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Famous as :

Actor

Birth Name :

Thomas Jack Black

Birth Date :

August 28, 1969

Birth Place :

Hermosa Beach, California, USA

Spouse :

Tanya Haden (musician, since 14-Mar-06)

Claim to fame :

As Barry in "High Fidelity" (2000)

Biography


by AceShowbiz.com

superbly delivered a memorable performance in Richard Linklater's "The School of Rock" (2003), prompting the Hollywood Foreign Press to eagerly bestow him the Golden Globes nomination of Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy category a year later.

Afterwards joined the high profile cast of "Envy" (2004) and "King Kong" (2005), Jack really had no difficulty to continue his path in Hollywood as series of promising film features have already been secured in his hand to be carried for the following two years, including those of "Nacho Libre" (2006), "The Holiday" (2006), "Margot at the Wedding" (2007), and "Be Kind, Rewind" (2007). Meanwhile, 2008 would see him appear alongside Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder" while spotting him voicing for "Kung Fu Panda."

Aside from his career in acting, this brown-eyed actor has also been known to be the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of folk-rock comedy band Tenacious D he has maintained together with Kyle Gass since 1994. Widely noticed for their unusual blend of upbeat classic rock style and comedic lyrics which sometimes can be rather vulgar, the duo have successfully retained their existence in music scene through their ...

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works of a self-titled album released in 2001 plus two singles entitled "Tribute" and "Wonderboy" that both came up in 2002. Furthermore, the twosome even had their own film feature, "Tenacious D in 'The Pick of Destiny'" (2006), of which soundtrack "The Pick of Destiny" they also worked on.

As for his love life, Jack once established a long relationship with former SNL member Laura Kightlinger from 1997 to 2005. Upon their split, he then dated American artist Tanya Haden whom he finally married by March 14, 2006 after being engaged for just 2 months and who later on became the mother of their first child, a baby boy named Samuel Jason, born in Los Angeles on June 10th, 2006, adding joy to the happy couple.

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