |
|
Be Kind Rewind | Jerry (Character) | $11.2M | 2008 |
51% |
|
Margot at the Wedding | Malcolm (Character) | $2.0M | 2007 |
70% |
|
Year of the Dog | Producer | $1.5M | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
|
Danny Roane: First Time Director | Self | - | 2006 |
51% |
|
The Holiday | Miles (Character) | $63.2M | 2006 |
52% |
|
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny |
JB (Character), Writer, Producer |
$8.3M | 2006 |
40% |
|
Nacho Libre |
Nacho (Character), Producer |
$80.2M | 2006 |
84% |
|
King Kong | Carl Denham (Character) | $218.1M | 2005 |
8% |
|
Envy | Nick Vanderpark (Character) | $12.2M | 2004 |
35% |
|
Shark Tale | Lenny (Voice) | $160.8M | 2004 |
92% |
|
The School of Rock | Dewey Finn (Character) | $81.3M | 2003 |
77% |
|
Ice Age | Zeke (Voice) | $176.4M | 2002 |
47% |
|
Orange County | Lance (Character) | $41.0M | 2002 |
49% |
|
Shallow Hal | Hal (Character) | $70.8M | 2001 |
18% |
|
Saving Silverman | J.D. (Character) | $19.4M | 2001 |
91% |
|
High Fidelity | Barry (Character) | $27.3M | 2000 |
79% |
|
Jesus' Son | Georgie (Character) | $1.3M | 1999 |
65% |
|
Cradle Will Rock | Sid (Character) | $2.9M | 1999 |
17% |
|
Bongwater | Devlin (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
|
Johnny Skidmarks | Jerry (Character) | - | 1998 |
24% |
|
The Jackal | Ian Lamont (Character) | $54.9M | 1997 |
55% |
|
The Cable Guy | Rick (Character) | $60.2M | 1996 |
20% |
|
Crossworlds | Steve (Character) | - | 1996 |
56% |
|
Mars Attacks! | Billy Glenn Norris (Character) | $37.8M | 1996 |
47% |
|
Waterworld | Pilot (Character) | $88.2M | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Neverending Story III: Escape From Fantasia | Slip (Character) | $15.5M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Innocent | Marty Prago (Character) | - | 1994 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 48% | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight |
Po (Voice), Executive Producer |
2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Big Nate | Brad Gunter (Guest Star) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cup of Joe | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
Music Performer, Guest |
2009 2012-2017 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | 6% | The View | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015 2019 |
No Score Yet | 64% | StarTalk | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Ones | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015 2018 |
83% | 70% | The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2011-2013 2015-2016 2018 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert |
Music Performer, Guest |
2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2010 2012 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Carbonaro Effect | Guest | 2017 |
85% | 82% | The Last Man on Earth | Rear Admiral Roy Billups (Guest Star) | 2017 |
82% | 69% | The Gong Show | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Price Is Right | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 91% | The Eric Andre Show | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrated | Self | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2015 |
29% | 56% | Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris | Guest | 2015 |
95% | 88% | Documentary Now! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
55% | 84% | The Brink |
Alex Talbot (Character), Producer |
2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2015 |
79% | 81% | Welcome to Sweden | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
100% | 85% | The Birthday Boys | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Soup | Unknown (Character) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Guest | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Metalocalypse | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Everyday Health | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 80% | iCarly | Aspartamay (Guest Star) | 2010 |
88% | 88% | Community | Buddy (Guest Star) | 2010 |
31% | No Score Yet | The Jay Leno Show | Music Performer | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
81% | 89% | The Office | Sam (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Milo (Guest Voice) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 2002-2003 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cracking Up | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Will & Grace | Dr. Isaac Hershberg (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On the Spot | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crank Yankers | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2002 |
100% | 88% | Tenacious D |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer, Creator |
1997 1999-2000 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Mr. Show With Bob and David | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995-1996 |
82% | 92% | Picket Fences | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995-1996 |
75% | No Score Yet | The Single Guy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
74% | 85% | The X-Files | Bart "Zero" Liquori (Guest Star) | 1995 |
50% | No Score Yet | Great Scott! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |