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Jack Black
Born 28 Aug 1969, in Hermosa Beach, California
Wise words: "You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow."
Jack Black is one half of the musical duo 'Tenacious D'. The word Tenacious D deriving from a commentator's phrase in a sports game, meaning 'Tenacious Defense'
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Jack Black's pants-down publicity prank wows co-star -
23 June 2009
-Jack Black's Year One co-star Michael Cera was impressed by the funnyman's daring antics during a guided tour through New York's recent Puerto Rican Day parade.-
-The two stars had to walk a block to a recording studio when the parade left them stranded in their ca
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Black's Pearl Jam dreams dashed -
20 June 2009
-Jack Black's dream of opening for Pearl Jam on his 40th birthday has been dashed by movie bosses - who forced him to turn down the chance to play with the rockers in San Fransisco, California. -
-The actor was asked to support Pearl Jam with his rock band Tenacious
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Black's struggle with Hollywood luxuries -
19 June 2009
-Jack Black has struggled to remain grounded throughout his Hollywood career - because he has been "spoiled" by all the trappings of his movie star lifestyle.-
-The School of Rock star shot to fame in 2000's High Fidelity and has since joined the acting A-list with
Jack Black - what members say
Jack Black - filmography
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Year One
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde
Director: Harold Ramis
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When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
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Year One - BLU-RAY Version
(2009)
Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt
Director: Harold Ramis
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Jack Black and Michael Cera headline Harold Ramis's Biblical comedy about a pair of misfit hunter-gatherers who embark on a wild journey through the ancient world after being banished from their primitive village. Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera) may lack in the skills that their chieftain is looking for, ..read more »
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47%
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Kung Fu Panda
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan
Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
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The Valley Of Peace and it's inhabitants are under threat from a malevolent snow leopard, Tai Lung (Ian McShane). With everyone fearing for their very existences, the role of protector falls into the lap of the lazy, irreverent Po, (Jack Black) a panda more used to slacking off than facing great ..read more »
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Margot at the Wedding
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Zane Pais, Susan Blackwell, Nicole Kidman
Director: Noah Baumbach
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Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
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47%
from 7,162 members
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Tropic Thunder
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Trieu Tran, Robert Downey Jr.
Director: Ben Stiller
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Ben Stiller. Jack Black. Robert Downey, Jr. Comedy fans can start drooling immediately at the thought of these three funnymen joining forces in TROPIC THUNDER. The men star as a trio of actors whose filming experience in southeast Asia gets a little too real as they must become as tough as the ..read more »
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from 53,080 members
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Be Kind Rewind
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Quinton Aaron, Dennis Albanese, Jack Black
Director: Michel Gondry
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A man (Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, The Lion King, and ..read more »
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56%
from 32,265 members
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Be Kind Rewind - BLU-RAY Version
(2007)
Starring: Jack Black, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz
Director: Michel Gondry
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Music-video-director-turned-auteur Michel Gondry continues to charm with the low-tech offering, BE KIND REWIND. Set in dreary Passaic, New Jersey, the comedy centres on two of the town's residents: trouble-making Jerry (Jack Black) and well-meaning Mike (Mos Def). Mike works in a video store in an ..read more »
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54%
from 4,534 members
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Nacho Libre - BLU-RAY Version
(2006)
Starring: Jack Black, Peter Stormare, Ana Dela Reguera
Director: Jared Hess
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Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (..read more »
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50%
from 1,648 member
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The Holiday
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law
Director: Nancy Meyers
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Two women troubled with guy-problems (Diaz, Winslet) swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
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69%
from 67,903 members
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Nacho Libre
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ana Dela Reguera, Jack Black, Hector Jiminez
Director: Jared Hess
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Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (..read more »
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53%
from 28,629 members
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Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Colin Hanks, Meat Loaf, Kyle Gass
Director: Liam Lynch
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Jack Black and Kyle Gass's Tenacious D began life on an amusing yet little-seen TV series about the band, which featured an array of comedy songs and glimpses into the personal lives of this hard-working outfit. But Black and Gass always had ambitions to take the Tenacious D concept further, so ..read more »
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61%
from 22,136 members
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Nacho Libre - HD DVD Version
(2006)
Starring: Jack Black, Peter Stormare, Ana Dela Reguera
Director: Jared Hess
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Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (..read more »
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from 308 members
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King Kong - BLU-RAY Version
(2005)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
Director: Peter Jackson
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KING KONG is director Peter Jackson's sprawling, epic remake of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1933 movie of the same name, and it sees a film crew travel to the mysterious Skull Island, picks up giant gorilla King Kong, and bring him back to 1930s New York City. Despite his origins as ..read more »
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from 693 members
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King Kong
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
Director: Peter Jackson
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It is 1933, and vaudeville actress Ann Darrow (Oscar nominee Naomi Watts) has found herself - like so many other New Yorkers during the Great Depression - without the means to earn a living. Unwilling to compromise and allow herself to sink into a career in burlesque, she considers her limited ..read more »
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Envy
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz
Director: Barry Levinson
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Sensible, hardworking Tim is climbing the managerial ladder, while daydreamer Nick can't seem to stay focused on the tasks at hand. But all of that changes when one of Nick's seemingly hairbrained ideas--a spray that makes dog poop disappear--takes off, making him filthy rich. Rather than leaving ..read more »
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46%
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School Of Rock
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White
Director: Richard Linklater
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Watch now: £2.49
SCHOOL OF ROCK is a hilarious romp that parents will enjoy as much as their children. Jack Black stars as Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star who doesn't seem to be rocking much of anything these days. Kicked out of the band that he started and about to be kicked out of his apartment, Dewey pretends ..read more »
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from 54,079 members
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Orange County
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Jack Black, Colin Hanks, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Jake Kasdan
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Watch now: FREE
High school student, Shaun Brumder, has his sights set on gaining a place at Stanford University. His dreams are shattered when he receives a letter of rejection after his counsellor sends the wrong papers to Stanford. Now Shaun has just twenty-four hours to reach Stanford and put the record straight...
