Updated Dec. 23, 2025, 8:28 p.m. ET
Revisit the actor, comedian and musician’s most popular roles from “School of Rock” to “Kung Fu Panda.”
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Jack Black in the 2003 film “School of Rock.”
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Jack Black in the 2006 movie “Nacho Libre,” which tells the story of a monk following his dream to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).
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Jack Black as Hal Larson starring alongside Gwyneth Paltrow as Rosemary Shanahan in the romantic comedy drama “Shallow Hal” released in theaters in 2001.
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Jack Black stars in the 2008 movie “Tropic Thunder,” where through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jack Black are seen filming “Jumanji 4” in Los Angeles on Nov. 20, 2025. Black has played Professor Shelly Oberon in all four movies of the “Jumanji” reboot.
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Jack Black attends the Australian premiere of “Kung Fu Panda 4” at Event Cinemas Bondi Junction on March 16, 2024, in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Black has voiced the main character Po in all four movies since the first movie in 2008.
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Jack Black as Miles starring alongside Kate Winslet as Iris Simpkins in “The Holiday” (2006).
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Jack Black stars alongside Odeya Rush and Dylan Minnette in the 2015 movie “Goosebumps” and starred in “Goosebumps 2” released in 2018.
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