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Jack Black Biography (1969-)

Born April 7, 1969, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Addresses: Agent-- United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth floor, Los Angeles, CA90212. Career: Actor, musician, composer, producer, writer, and creator. Tenacious D (comedy/music group), member; appeared in an instructional and communication video in the mid to late 1980s. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth floor, Los Angeles, CA 90212.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, musician, composer, producer, writer, series creator

Birth Details

April 7, 1969

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Roger (The Fans), Bob Roberts, Paramount, 1992
• Wasteland Scrap, Demolition Man, Warner Bros., 1993
• Augie, Airborne, Warner Bros., 1993
• Slip (The Nasties), The NeverEnding Story III(also known as TheNeverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia and Die Unendliche Geschichte III--Rettung aus Phantasien), Miramax, 1994
• DJ at party, Bye Bye, Love,1995
• Pilot, Waterworld, Universal, 1995
• Craig Poncelet, Dead Man Walking, Paramount, 1995
• Tenacious D, Bio-Dome, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
• Rick, The Cable Guy, Columbia TriStar, 1996
• Broadcast technician, The Fan, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
• Billy Glenn Norris, Mars Attacks!, Warner Bros., 1996
• Lamont, The Jackal, Universal, 1997
• Devlin, Bongwater, Alliance Independent Films, 1998
• (Uncredited) Titus, I Still Known What You Did Last Summer, Columbia, 1998
• Fiedler, Enemy of the State, Buena Vista, 1998
• Sid, Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999
• Georgie, Jesus' Son, Lions Gate Films, 1999
• Barry, High Fidelity, Buena Vista, 2000
• Film Work
• Background vocalist, Bob Roberts, Paramount, 1992
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Various roles, Mr. Show(also known as Mr. Show with Bob and David), HBO, 1995-96
• Himself, Tenacious D, HBO, 1999
• Movies
• Car thief, Marked for Murder(also known as The Sandman), CBS, 1993
• Marty Prago, The Innocent, NBC, 1994
• Private, Blind Justice(also known as Canaan's Way), CBS, 1994
• Steve, Crossworlds, HBO, 1996
• Jerry, Johnny Skidmarks, HBO, 1998
• Episodic
• Bald man, Flying Blind, Fox, 1992
• Cab driver, The Golden Palace, CBS, 1992
• Skinhead, Life Goes On, ABC, 1992
• Lee Oswald, Sirens, ABC, 1993
• Kevin Wilkins, "A River Doesn't Run Through It," Northern Exposure,1993
• Tommy, All-American Girl, ABC, 1994
• Bart "Zero" Liquori, "D.P.O.," The X-Files, Fox, 1995
• Barney Brat/Curtis Williams, "Dog Eat Dog," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995
• Man, Pride & Joy, NBC, 1995
• Randy, The Single Guy, NBC, 1995
• Monte, "Angels on the Air," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1995
• Curtis Williams, "Snow Exit," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996
• Pilots
• Heat Vision and Jack, Fox, 1999
• Television Work
• Series
• Creator and executive producer, Tenacious D, HBO, 1999
• RECORDINGS
• Music Videos
• Appeared as second janitor in Foo Fighters' "Learn to Fly"; in Beck's "Sexx Laws."
• WRITINGS
• Television Composer
• Series
• Tenacious D, HBO, 1999
• Television Episodes
• Tenacious D, HBO, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, March 26, 1999 , p. 69.
• New York Times, December 11, 1997 , p. E3.