Jack Black
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. Black is known for his roles in the films High Fidelity (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), Orange County (2002), School of Rock (2003), Envy (2004), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bernie (2011) and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), in addition to his role in the Jumanji franchise. He also voices the giant panda named Po from DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda films. He gained Golden Globe nominations for his work in School of Rock and Bernie, and he was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2018.\n\nBlack is also the lead vocalist of the Grammy Award–winning comedy rock duo Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long time friend, Kyle Gass. They have released multiple studio albums including their self titled debut Tenacious D, The Pick of Destiny, Rize of the Fenix, and Post-Apocalypto, in addition to their television series Tenacious D (1997–2000) and film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). Since 2018, Black has maintained a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Anaconda as
- 2025 · A Minecraft Movie as Steve
- 2025 · Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror as
- 2024 · Dear Santa as Satan
- 2024 · 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2024 · Borderlands as Claptrap (voice)
- 2024 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself as Self - Actor
- 2023 · Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023 as Self
- 2023 · Free LSD as (Special Appearance)
- 2020 · Dear Class of 2020 as Self
- 2018 · The Insufferable Groo as Self
- 2016 · Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny as Self
- 2015 · Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self
- 2014 · The Concert for Valor as Self
- 2014 · Heaven Adores You as Self
- 2012 · Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet as Self
- 2012 · The Roadie as JB
- 2010 · Rush - Beyond The Lighted Stage as Self
- 2008 · Prop 8: The Musical as Jesus Christ
- 2008 · Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 as Self
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Jeff Portnoy
- 2008 · VH1 Rock Honors: The Who as Self
- 2008 · D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary as Self
- 2007 · The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' as Self
- 2006 · Tenacious D: Time Fixers as JB
- 2006 · The Eighth Blunder of the World as Self
- 2006 · Exposure as Dan Harmon
- 2006 · Awesometown as George Washington
- 2005 · Earth to America as Self
- 2005 · Club Oscar as Lenny (voice)
- 2003 · Melvin Goes to Dinner as Mental Patient (uncredited)
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2002 · Lord of the Piercing as Jack the Elf
- 1999 · Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
- 1998 · Johnny Skidmarks as Jerry
- 1994 · The Innocent as Marty Prago
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Car Thief
- Future · Making Of School of Rock as Self
- 2024 · Dueling Dumplings as Po (voice)
- 2024 · ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord as Self
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Po (voice)
- 2023 · Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring as Self
- 2023 · Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour as JB
- 2023 · The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Bowser (voice)
- 2023 · History of the World: Part II as Joseph Stalin
- 2022 · Dio: Dreamers Never Die as Self
- 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Wolfman Jack
- 2022 · Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Po (voice)
- 2022 · Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood as Grown Up Stan (voice)
- 2022 · How Did We Get Here? as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Big Nate as Brad Gunter (voice)
- 2021 · Cash Box as Man
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- 2020 · Celebrity Escape Room as Self - Game Master
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2020 · Cup of Joe as Self
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2020 · Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story as Self
- 2019 · Jumanji: The Next Level as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
- 2019 · The Mandalorian as Captain Bombardier
- 2019 · Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019 as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · The Unexpected Race as Sheriff
- 2018 · Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as R. L. Stine (uncredited)
- 2018 · The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Jonathan Barnavelt
- 2018 · Amazing Saturday as Self
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Dexter
- 2018 · The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
- 2017 · Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
- 2017 · The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- 2017 · The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- 2017 · The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- 2017 · Tommy Can`t Sleep as Big Tommy
- 2017 · The Polka King as Jan Lewan
- 2016 · Great Minds with Dan Harmon as Ludwig van Beethoven
- 2016 · Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2016 · Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Po (voice)
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll as Po (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Jamison Friend
- 2015 · Goosebumps as R.L. Stine
- 2015 · Another Period as Dan Ringley
- 2015 · The Brink as Alex Talbot
- 2015 · The D Train as Dan Landsman
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · 21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actor
- 2014 · Sex Tape as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
- 2014 · The Sheik as
- 2014 · Welcome to Sweden as Self
- 2014 · Harmontown as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Lithdor (voice)
- 2013 · Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
- 2013 · The Birthday Boys as
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Po (Voice)
- 2013 · Drunk History as William Mulholland
- 2013 · Drunk History as Vincenzo Peruggia
- 2013 · Drunk History as Elvis Presley
- 2013 · Radio Disney Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 2012 · Dreamworks Holiday Classics as Po (voice)
