Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969), is an American actor, voice artist, singer, comedian, writer, producer and musician.
Jack has a very extensive career doing comedy films (live-action & animated) and making music. Some of his known films are Shallow Hal, School of Rock, King Kong and Kung-Fu Panda.
He played Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon, the video game version of Bethany in the 2017 Jumanji film.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Roger Davis | |
| 1993 | Airborne (1993 film) | Augie | |
| Demolition Man (film) | Wasteland Scrap | ||
| 1994 | The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia | Slip | |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love (film) | DJ at party | |
| Dead Man Walking (film) | Craig Poncelet | ||
| Waterworld | Pilot | ||
| 1996 | Bio-Dome | Himself | with his band Tenacious D |
| The Cable Guy | Rick Legatos | ||
| The Fan (1996 film) | Broadcast technician | ||
| Mars Attacks! | Billy Glenn Norris | ||
| 1997 | Bongwater (film) | Devlin | |
| Crossworlds | Steve | ||
| The Jackal (1997 film) | Ian Lamont | ||
| 1998 | Enemy of the State (film) | Fiedler | |
| I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Titus Telesco | Uncredited | |
| Johnny Skidmarks | Jerry | ||
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Sid | |
| Jesus' Son (film) | Georgie | ||
| The Love Letter (1999 film) | Fisherman | Uncredited | |
| 2000 | High Fidelity (film) | Barry | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy/Romance Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Music Moment Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Male Performance Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2001 | Frank's Book | Performance hipster | Short film |
| Saving Silverman | JD McNugent | ||
| Shallow Hal | Hal Larson | Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy | |
| 2002 | Orange County (film) | Lance Brumder | |
| Run Ronnie Run! | Lead chimney sweep | DVD Exclusive Award for Best Original Song | |
| Ice Age (2002 film) | Zeke | Voice role | |
| 2003 | Melvin Goes to Dinner | Mental patient | Phoenix Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Acting Nominated – DVD Exclusive Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| School of Rock | Dewey Finn | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd place) Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liar | |
| 2004 | Envy (2004 film) | Nick Vanderpark | Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Funny Male Star |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Motorcyclist | Cameo | |
| Shark Tale | Lenny | Voice role | |
| 2005 | King Kong (2005 film) | Carl Denham | Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain |
| 2006 | Nacho Libre | Ignacio / Nacho | Also producer Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Male Movie Star Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rumble |
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Himself | Also producer and writer; Fictionalized account of the band's history | |
| The Holiday | Miles | ||
| 2007 | Margot at the Wedding | Malcolm | Nominated – Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Paul McCartney | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Jerry Gerber | |
| Kung Fu Panda | Po | Voice role; Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | |
| Kung Fu Panda: The Secrets of the Furious Five | Short film; Voice role | ||
| Prop 8: The Musical | Jesus Christ | Short film | |
| Tropic Thunder | Jeff "Fats" Portnoy | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast | |
| 2009 | Year One (film) | Zed | |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Po / The Dragon Warrior | Short film; Voice role |
| Gulliver's Travels (2010 film) | Lemuel Gulliver | Also executive producer Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Actor Nominated – Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Male Movie Star | |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Po / The Dragon Warrior | Voice role; Nominated – Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Voice Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Animation Movie Voice |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Short film; Voice role | ||
| Bernie (2011 film) | Bernie Tiede | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012 Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Performance Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (runner-up) Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy | |
| The Big Year | Brad Harris | ||
| The Muppets (film) | Himself | Uncredited | |
| 2014 | Sex Tape (film) | Owner of YouPorn | Uncredited |
| 2015 | The D Train | Dan Landsman | Also producer |
| Goosebumps (film) | R. L. Stine Slappy the Dummy (voice) Invisible Boy (voice) |
People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor | |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Po / The Dragon Warrior | Voice role |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Short film; Voice role | ||
| 2017 | The Polka King | Jan Lewan | Also producer |
| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon (Bethany Walker) | ||
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Dexter | |
| Unexpected Race | Sheriff | ||
| The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film) | Jonathan Barnavelt | ||
