Jack Black

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Jack Black: Biography

Actor Jack Black at Hard Rock's Rehab at House of Hype on January 19, 2008 in Park City, Utah.
2008 Park City - Hard Rock Hotel's Rehab Lounge at the House of Hype - Day 2
The House of Hype
Park City, Utah United States
January 19, 2008
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Birth Name: Thomas Black
Birth Place: Santa Monica, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/28/1969, Virgo
Profession: Actor; musician; writer; comedian

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While this pudgy, scruffy, manic actor may not look like a typical star, he has managed to forge his own unique showbiz path. Black started out in Tim Robbins' theater troupe, the Actors Gang, and subsequently ... read more

Jack Black: TV Guide News

Jack Black Slips about Angelina's Twins | Today's Top Videos | 5/16/2008
In recent interview promoting their new movie, Kung Fu Panda, at the Cannes Film Festival, Jack Black accidentally let the cat out of the bag that Angelina is expecting not one, but two bouncing babies. So how did it slip? Black made the comment "You're gonna have as many as [the] Brady Bunch when you have these," during their Today show interview with Natalie Morales. Oops! read more
Angelina Due to Deliver Twins Aug. 19, and in France | Today's News: Our Take | 5/14/2008
After weeks of speculation, Angelina Jolie has confirmed that she is, in fact, having twins. Take a moment to digest that: In just a few months, the world can welcome not one but two babies birthed to the world's hottest couple, adding kids Nos. 5 and 6 to Jolie and Brad Pitt's family.The confirmation came Wednesday during a Today interview with Jolie and Jack Black, as part of a press tour for their new animated flick Kung Fu Panda. Black let the news slip, and Jolie verified. Subsequent reportage puts Angie's due date at Aug. 19, with the actress planning to deliver in France.Big congrats to the parents-to-be! Suri Cruise, meanwhile, better watch her back. She's got competition for worldwide attention on the way, times two. — Anna DimondRelated:• Angelina’s Japanese Beauty Ad• Angelina Jolie: We Should Stay in Iraq• Do Brangelina Have a New Bun in the Altruistic Oven? read more
Jack Black Does It for the Kids | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/28/2008
Self-proclaimed "big kid" Jack Black returns to risk the slime on the Kids' Choice Awards (March 29 at 8 pm/ET), the annual Nickelodeon event honoring the year's biggest movies, musicians, sports figures, television shows, videos and books, as voted by the kids. He previously hosted the show in 2006, and apparently hasn't learned his lesson. TVGuide.com: Why do you think Nick asked you back?Jack Black: When they ask you back, that means you hit it out of the park the first time. They want some . read more
Be Kind Rewind Scandal? | A Beautiful Fraud | 2/21/2008
A mob of angry customers storm the counter of their local video store, complaining that the VHS cassettes they've rented aren't the actual movies but cheap homemade reenactments. The plot of the new Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind? Not quite: This funny premise was actually the basis for a sketch on the popular Nickelodeon comedy series The Amanda Show, starring Amanda Bynes. Eight years ago.The skit, which recently surfaced on YouTube, features Bynes and costar Drake Bell as a pair of clerks in a "Blockblister" video store who've replaced tapes of Austin Powers, The Wizard of Oz, Titanic and others with their own crappy, basement quality versions — just what Black and his costar, Mos Def, do in Be Kind Rewind, which was written and directed by video-wunderkind-turned-feature-director Michel Gondry (The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Each time a customer complains, Amanda and Drake's boss argues in a comically heavy accent, "This movie better!" before the kids chime... read more
Jack Black to Hit the Orange Carpet, Again | Today's News: Our Take | 2/7/2008
Jack Black is set to host Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, for the second time since 2006. The 21st annual event will be sliming it up on March 29 at 8 pm/ET. Though TV noms like Hannah Montana, Drake & Josh and iCarly will be bringing young stars to the stage, it's a movie, Shrek the Third, that leads with the most nominations. Previous KCA winners include Dakota Fanning, Justin Timberlake and Adam Sandler. — Anna Dimond read more

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Jack Black: Photos

red carpet recap, jack black courtesy Lalo Yasky/WireImage.com

red carpet recap, dustin hoffman, angelina jolie, jack black courtesy Dominique Charriau/WireImage.com

Will Ferrell, Jack Black, John C. Reilly courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

Jack Black, Will Ferrell courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

Mike White, Joey Gaydos, Kevin Clark, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack Black, Rebecca Brown, Joan Cusack, Sarah Silverman courtesy Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, MTV's TRL courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

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Jack Black: TV Listings

Jack Black: Credits

Title	Year	Type
2008 MTV Movie Awards (Appearing)	2008	TV Show Series
Be Kind Rewind (Actor - Jerry)	2008	Movie
Kung Fu Panda (Actor - Po)	2008	Movie
Tropic Thunder (Actor - Jeff "Fats" Portnoy)	2008	Movie
Acceptable TV (Executive Producer)	2007	TV Show Series