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Date of Birth:
August 28, 1969
Height:
5' 6"
Hometown:
Santa Monica

Bio:
Jack Black (born Thomas Jacob Black on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actor, comedian and singer. Jack’s parents split when he was 10, and he moved to Culver City to live with his father. At 13, Jack appeared in a television commercial for the video game Pitfall!. Jack attended UCLA and became a part of Tim Robbins’ Actors Gang. Jack had a small role in 1992’s Bob Roberts, and his early work includes appearances in Demolition Man, The Never Ending Story III and in televisions series Life Goes On, Northern Exposure and The X-Files. In 1994, Jack teamed up with friend Kyle Gass to form Tenacious D, a comedy rock duo. They would release multiple albums, and star in the movie Tenacious D in the Pick Of Destiny. Jack’s comedic side was on display for movies The Cable Guy and Mars Attacks!, but his breakthrough came when he starred in 2000’s High Fidelity. He followed up that critical success with roles in Shallow Hal, Orange County, School of Rock and the 2005 remake of King Kong. Jack has also lent his voice to multiple animated projects, most notably the Kung Fu Panda series of films. Jack starred opposite Tim Robbins in the 2015 HBO dark-comedy, The Brink and was cast as R.L. Stine in the 2015 film, Goosebumps.

Best Known For:
Jack Black is best known as a comedic actor, star of films School of Rock, High Fidelity and the voice of the main character in the Kung Fu Panda movies.

Personal Life:  
Jack began dating accomplished cellist, Tanya Haden, in 2005. The two of them went to the same high school together, and met 15 years after they graduated. They were married on March 2006. They welcomed their first son, Samuel Jason, in June 2006. In 2008, their second son, Thomas David, was born.

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National treasure Jack Black is blessedly alive after, Tenacious D shockingly tweeted that the actor/musician had died. The band explained the fake-out through another tweet. Click through for their explanation!
After a barrage of sudden,  unexpected celebrity deaths in 2016, fans were devastated to see the (debunked) news that Jack Black, 46, had also passed away on June 4. Luckily, the statement that came straight from his band Tenacious D’s Twitter account was 100% untrue, but everyone wanted to know why Jack and best bud Kyle Gass, 55, would tweet something so horrific! Read their explanation after the jump.

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Jack Black fans everywhere began to panic on June 5, when news broke that the 46-year-old mysteriously died. So shocking! Could he really be gone for good?

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Kung Fu Panda 3 hit theaters on Jan. 29, and Po’s in for his biggest adventure yet. Just like the previous two Kung Fu Panda movies, the third film is fun for the whole family. With Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston and Kate Hudson all on board, Kung Fu Panda 3 is a hit with the kids.

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Jack Black Reveals He Battled Serious Cocaine Addiction At 14

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This is insane! Jack Black, 46, had a really bad addiction to cocaine when he was 14 years old. As time progressed, things got worse and the actor admitted to even stealing from his mom to get money for the narcotic! Thankfully Jack was able to confide in a school therapist about his drug problem which then led to his sobriety.

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