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Place of birth Hermosa Beach, California, USA
Year of debut 1992
Awards
- Golden Globe Awards nominated1
As a child, Jack Black loved to perform. He appeared in a number of commercials while attending a school for difficult teens. While at UCLA, he became a groupie and then member of Tim Robbins' acting troupe. His apprenticeship with Robbins led to his first movie role in Bob Roberts in 1992. His comedic performances with his band Tenacious D led to roles in movies such as High Fidelity. He has become a major box office draw with movies including School Of Rock and The Holiday.
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£2.50U Certificate 2002 77 MinsAnimated. A sabre tooth tiger (Denis Leary), a sloth (John Leguizamo) and a woolly mammoth (Ray Romano) try to return a baby to its family. Suitable for all.
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£2.9915 Certificate 1998 126 MinsWhen a lawyer (Will Smith) receives evidence of a political assassination he becomes a target himself. Co stars Gene Hackman. Strong language and moderate violence.
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£2.9915 Certificate 2008 102 MinsA group of actors (Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr) make a disastrous action film. Strong language, sex references and comic bloody violence.
Did you know?
- Jack Black's parents were rocket scientists. They worked as engineers on the Hubble Space Telescope. They divorced when Jack was ten.
- As a boy, he supposedly used to put wires in his clothes and purposely let them drop out of his sleeves so people might think he was a robot.
- He claims to have lived with pandas for three years as preparation for his leading role in animation Kung Fu Panda.
- He admitted to trying to stalk Thom Yorke at a Radiohead concert.
- He has two sons with his wife Tanya Haden. She is a cellist and her father was the jazz musician Charlie Haden.
Awards
Golden Globe Awards nominated1
- 2004 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - School Of Rock
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