In Robbins' political spoof Bob Roberts (1992), Black had a small but critically noted role as a fanatical supporter of the titular presidential hopeful. Black would make his film debut with Robbins and later play opposite Cusack in a highly memorable role. One of the more popular character actors of recent years, Black's acerbic wit and high-energy antics have made him a standard bearer for the Generation X demographic.īlack attended UCLA, where he became a member of Tim Robbins' Actors Gang, a Los Angeles-based performance troupe that also spawned John Cusack. Early LifeĪctor, musician and comedian Jack Black was born Thomas Jacob Black on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California. Black also serves as one half of the Grammy-winning comedy rock duo Tenacious D. Stine's Goosebumps (2015) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
Black's animated film project Kung Fu Panda scored big at the box office in 2008 - the same year the actor appeared in the comedy Tropic Thunder. His breakthrough role came in 2000's High Fidelity, and he starred opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in 2001's Shallow Hal, before headlining the widely praised School of Rock in 2003. Jack Black was born on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California.
