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. Since 2018, Black has operated a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games. They won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for ' The Last in Line' in 2015. Movie (2023).īlack is the lead vocalist of the band Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. He has also performed voice roles in Ice Age (2002), Shark Tale (2004), Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, and Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. He has since starred in Goosebumps (2016), its sequel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), its sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018).
Some of Black's successful films include High Fidelity (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), School of Rock (2003), King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), and Bernie (2011). His accolades include an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. Thomas Jacob 'Jack' Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician.
