JACK BLACK

Jack Black was born in Santa Monica, California, and attended the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he was a member of Tim Robbins's acting troupe and it was through this collaboration that led to his 1992 film debut in Bob Roberts (1992). Although he was just a background voice in his first film, Jack's appearances in such television shows as "The X Files" (1993), his breakthrough performance in High Fidelity (2000), and his rock-comedy band Tenacious D have created an ever-growing cult following. (via IMBD)


From The Blogsphere

Brütal Legend’s Botched TV Ad: Welcome to ‘Hell No’

via wired.com ( 39 Days ago )
Even before its release, Brütal Legend, the new head-banging videogame that stars Jack Black as a guitar-wielding roadie thrust into a heavy metal fantasy land, has earned heaps of street cred. The game’s immaculate soundtrack features deep cuts by beloved metal gods and respected up-and-comers, and the gameplay is full of metal in-jokes and references. The game even stars [...]

Jack Black shares more Brutal Thoughts on roadies

via joystiq.com ( 64 Days ago )
Brutal Legend's upcoming Rocktober release is nearly at hand, marking this new episode of "Brutal Thoughts" one of the last. This latest episode feels more phoned in than others, with Jack Black simply talking about roadies, and why they're genetically different from the rest of humanity. Perhaps it's just us, but testicular punchlines (ed: ouch) just don't cut it (ed: ouch, again) [...]

Jack Black And His 'Brutal Legend' Kegger On The 2009 MTV VMA Red Carpet

via mtv.com ( 66 Days ago )
The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards means tons of celebrity interviews, but it's also a chance for the glitterati to meet their peers. What you didn't see on TV was Kanye West and Amber Rose hugging Lady Gaga, Lyor Cohen greeting Timbaland and -- in the video below -- the mega meeting of Swizz Beatz, Kid Cudi and Fonzworth Bentley. The three talk about Jay-Z, Bentley's shoes and fashion. [...]

Leighton Meester & Logan Horne: Meatpacking Pair

via buzznet.com ( 66 Days ago )
Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester takes a walk through the Meatpacking District of New York City on Monday (September 14) with her super stylist Logan Horne. At Sunday’s 2009 MTV VMAs, a “jacked up” Jack Black and Leighton presented Best Rock Video to Green Day for “21 Guns.” Also on Sunday, photographer Scott Schuman featured Logan [...]

Timbaland Wanted A Drake Verse On Jay-Z's 'Off That'

via mtv.com ( 66 Days ago )
Plus: Trick Daddy is confident the 'thugs' will still pick up his leaked album, in Mixtape Daily.By Shaheem Reid Timbaland Photo: Interscope Jack Black, what did you get yourself into? The funnyman walked in on an interview with Kid Cudi, Swizz Beatz and Fonzworth Bentley at Sunday night's Video Music Awards. Who knew Bent had jokes that would knock Black off balance? [...]

Jack Black is 'best movie teacher'

via telegraph.co.uk ( 71 Days ago )
Jack Black's character Dewey Finn in the film The School of Rock has been voted the best teacher in film in a poll.

MTV’s Booking People Will Not Let You Forget About Jennifer Lopez

via idolator.com ( 71 Days ago )
In addition to letting slip that Jay-Z and Alicia Keys would grace this year’s Video Music Awards with a performance of their collaboration “Empire State of Mind,” MTV has announced more additions to its roster of presenters for Sunday night’s broadcast; among them are Canadian cutie Justin Bieber, Shakira, Pete Wentz, Gabe Saporta, Jack Black, and… [...]

Tenacious D Plan to Hide and Conquer at Outside Lands

via spinner.com ( 86 Days ago )
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, ExclusiveAlthough they were called in as replacements for the Beastie Boys, Tenacious D would like to offer a tip for fans attending Outside Lands this weekend in San Francisco. "If you see a couple of elephant men walking around," says Jack Black, "it might be me and Kage [aka Kyle Gass]." That's because the D, the self-proclaimed greatest [...]

Warning, Outside Lands: Tenacious D Comes to Rock

via wired.com ( 106 Days ago )
By Nicholas Bowden Tenacious D’s “earthquake of rock” will fill the void in the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival’s Sunday lineup left by the Beastie Boys. The outrageous acoustic rock duo, led by actor/musicians Kyle Gass and Jack Black (pictured), made the announcement during a Thursday conference call with reporters about the music festival, which [...]

Tenacious D to Headline Outside Lands Festival

via spinner.com ( 106 Days ago )
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, NewsA characteristically chatty and overconfident Jack Black and his reticent sidekick Kyle Gass announced at a press conference Thursday that their band, Tenacious D, will replace the Beastie Boys as closing headliner at San Francisco's Outside Lands festival. The Beasties pulled out of the event, scheduled to take place August 28 through 30 in Golden [...]