Jack Black
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in the films High Fidelity (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), School of Rock (2003), King Kong (2005), Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006), The Holiday (2006), the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016), Tropic Thunder (2008), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bernie (2011), Goosebumps (2015), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). For his work in School of Rock and Bernie, he gained Golden Globe nominations. He was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2018.
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| Full name at birth | Thomas Jacob Black
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| Claim to fame | Tenacious D, School of Rock, Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1969
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| Place of birth | Hermosa Beach, CA
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| Occupation | Actor, Musician, Comedian, Record Producer
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| Height | 5' 7½" (171 cm)
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| Net worth | $30,000,000 USD
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| University | University of California at Los Angeles (dropped out 1989)
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- Had his gall bladder removed.
- Is good friends with Tim Robbins.
- Starred in a management training film "Manager of the Year - Effective Listening (1987)" as a teenager who tells his father that the family car has been stolen.
- Jack and his wife, Tanya Haden, became the parents of a boy, Samuel Wyatt, on June 10, 2006.
- Auditioned for the role of "Cubby Barnes" in Ransom (1996).
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