Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an actor, comedian, and musician from the United States. He is best known for his roles in the films High Fidelity (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), Orange County (2002), School of Rock (2003), Envy (2004), The Holiday (2006), Gulliver’s Travels (2010), Bernie (2011), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), and the Jumanji franchise; additionally, as of August 2022, his music video for “Tribute”—as one half of the Grammy Award-winning comedy rock duo Tenacious Additionally, He is also well-known for his roles as the giant panda Po in DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda films. Black received Golden Globe nominations for his roles in School of Rock and Bernie, and he was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in 2018.
Tenacious D’s lead vocalist, he formed the duo in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. In addition to starring in the television series Tenacious D (1997-2000) and film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, they have released four studio albums together: their self-titled debut Tenacious D, The Pick of Destiny, Rize of the Fenix, and Post-Apocalypto (2006). Black has had a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games since 2018.
Jack Black wife
Tanya Haden, Jack Black’s wife, grew up in California but was born in New York. She is an accomplished musician with a fine arts degree in film and animation, but she is best known for her work as a cellist and vocalist.
Jack Black parent
Thomas Jacob Black was born on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California, to satellite engineers Thomas William Black and Judith Love Cohen. He grew up in Hermosa Beach, California. His mother worked on the Minuteman nuclear missile guidance system, the Apollo lunar module guidance system, and the Hubble Space Telescope science ground station, and she was also a writer.
Jack Black children
Jack Black has two sons, Samuel and Thomas.
Jack Black siblings
He has three older half-siblings through his mother: scientist Neil Siegel, Howard Siegel, and Rachel Siegel. His mother was Jewish from birth, and his father converted to Judaism. Black was raised Jewish, attending Hebrew school and having a bar mitzvah. His ancestors are also English, German, Northern Irish, Polish, Russian, and Scottish.
