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Jack Black

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 - news / articles


  • 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


  • 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


  • 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


  • High Fidelity
  • High Fidelity review by from London
    Rated - 4 stars 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. Top five films about m...  
  • Evil Woman
  • Evil Woman review by from Devon, England
    Rated - 4 stars Recommended 18 February 2004
    ...I love this movie, great casting with Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Steve Zahn and a very hot Amanda Peet. Three lifetime buddies become separated when one of them plans t...  
  • Shallow Hal
  • Shallow Hal review by A customer from London, UK
    Rated - 3 stars Good concept, mediocre execution 28 May 2004
    ...A young man (Jack Black) is hypnotised by motivational guru Tony Robbins (playing himself in the film) to see the 'true inner person' of everyone he meets. Fat and unattr...  

Jack Black - filmography


  • Year One - BLU-RAY Version (2009)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Michael Cera,  Oliver Platt
    Director: Harold Ramis
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 195 members
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  • Nacho Libre on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Ana Dela Reguera,  Jack Black,  Hector Jiminez
    Director: Jared Hess
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 28,629 members
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  • King Kong on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Naomi Watts,  Adrien Brody,  Jack Black
    Director: Peter Jackson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 80,319 members
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  • Envy on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Jack Black,  Rachel Weisz
    Director: Barry Levinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 14,795 members
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  • School Of Rock on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Joan Cusack,  Mike White
    Director: Richard Linklater
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 54,079 members
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  • Orange County on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Colin Hanks,  Catherine O'Hara
    Director: Jake Kasdan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    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...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 3,933 members
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  • Ice Age on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Denis Leary,  Ray Romano,  John Leguizamo
    Director: Chris Wedge
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 34,813 members
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  • Evil Woman on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Jason Biggs,  Jack Black,  Amanda Peet
    Director: Dennis Dugan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,133 members
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  • High Fidelity on DVD (2000)
    Starring: John Cusack,  Jack Black,  Lisa Bonet
    Director: Stephen Frears
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 17,769 members
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  • Jesus' Son on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Holly Hunter,  Denis Leary,  Dennis Hopper
    Director: Alison Maclean
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,612 member
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Jack Black - watch online


  • School Of Rock to Watch Now (2003)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Joan Cusack,  Mike White
    Director: Richard Linklater
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 302 members
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  • Orange County to Watch Now (2002)
    Starring: Jack Black,  Colin Hanks,  Catherine O'Hara
    Director: Jake Kasdan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
    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...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 31 members
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Jack Black facts

5 most recent films

Gulliver's Travels - 2.5 stars
Year One - 2.5 stars
Year One - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
Kung Fu Panda - 4.0 stars
Margot at the Wedding - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Kung Fu Panda - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Kung Fu Panda - 4.0 stars
Ice Age - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Ice Age - 3.5 stars
High Fidelity - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Gulliver's Travels - 2.5 stars
Kung Fu Panda 2 - 4.0 stars
Envy - 2.5 stars
Margot at the Wedding - 2.5 stars
Year One - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Colin Hanks - 6 times - show films
Denis Leary - 5 times - show films
Ben Stiller - 5 times - show films
John Leguizamo - 4 times - show films
Stephen Root - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Chris Wedge - 4 times - show films
Peter Jackson - 4 times - show films
Ben Stiller - 3 times - show films
Jared Hess - 3 times - show films
John Stevenson - 2 times - show films


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