Jack Black has filled audiences with laughter through his many iconic film roles over the years. The actor launched his career in the early 1990s, but grew popular by the 2000s for his work in "High Fidelity," "School of Rock," and "Nacho Libre." Around the same time, Jack also starred in animated films and voiced notable characters like Zeke in "Ice Age," Lenny in "Shark Tale," and Po in the "Kung Fu Panda" movie franchise.
When he's not busy front-lining the comedy rock band Tenacious D or acting in films like "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" or series like "The Mandalorian," Jack is a dedicated father to his two sons, Samuel and Thomas Black, whom he shares with wife Tanya Haden. The "King Kong" actor met Haden in his younger years, when the two were both students at the K-12 Crossroads School in Santa Monica, per Parade. Years after their school years,...
When he's not busy front-lining the comedy rock band Tenacious D or acting in films like "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" or series like "The Mandalorian," Jack is a dedicated father to his two sons, Samuel and Thomas Black, whom he shares with wife Tanya Haden. The "King Kong" actor met Haden in his younger years, when the two were both students at the K-12 Crossroads School in Santa Monica, per Parade. Years after their school years,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Scott Weiland’s bandmate Thomas Black has been arrested on drug possession charges in Bloomington, Minnesota. Bloomington Police Department told TheWrap on Friday that detectives executed a search warrant on Weiland’s tour bus following the musician’s death Thursday night, leading to the discovery of a “small quantity of suspected controlled substance that field tested positive as cocaine.” Black was subsequently placed under arrest for Probable Cause Felony 5th Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance. Also read: Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Frontman, Dead at 48 Weiland, the former Stone Temple Pilots frontman, was discovered unconscious on his tour...
- 12/4/2015
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Whether it's providing the laughs in School Of Rock and High Fidelity, creating the riffs with his comedy musical double act Tenacious D, or voicing creatures in Kung Fu Panda and Shark Tale, Jack Black has a pretty good record at scoring hits with large audiences. His latest project, the Harold Ramis-directed Year One is released later this week, and in celebration, we've compiled 10 unusual facts about the rotund Californian funnyman. 1. Jack Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California to Judith and Thomas Black. His parents were both satellite engineers, with his mother working on the famous Hubble Space Telescope. 2. Black's first taste of fame came at the age of 13, when he was cast in the advert for Atari's Activision Pitfall! game. His second ad campaign was for the slightly less cool Smurfberry (more)...
- 6/24/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Whether it's providing the laughs in School Of Rock and High Fidelity, creating the riffs with his comedy musical double act Tenacious D, or voicing creatures in Kung Fu Panda and Shark Tale, Jack Black has a pretty good record at scoring hits with large audiences. His latest project, the Harold Ramis-directed Year One is released later this week, and in celebration, we've compiled 10 unusual facts about the rotund Californian funnyman. 1. Jack Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California to Judith and Thomas Black. His parents were both satellite engineers, with his mother working on the famous Hubble Space Telescope. 2. Black's first taste of fame came at the age of 13, when he was cast in the advert for Atari's Activision Pitfall! game. His second ad campaign was for the slightly less cool Smurfberry (more)...
- 6/24/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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