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · The Eric Andre Show as Self
- 2012 · Bernie as Bernie Tiede
- 2012 · Double Fine Adventure as Self
- 2012 · Good Mythical Morning as Self
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Po (voice)
- 2011 · The Muppets as Jack Black (uncredited)
- 2011 · The Big Year as Brad Harris
- 2011 · Brain Games as Self
- 2011 · Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division as Self
- 2011 · Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Po (voice)
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as MCA (B-Boys 2)
- 2010 · Gulliver's Travels as Lemuel Gulliver
- 2010 · Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Po (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010 as Self
- 2009 · Community as Buddy
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Year One as Zed
- 2009 · We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- 2009 · Chopped as Self
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five as Po (voice)
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder as Jeff Portnoy
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda as Po (voice)
- 2008 · Water And Power as The Mayor
- 2008 · Be Kind Rewind as Jerry
- 2007 · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
- 2007 · Margot at the Wedding as Malcolm
- 2007 · iCarly as Aspartamay
- 2007 · Acceptable.tv as
- 2007 · Acceptable.tv as Self / Cop / Story Wizard
- 2007 · Tenacious D: For the Ladies as JB
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show as
- 2006 · The Holiday as Miles
- 2006 · Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as JB
- 2006 · Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' as Self
- 2006 · Nacho Libre as Nacho
- 2006 · Coachella as Self (Interviewee)
- 2005 · King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries as Self
- 2005 · King Kong as Carl Denham
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Showbiz Show with David Spade as
- 2005 · A Concert for Hurricane Relief as Self - Presenter
- 2005 · Infinite Challenge as Self
- 2005 · The Office as Sam
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Tom Goes to the Mayor as Trapper JB (voice)
- 2004 · The Present as Self
- 2004 · Shark Tale as Lenny (voice)
- 2004 · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Motorcyclist
- 2004 · Envy as Nick Vanderpark
- 2004 · Laser Fart as The Elegant Hunter
- 2004 · Cracking Up as
- 2004 · Channel 101 as Self - Host
- 2004 · Live at Johnny's as
- 2003 · Tenacious D: In the Studio as Self
- 2003 · Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks as Self
- 2003 · School of Rock as Dewey Finn
- 2003 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Time Belt as Computerman
- 2003 · Computerman as Computerman
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Emmys segment
- 2002 · The Lewis Lectures as Lewis (voice)
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Live in London as Self
- 2002 · Clone High as Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy as
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale as JB
- 2002 · Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up as Self
- 2002 · American Idol as Self
- 2002 · Jack Black: Spider-Man as Jack Black / Spider-Man
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · Icons as
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Butt Baby as JB
- 2002 · Ice Age as Zeke (voice)
- 2002 · Run Ronnie Run as Lead Chimney Sweep
- 2002 · Orange County as Lance Brumder
- 2002 · Last Call with Carson Daly as Self
- 2001 · Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal as Self
- 2001 · Being 'Shallow Hal' as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · Shallow Hal as Hal
- 2001 · Saving Silverman as J.D. McNugent
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as Georgie
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as Sid
- 1999 · The Love Letter as Fisherman
- 1999 · Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
- 1998 · Bongwater as Devlin
- 1996 · The Fan as Broadcast Technician
- 1996 · Crossworlds as Steve
- 1996 · Bio-Dome as Tenacious D
- 1995 · Pride & Joy as Man
- 1995 · Bye Bye Love as DJ at Party
- 1994 · The NeverEnding Story III as Slip
- 1994 · Blind Justice as Private
- 1994 · Monty as Doug
- 1993 · Airborne as Augie
- 1992 · Great Scott! as Ray
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Roger Davis
- Future · Stepdude as Sherman
- Future · Micronations as
- Future · Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center as Self
- 2001 · Tenacious D: JB's BJ as JB
- 2001 · The Andy Dick Show as J.D
- 2000 · High Fidelity as Barry Judd
- 1998 · Enemy of the State as Fiedler
- 1998 · I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Titus Telesco (uncredited)
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Dr. Isaac Hershberg
- 1997 · Tenacious D as Jack 'JB' Black
- 1997 · The Jackal as Ian Lamont
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Mars Attacks! as Billy Glenn Norris
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Cable Guy as Rick
- 1995 · Dead Man Walking as Craig Poncelet
- 1995 · Mr. Show with Bob and David as Farmer / Satan / God
- 1995 · Mr. Show with Bob and David as Expert
- 1995 · Mr. Show with Bob and David as Jeepers Creepers
- 1995 · Mr. Show with Bob and David as Gay Guy / Moviegoer
- 1995 · The Single Guy as Randy
- 1995 · Waterworld as Pilot
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Monte
- 1994 · All-American Girl as Tommy
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1993 · Demolition Man as Wasteland Scrap
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · The X-Files as Bart 'Zero' Liquori
- 1992 · Picket Fences as Curtis Williams
- 1992 · The Golden Palace as Cab Driver
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · Northern Exposure as Kevin Wilkins
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Milo (voice)
- 1989 · Life Goes On as Skinhead
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Host
- 1987 · Too Far from the Norm as Rick
- 1984 · The New Leave It to Beaver as Nick
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Host
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as Chuck
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny as Self