Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, singer, and musician who is the honorary Gabba. He appeared in "New Friends” and is the voice of Po in Kung Fu Panda 1, 2, 3 and 4, Bowser in The Super Mario Bros Movie, and played Steve in A Minecraft Movie. He also appeared in Take Two: Phineas and Ferb.
Trivia[]
- When Jack Black first came, he wore a blue and red shirt with a yellow Number 1 on it, navy blue pants, and shoes of more/less the same color. About halfway through the episode, he then gets an orange outfit that matches DJ Lance's (given by him) that he wears for the rest of the episode.
- His parents, Judith Love (née Cohen) and Thomas William Black, were both satellite engineers.
- He has three older half-siblings through his mother: Neil, Howard, and Rachel Siegel.
- His mother was born Jewish to a family of Poland and Russia.
- His father converted to Judaism and is of German, English, Irish, and Scottish descent.
- He was raised Jewish, attending Hebrew school and having a bar mitzvah.
- His parents divorced when he was ten, and his father stopped practicing Judaism.
- He moved to Culver City with his father and frequently visited his mother's home.
- When he was 14, he struggled with cocaine use.
- His brother Howard died of AIDS in 1991 at age 36.
- His other brother Neil is a scientist, engineer, and musician.
- He dated actress Laura Kightlinger between 1996 and 2005.
- He has been married to singer Tanya Haden since March 14, 2006, in Big Sur, California, after being engaged to her in January of the same year. They have two sons born in 2006 and 2008.
- Although an atheist, he identifies as normally Jewish.
- On December 21, 2018, he created a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games. He created it to bond with his son, who serves as a videographer and editor of the channel.
- In August 2006, he registered his own production company, Electric Dynamite Productions, Inc.