Born Name:  Thomas Jacob Black

Born Date:  August 28, 1969

Born Place:  Santa Monica, California

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Occupations:  Actor, comedian, musician, songwriter

Brief Biography:  Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black is an American actor, comedian, and musician widely recognized for his high-energy comedic performances and his role as the lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning rock duo Tenacious D.

Early Life and Education:
His mother notably worked on the Hubble Space Telescope and the Apollo lunar module guidance system.
Upbringing: Raised in Hermosa Beach, he attended Hebrew school and had a bar mitzvah. His parents divorced when he was 10, a period during which he has admitted to struggling with substance abuse.
Education: He attended the Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, where he excelled in drama. He later enrolled at UCLA but dropped out in his second year to pursue acting full-time.

Acting Career Highlights:
Beginnings: His first professional role was at age 13 in a commercial for the video game Pitfall! (1982). He later joined The Actors' Gang, a theater troupe founded by Tim Robbins, who gave Black his film debut in Bob Roberts (1992).
Breakout: He gained widespread acclaim for his scene-stealing role as a record store clerk in High Fidelity (2000).
Leading Man: Black solidified his "Frat Pack" status with starring roles in School of Rock (2003)—for which he received a Golden Globe nomination—Nacho Libre (2006), and Tropic Thunder (2008).
Voice Acting: He is the voice of Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and voiced Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), featuring the viral hit song "Peaches".

Music and Media:
Tenacious D: Formed in 1994 with Kyle Gass, the duo has released five albums and starred in the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). They won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 2015.
Jablinski Games: In 2018, he launched a YouTube channel focusing on gaming and family vlogs, which quickly amassed millions of subscribers.