Main article: Jack Black filmography Early roles
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In 19, he gained recurring roles in the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Fellow UCLA student Tim Robbins later cast Black in Bob Roberts. He later attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), but dropped out during his sophomore year to pursue a career in entertainment. He also attended the Crossroads School, where he excelled in drama. For high school, Black's parents enrolled him at the Poseidon School, a private secondary school designed for students struggling in the traditional school system. As a child, he appeared in a commercial for the Activision game Pitfall! in 1982. Black moved to Culver City with his father and frequently visited his mother's home. īlack's parents divorced when he was 10, and his father then stopped practicing Judaism. Black was raised Jewish, attending Hebrew school and having a bar mitzvah. His mother was born Jewish, and his father converted to Judaism. He has three older half-siblings through his mother: scientist Neil Siegel, Howard Siegel, and Rachel Siegel. His mother worked on the Minuteman nuclear missile guidance system, the Apollo lunar module guidance system, the science ground station for the Hubble Space Telescope, and was also a writer. He was raised in Hermosa Beach, California. Thomas Jacob Black was born in Santa Monica, California, on August 28, 1969, the son of satellite engineers Thomas William Black and Judith Love Cohen.
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). 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.īlack 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. He also voices the giant panda named Po from DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda films. Black is 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), and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), in addition to his role in the Jumanji franchise. Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter.
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