Jack Black was born Thomas J. Black, Jr. on August 28, 1969 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA. He is a Golden Globe Award nominated American actor, comedian and musician.

Black attended UCLA where he became a member of Tim Robbins’ Actors Gang, a Los Angeles-based performance troupe that has spawned the likes of John Cusack. Black would make his film debut with Robbins and later play opposite Cusack in one of his most memorable roles.

He also starred in Waterworld (1995), Dead Man Walking (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), The Jackal (1997), Enemy of the State (1998), and Cradle Will Rock (1999).

In a supporting role, he stole the show in High Fidelity (2000) and started getting lead roles in comedies, including Shallow Hal (2001) and Orange County (2002).

In 2004 he was the voice of Lenny in the animated feature Shark Tale (2004) and won the lead role of Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005) with Adrien Brody. He then went back to comedy, appearing in 2006 in Nacho Libre, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny and The Holiday (2006) starred opposite Kate Winslet.

Filmography

• Tropic Thunder (2008)
• Kung Fu Panda (2008)
• Be Kind Rewind (2008)
• Margot at the Wedding (2007)
• "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" (1 episode, 2007)
• "Acceptable TV" (2007)
• The Holiday (2006)
• Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
• Nacho Libre (2006)
• Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
• "WWE Velocity" (1 episode, 2006)
• King Kong (2005)
• Awesometown (2005)
• "Tom Goes to the Mayor" (1 episode, 2004
• Shark Tale (2004)
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
• Envy (2004)
• LaserFart (2004)
• "The Powerpuff Girls" (1 episode, 2004)
• "Cracking Up" (1 episode, 2004)
• "Player$" D (1 episode, 2003)
• "Will & Grace" (1 episode, 2003)
• The School of Rock (2003)
• "Computerman" (2003)
• Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
• "Clone High" (1 episode, 2002)
• Lord of the Piercing (2002)
• Jack Black: Spider-Man (2002)
• Ice Age (2002)
• Orange County (2002)
• Run Ronnie Run (2002)
• Shallow Hal (2001)
• Frank's Book (2001)
• Saving Silverman (2001)
• High Fidelity (2000)
• "Tenacious D" (6 episodes, 1997-2000)
• Jesus' Son (1999)
• The Love Letter (1999)
• Cradle Will Rock (1999)
• Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
• Enemy of the State (1998)
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
• Johnny Skidmarks (1998)
• The Jackal (1997)
• Bongwater (1997)
• "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• The Fan (1996)
• The Cable Guy (1996)
• "Picket Fences" (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
• Bio-Dome (1996)
• Crossworlds (1996)
• Dead Man Walking (1995)
• "The Single Guy" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Touched by an Angel" (1 episode, 1995)
• "The X Files" (1 episode, 1995)
• Waterworld (1995)
• "Pride & Joy" (1 episode, 1995)
• Bye Bye Love (1995)
• "All-American Girl" (1 episode, 1995)
• The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
• The Innocent (1994)
• "Monty" (1 episode)
• Blind Justice (1994)
• "Northern Exposure" (1 episode, 1993)
• Demolition Man (1993)
• Airborne (1993)
• True Romance (1993)
• Marked for Murder (1993)
• "Life Goes On" (1 episode, 1993)
• "The Golden Palace" (1 episode, 1992)
• Bob Roberts (1992)
• Our Shining Moment (1991)

Awards

• MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance "School of Rock" 2004
• Sho West Comedy Star of the Year 2004