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from 3,933 members
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Ice Age - BLU-RAY Version
(2002)
Starring: Denis Leary, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo
Director: Chris Wedge
Certificate: 
A star-studded cast provides the voices for the prehistoric creatures in this computer-animated feature set 20,000 years ago as the Ice Age approaches. Seemingly anti-social Manny, a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), acts as if he just wants to be left alone. When he meets Sid (voiced by John ..read more »
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from 1,347 member
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Ice Age
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Denis Leary, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo
Director: Chris Wedge
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A star-studded cast provides the voices for the prehistoric creatures in this computer-animated feature set 20,000 years ago as the Ice Age approaches. Seemingly antisocial Manny, a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), acts as if he just wants to be left alone. When he meets Sid (voiced by John ..read more »
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from 34,813 members
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Evil Woman
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Amanda Peet
Director: Dennis Dugan
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Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs) and his pals Wayne (Steve Zahn) and J.D. (Jack Black) are close friends since high school who perform together in a Neil Diamond cover band. Enter Darren's shrewd psychologist bride-to-be Judith (Amanda Peet), who constantly schemes to keep Darren from hanging out ..read more »
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from 2,133 members
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Shallow Hal
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
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Hal Larsen is the ultimate shallow guy. Hal finds beauty only in supermodels and centrefolds. The first thing he looks for in a woman is looks. Hal won't even consider dating someone with a less-than-perfect body, smile and sense of style. But after an impromptu hypnosis by self-help guru Tony ..read more »
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High Fidelity
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: John Cusack, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet
Director: Stephen Frears
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Transplanted from England to the not-so-mean streets of Chicago, the screen adaptation of Nick Hornby's cult-classic novel High Fidelity emerges unscathed from its Americanisation, idiosyncrasies intact, thanks to John Cusack's inimitable charm and a nimble, nifty screenplay (co-written by Cusack). ..read more »
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from 17,769 members
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Jesus' Son
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, Dennis Hopper
Director: Alison Maclean
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Alison Maclean's exhilarating adaptation of Denis Johnson's acclaimed short story collection is a deeply compassionate portrait of one man's descent into drug addiction, filled with a potent blend of surreal imagery and gritty realism. Remaining true to Johnson's original text, and in keeping with ..read more »
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King Kong Production Diaries
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Peter Jackson, Naomi Watts, Jack Black
Director: Peter Jackson
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you to join him on a journey into the creation of King Kong. This groundbreaking 2-disc set will transport you onto the set to experience the thrilling highlights of the intense eight-month production. From the first day of filming, to the last ..read more »
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from 192 members
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King Kong - HD DVD Version
Starring: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
Director: Peter Jackson
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KING KONG is an epic remake of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1933 movie of the same name, and it is as big as the gorilla that runs riot through Jackson's rendering of Depression-era New York. Keeping the simple yet effective plot intact a film crew travels to the mysterious Skull ..read more »
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Jack Black - watch online
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School Of Rock
to Watch Now
(2003)
Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White
Director: Richard Linklater
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 108 minutes
Jack Black stars as a hell-raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur. Kicked out of his band and desperate for work, he impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. Joan Cusack portrays the principal of the private school ..read more »
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Orange County
to Watch Now
(2002)
Starring: Jack Black, Colin Hanks, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Jake Kasdan
Certificate: 
Watch now: FREE
Run time: 82 minutes
High school student, Shaun Brumder, has his sights set on gaining a place at Stanford University. His dreams are shattered when he receives a letter of rejection after his counsellor sends the wrong papers to Stanford. Now Shaun has just twenty-four hours to reach Stanford and put the record straight...
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Good adaptation..........good soundtrack 17 May 2004
...t to their adaptation, and with such fine base material, they cold hardly fail. Jack Black is very entertaining. Overall thoroughly recommended.
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Good concept, mediocre execution 28 May 2004
