Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hermosa Beach, California to Judith Love Cohen & Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he was a member of Tim Robbins' acting troupe & it was through this collaboration that led to his 1992 film debut in Bob Roberts (1992). Although he was just a background voice in his first film, Jack's appearances in such television shows as The X-Files (1993), his breakthrough performance in High Fidelity (2000) & his rock-comedy band, Tenacious D have created an ever-growing cult following.

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Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Thandiwe Newton, and Paul Rudd in Anaconda (2025)

Jack Black and Paul Rudd in Anaconda (2025)

Bea Arthur and Jack Black in The Golden Palace (1992)

Jack Black and John Toles-Bey in Waterworld (1995)

Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Cesar Gonzalez, and Darius Rose in Nacho Libre (2006)

Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)

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