Jack Black American Actor and Comedian Known for King Kong

Jack Black, born 28 August 1969 in Santa Monica, is an American actor and comedian. He is recognised as Carl Denham in King Kong (2005).

Early life

He was born to Judith Love Cohen. Schooling on record includes University of California, Los Angeles; Poseidon School; and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1969, with Sesame Street. Work from the 1990s includes The X-Files (1993, as Bart Liquori ("Zero")) and Demolition Man (1993). The Holiday (2006) and Tropic Thunder (2008, as Jeff Portnoy) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Goosebumps (2015, as R. L. Stine) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). The 2020s brought Borderlands (2024, as Claptrap) and A Minecraft Movie (2025, as Steve).

The list below counts 65 films and 6 TV series from 1969 to 2025. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (24), followed by drama (10) and action (9). His latest credit on record is Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025). Of his 11 titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) has the highest, at $962 million. Jack Black also worked as director on Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto and writer on Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny and The Complete Master Works.

Susan Sarandon appears in four of his listed titles, including Dead Man Walking (1995) and Bob Roberts (1992). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Cameron Diaz (three titles) and Seth Green (three titles). Jake Kasdan directed four of his titles on record, among them Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) and Sex Tape (2014). Tim Robbins is credited as director on three of them, including Cradle Will Rock (1999).

Music credits include one album and one single, among them A Minecraft Movie (2025). Jack Black also appears as a member of Tenacious D. The genres linked to his work are rock music and heavy metal music. He is listed as playing guitar and keyboard instrument. The Instagram account had 16.3M followers when last counted in April 2026.

Recognition

Jack Black received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Other wins include a MTV Comedic Genius Award (2022).

Personal life

He has been married to Tanya Haden since 2006. He has 2 children on record.