Jack Black's biography
Jack Black is Hollywood's master of accessible, everyman comedy - though he's definitely not the most beautiful girl Bethany from Jake Kasdan's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. An actor and screenwriter, composer and musician, electric guitarist of the Tenacious D rock band, a charismatic and memorable personality. He broke through to mainstream success with his scene-stealing role in High Fidelity. Net worth: $50 million.
Childhood: Hermosa Beach, California
Born in late summer 1969 to a California family of satellite engineers, the boy was named Thomas Jacob. His mother Judith was Jewish, and his father Tom was a Scottish convert to Judaism - giving their son an explosive mix of heritage and a traditional Jewish upbringing.Thomas Jacob - Jack for short - describes himself as a pretty wild kid who devoured Frankenstein and Dracula books and couldn't be pried away from horror movies on TV.

Black has admitted in interviews that as a kid, he looked just like Po the Panda - the character he'd later voice in 2008's Kung Fu Panda, both inside and out. At fourteen, he landed a small role on The Fall Guy TV series and appeared in an Atari commercial.
Youth: Los Angeles - France
When his father got transferred to France, the teenager went with him. If not for his love of acting, he might've ended up in jail - he was constantly getting into street fights and heading down a dark path.
One of its fans, actor and director John Cusack played a key role in Jack's life.In interviews, Black explained how he and his friend initially played it straight as a rock duo, but soon realized their show was missing the most crucial ingredient - humor. Once they added comedy to the mix, their popularity skyrocketed, and Tenacious D became regulars on comedy TV shows.
Career: Movie roles and School of Rock
Throughout the nineties, Black frequently appeared in indie films and minor TV roles. This continued until John Cusack, who had landed the lead role, recommended him for Stephen Frears's film. In High Fidelity, Jack worked alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones and Iben Hjejle, and was thrilled to reunite with Tim Robbins. He undoubtedly brought his musical chops and infectious humor to the romantic comedy.



Jack Black's personal life
According to Zoomboola.com, Black met Laura Kightlinger, an actress, screenwriter and producer on the set of the Will and Grace TV series. During their eight-year relationship, the couple worked on many projects together, but they never made it to the altar, amicably parting ways in 2005.


Jack Black nowadays
The actor wrapped up 2018 starring as the good wizard Jonathan Barnavelt in Eli Roth's fantasy comedy thriller The House with a Clock in Its Walls - an adaptation of John Bellairs' novel. The role of the powerful (but good-hearted) witch Florence Zimmerman, who battled evil pumpkins, was brilliantly played by Cate Blanchett.
In 2019, "Jumanji: The Next Level" hit the big screen.
