Jack Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Hermosa Beach,
California.
Thomas Black is Jack Black's birth name he also has used
the nicknames JB and Jables.
Sometimes Jack Black is credited as Tenacious D.
Jack Black is a member of The Frat Pack along with Will
Ferrell, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, and Ben Stiller.
This is a name that the media has given the group from a reference
to the film OLD SCHOOL which came out in 2003, the film included
actors Vaughn, Ferrell and Luke Wilson.
The Frat Pack has worked together in films like THE CABLE
GUY, ENVY, and ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY Jack
Black was in all these films along with other Frat Pack Members.
In the 1992 movie BOB ROBERTS, Jack Black sang backup for
the songs in the film.
A huge rock and metal music fan Jack Black appears as part
of Tenacious D in the Ronnie James Dio video for the song
Push.
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jack Black are usually trying out
for the same rolls. In the 2003 movie THE SCHOOL OF ROCK Jack
Black makes a comment on the DVD audio commentary, he jokingly
calls Hoffman his nemesis.
While attending college at UCLA, Jack Black was part of Tim
Robbins' acting troupe. Being part of this group gave Black
the opportunity for his debut in BOB ROBERTS.
The director of the hit movie series LORD OF THE RINGS, Peter
Jackson cast Jack Black in the 2005 hit movie KING KONG. Black
plays Carl Denham in the movie.
Jack Black has done it all for the series TENACIOUS D, Black
is the creator of the series, the executive producer, and
the writer. As if that were not enough Jack Black also plays
the lead role JB.
In 2002 Jack Black brought to life the animated character
Zeke in the movie ICE AGE, then in 2004 Black was the voice
of Lenny in SHARK TALES.
Jack Black's other notable credits include...
