Jack Black
ActingThomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in family and comedy films and his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. After portraying supporting roles in films including Dead Man Walking (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Enemy of the State (1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film High Fidelity (2000). This led to larger roles in films like Shallow Hal (2001) and Orange County (2002) before he solidified his leading-man status with his starring role in School of Rock (2003). Black has since starred in King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Bernie (2011), Goosebumps (2016), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), its sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and A Minecraft Movie (2025). He has also voiced Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–present) and Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie franchise (2023–present). Black is the lead vocalist of the duo Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. In 2015, they won the Grammy Award for best metal performance for "The Last in Line." Since 2018, Black has run a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Bowser (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bowser (voice)
Anaconda
Doug McCallister
Kung Fu Panda 4
Po (voice)
A Minecraft Movie
Steve
Kung Fu Panda
Po (voice)
Ice Age
Zeke (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2
Po (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
King Kong
Carl Denham
Filmography — Acting
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Bowser (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bowser (voice)
Anaconda
Doug McCallister
Kung Fu Panda 4
Po (voice)
A Minecraft Movie
Steve
Kung Fu Panda
Po (voice)
Ice Age
Zeke (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2
Po (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
King Kong
Carl Denham
Kung Fu Panda 3
Po (voice)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Shark Tale
Lenny (voice)
Demolition Man
Wasteland Scrap
Waterworld
Pilot
Tropic Thunder
Jeff Portnoy
Sex Tape
YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
Borderlands
Claptrap (voice)
School of Rock
Dewey Finn
The Holiday
Miles Dumont
Mars Attacks!
Billy Glenn Norris
Jumanji: Open World
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Shallow Hal
Hal Larson
The Jackal
Ian Lamont
The Cable Guy
Rick
Nacho Libre
Nacho
Enemy of the State
Fiedler
Dead Man Walking
Craig Poncelet
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
JB
Saving Silverman
J.D. McNugent
Goosebumps
R.L. Stine
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Motorcyclist
Year One
Zed
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
R.L. Stine (uncredited)
The Muppets
Jack Black (uncredited)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Jonathan Barnavelt
Gulliver's Travels
Lemuel Gulliver
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Po (voice)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Titus Telesco (uncredited)
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Po (voice)
The Fan
Broadcast Technician
High Fidelity
Barry Judd
Dear Santa
Satan
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Wolfman Jack
Coachella
Self - Interviewee
Bio-Dome
Tenacious D
Be Kind Rewind
Jerry
The Big Year
Brad Harris
The NeverEnding Story III
Slip
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Paul McCartney (uncredited)
Orange County
Lance Brumder
Bernie
Bernie Tiede
Bob Roberts
Roger Davis
Envy
Nick Vanderpark
A Minecraft Movie 2
Steve
Airborne
Augie
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Po (voice)
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Dexter
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Run Ronnie Run
Lead Chimney Sweep
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Po (voice)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Grown Up Stan (voice)
Cradle Will Rock
Sid
The Love Letter
Fisherman
The D Train
Dan Landsman
One World: Together at Home
Self
Crossworlds
Steve
Bye Bye Love
DJ at Party
Margot at the Wedding
Malcolm
Blind Justice
Private
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Club Oscar
Lenny (voice)
Harmontown
Self
Fight for Your Right Revisited
MCA (B-Boys 2)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
Bongwater
Devlin
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
Jesus' Son
Georgie
Earth to America
Self
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Jeff Portnoy
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
The Polka King
Jan Lewan
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Dear Class of 2020
Self
The Sheik
Self
The Concert for Valor
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Celebrity Escape Room
Self - Game Master
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Mental Patient (uncredited)
Johnny Skidmarks
Jerry
The Present
Self
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Po (voice)
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Self
Prop 8: The Musical
Jesus Christ
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Self
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Self
Heat Vision and Jack
Jack Austin
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
How Did We Get Here?
Self (archive footage)
The Innocent
Marty Prago
Micronations
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Self
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Po (Voice)
Marked for Murder
Car Thief
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Free LSD
(Special Appearance)
Kung Fu Panda 5
Po (voice)
The Unexpected Race
Sheriff
Awesometown
George Washington
Our Shining Moment
Teenage Boy
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
JB
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Self
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Self
Pretty Sweet
Self
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Self
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
Passaic Mosaic
Self
Heaven Adores You
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Self
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Self
Being 'Shallow Hal'
Self
Dueling Dumplings
Po (voice)
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Self
Tenacious D: In the Studio
Self
Too Far from the Norm
Rick
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Self - Actor
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Self
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Self
Tommy Can't Sleep
Big Tommy
Making of School of Rock
Self
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
Self
The Roadie
JB
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
JB
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
JB
Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
JB
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
JB
Kong's New York, 1933
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Self
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
JB
The Insufferable Groo
Self
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
Self
Cash Box
Man
Tenacious D: Live in London
Self
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Self
The Lewis Lectures
Lewis (voice)
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
Self
The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
Self
Fats Waller Was Born Here
Multiple Roles/Jerry
Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
Po (Voice)
Journeys of a Gentle Southern Man
Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019
Vida de Garoto
steve
Tenacious D Live at the O2
Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
You may call me, Master Naruto
Master Naruto
Tenacious D: Live at The Moore Theater in Seattle
Self
Filmography — Crew
Nacho Libre
Producer
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Producer
Happily
Producer
The D Train
Producer
Stepdude
Producer
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Producer
The Roadie
Writer
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
Writer
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
Writer
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
Writer
You may call me, Master Naruto
Director
Branson
Producer