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Jack Black
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Also known as Thomas Black, JB, Jables, Jablinski, Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black 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.

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Jack Black, born Thomas Jacob Black in 1969 in Santa Monica, is an American actor, singer, voice actor, and songwriter. He began his work period in 1982 and is educated at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Black is a member of the group Tenacious D and the Writers Guild of America West. His musical genres include rock music, heavy metal music, comedy rock, and hard rock, and he plays the guitar, keyboard instrument, percussion instrument, and Gibson SG.

He is married to Tanya Haden and has two children. Black is a member of the Democratic Party and identifies with Jewish atheism. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. His native name is Jack Black, and he speaks English.

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Santa Monica, California, USA

Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in family and comedy films and his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. After portraying supporting roles in films including Dead Man Walking (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), Mars…

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Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1969

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Instance of
human
Given name
Jacob
Family name
Black
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Santa Monica
Spouse
Tanya Haden
Mother
Judith Love Cohen
Occupation
television director
Political party
Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Jewish atheism
Genre
heavy metal music
Image
TenaciousDO2160623 (38 of 62) Jack Black.jpg
Number of children
2
Residence
Hermosa Beach
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Jack Black
date of birth
1969-08-28
start of work period
1982-00-00
member of
Writers Guild of America West
pseudonym
Jack Black
birth name
Thomas Jacob Black
name in native language
Jack Black
social media followers
16300000
writing language
English language
contributed to creative work
Kung Fu Panda
copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
number of viewers/listeners
241057337
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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, singer, 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.

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