Jack Black

Jack Black: Biography in Details

Who is Jack Black?

Jack Black is an American actor, singer, comedian, writer, producer, and musician.

Jack Black has starred in numerous comedy films including ‘Shallow Hal’, ‘School of Rock’, ‘King Kong’, ‘The Holiday’, and the ‘Kung Fu Panda franchise’ among several others.

Additionally, he is also the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D.

Jack Black: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Jack Black was born in Santa Monica, California on August 28, 1969, to parents Judith Love and Thomas William Black. Currently, he is 52 years old. His parents are satellite engineers and his mother Judith also worked on the Hubble Space Telescope.

His parents divorced when he was 10 and he moved to Culver City with his father and frequently visited his mother’s home. He became interested in the world of show business from an early age.

Jack Black is of American nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to a mixed ethnic background of Ashkenazi Jewish, Northern Irish, Scottish, English, German, remote French, and Welsh.

In which school did Jack Black attend?

Talking about his education, Black attended Poseidon School, a private secondary school designed specifically for students struggling in the traditional school system.

Later, Jack Black also attended the Crossroads School, where he excelled in drama. Furthermore, he later attended UCLA. However, he dropped out during his sophomore year to pursue a career in entertainment.

Jack Black: Professional life, Career

Jack Black initially acted in a television commercial at age 13 for the video game ‘Pitfall!’ in 1982. Later, he played roles on shows including ‘Life Goes On, ‘Northern Exposure’, ‘Mr. Show’, ‘Picket Fences’, ‘The Golden Palace’, and ‘The X-Files’. He has since then appeared in numerous other movies and television shows as a lead character. All in all, he has more than 100 credits as an actor.

Black had his breakthrough with the 2000 adaptation of the popular Nick Hornby novel ‘High Fidelity’. Later, he starred opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in the romantic comedy ‘Shallow Hal’. He later played a rebellious music teacher in ‘School of Rock and a prototypical slacker figure in ‘Orange County.

Some other movies and television series that Jack Black has been part of include ‘The Polka King’, ‘Welcome to Sweden’, ‘Ghost Ghirls’, ‘The Big Year’, ‘Bernie’, ‘The Office’ and ‘Player$’.

Apart from his career in acting, Black is also a successful musician. He is also known as JB or Jables and is the lead singer for the comedy rock/hard rock band ‘Tenacious D’. The band has released three albums, a self-titled debut, the follow-up, ‘The Pick of Destiny’, and ‘Rize of the Fenix’.

Awards

Jack Black has garnered the Golden Globe Awards nomination a total of two times in the years 2004 and 2013. Furthermore, he won the BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award in 2012 and Blockbuster Entertainment Award in 2001. All in all, he has 9 wins and 44 nominations to his name for various awards.

Jack Black: Net Worth, Salary

The School Of Rock’s famed, Jack Black has an estimated net worth of around $50 million as per 2022’s data. The lead voice actor of the award-winning Kung Fu Panda movie’s worldwide box office collection was $630 million.

Jack Black: Rumors and Controversy

Jack Black became part of a controversy after he revealed that he had troubles with cocaine at the age of 14.

Additionally, he also raised lots of eyebrows after he compared President Donald Trump with actor Charlie Sheen. Furthermore, he also became part of another controversy after he accused ‘Thor: Ragnarok of copying School of Rock’. In addition, he also has a beef with Black Keys.

Jack became part of a death hoax rumor. At present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.

How tall is Jack Black?

Talking about his body measurement, Jack Black has a height of 5 feet 6 inches or 168 cm. Additionally, he weighs around 111 kg or 245 pounds. Furthermore, his hair color and eye color are dark browns.

Social Media Profile

Jack Black is active on social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram.

Jack Black has more than 200k followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 1.9M followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 6.9M followers.

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