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | R.L. Stine | Uncredited | |
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Our Shining Moment | Teenage boy | Television pilot |
| 1993 | The Golden Palace | Taxi driver | Episode: "Seems Like Old Times: Part 2" |
| Life Goes On | Skinhead | Episode: "Incident on Main" | |
| Northern Exposure | Kevin Wilkins | Episode: "A River Doesn't Run Through It" | |
| Marked for Murder | Car thief | Television film | |
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Private | Television film |
| The Innocent | Marty Prago | Television film | |
| 1995 | All-American Girl | Tommy | Episode "A Night at the Oprah" |
| Pride & Joy | Man | Episode: "Brenda's Secret" | |
| The Single Guy | Randy | Episode: "Sister" | |
| Touched by an Angel | Monte | Episode: "Angels on the Air" | |
| The X-Files | Bart "Zero" Liquori | Episode: "D.P.O." | |
| 1995–1996 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Various characters | 4 episodes |
| Picket Fences | Curtis Williams | 2 episodes | |
| 1997–2000 | Tenacious D | JB | 6 episodes; also co-creator, writer and producer |
| 1999 | Heat Vision and Jack | Jack | Pilot |
| 2002 | 2002 MTV Movie Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| The Andy Dick Show | J.D. | Episode: "Flipped" | |
| Clone High | Pusher/Larry Hardcore (voices) | Episode: "Raisin the Stakes" | |
| Crank Yankers | Tenacious D | Episode: "#1.3" | |
| MADtv | Tenacious D | Episode: "#7.22" | |
| 2003 | Player$ | Tenacious D | Episode: "Tenacious D a la Mode" |
| Will & Grace | Dr. Isaac Hershberg | Episode: "Nice in White Satin" | |
| 2003–2004 | Computerman | Computerman | 6 episodes; Also executive producer |
| Time Belt | Computerman | 2 episodes | |
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Brian | Episode: "Scared Straight" |
| Tom Goes to the Mayor | Trapper JB (voice) | Episode: "Bear Traps" | |
| 2006 | Kids' Choice Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Himself (host) | Television special | |
| 2007 | Acceptable.TV | Executive producer | |
| The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show | Jables | Episode: "Break-Up" | |
| The Simpsons | Milo (voice) | Episode: "Husbands and Knives" | |
| 2008 | Sesame Street | Himself | Episode: "The Golden Triangle of Destiny" |
| Kids' Choice Awards | Himself (host) | Television special | |
| Spike Video Game Awards | Himself (Host) | Television special | |
| 2009 | The Office | Sam | Episode: "Stress Relief" |
| Yo Gabba Gabba! | Himself | Episode: "New Friends" | |
| 2010 | Community | Buddy | Episode: "Investigative Journalism" |
| iCarly | Aspartamay | Episode: "iStart a Fanwar" | |
| 2011 | Kids' Choice Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2012–2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series) | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Drunk History | Elvis Presley / Orson Welles / Benjamin Franklin / William Mulholland | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem | Dethklok's original manager / Fat Blogger (voices) | Television special |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Pritchard DeMamp | Episode: "Gramps DeMamp is Dead" |
| The Brink | Alex Talbot | 10 episodes; also producer | |
| Documentary Now! | Jamison Friend | Episode: "Dronez: The Hunt for El Chingon" | |
| 2016 | Panda Republic | Narrator (voice) | Documentary |
| 2017 | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Ludwig van Beethoven | Episode: "Ludwig van Beethoven" |
| The Last Man on Earth | Rear Admiral Roy Billups | Episode: "M.U.B.A.R." |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Peter Jackson's King Kong | Carl Denham (voice) | Spike Video Game Award for Best Performance by a Male |
| 2009 | Brütal Legend | Eddie Riggs (voice) | Spike Video Game Award for Best Voice |
| 2014 | Broken Age | Harm'ny Lightbeard (voice) | |
| 2015 | Goosebumps: Night of Scares | R.L. Stine and Slappy the Dummy (voice) |
Videos
JUMANJI WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - Bethany - In Theatres 21 December 2017
Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle Jack Black "Bethany Professor Shelly Oberon" Interview
Don't Talk Jack Black & Madison Iseman from JUMANJI WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle London Premiere - Itw Kevin Hart and Jack Black (official video)
Jack Black I had fun teaching Karen Gillan to flirt
External Links
| Jumanji Stars | ||
| 1995 | Robin Williams • Bonnie Hunt • Adam Hann-Byrd • Laura Bell Bundy • Kirsten Dunst • Bradley Pierce • Jonathan Hyde • Patricia Clarkson • David Alan Grier • Bebe Neuwirth | |
| 2017 | Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Tim Matheson • Bobby Cannavale • Rhys Darby • Marc Evan Jackson • Missi Pyle | |
| 2019 | Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Awkwafina • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Colin Hanks • Rhys Darby • Danny DeVito • Danny Glover • Rory McCann | |
| TV | Bill Fagerbakke • Debi Derryberry • Ashley Johnson • Cam Clarke • Sherman Howard • Tim Curry • William Sanderson • Charles Napier • Richard Allen • Dabney Coleman • Alan Oppenheimer • Edward Asner • Charlie Schlatter • Cathy Moriarty • Jim Cummings • Melanie Chartoff • Tony Jay • Pamela Adlon • Eileen Brennan | |
| Crew | Chris Van Allsburg • Joe Johnston • Jake Kasdan | |