Jack Black

• Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
• Birthday: August 28, 1969

Actor and musician Jack Black began his unique double career as a cult figure on the L.A. “alternative” comedy scene before he was upgraded to scene-stealing character roles in larger pictures, eventually taking the lead in some of the most quirky and endearing comedies of the early millennium. Forays into headier romantic dramas did not cultivate as much enthusiasm as Black’s signature role – that of an overconfident, smart aleck loser with an arsenal of expressive faces and a gung-ho attitude towards the most absurd plans of action. B…more