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Movie Is being made - in 2008.
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Countries: USA
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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Jack Black (actor)
Articles: "Contra Costa Times" (USA), 6 June 2008, by: David Germain, "The Real Jack Black Is Front and Center in 'Panda'", "New York Post" (USA), 7 February 2006, by: Richard Johnson with Paula Froelich and Chris Wilson, "Page Six: Black & Blue", "Premiere" (USA), October 2004, Vol. 18, Iss. 2, pg. 55, by: General Reader Questions, ""General Admission: Jack Black"", "Spin" (USA), November 2003, Vol. 19, Iss. 11, pg. 78-80, by: John Sellers, "Young, Gifted, & Black", "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 17 October 2003, Vol. 1, Iss. 733, pg. 26-33, by: Steve Daly, "Jack Black Slept Here", "Request" (USA), June 2003, pg. 14, by: staff, "Answer Us!", "Current Biography" (USA), February 2002, Vol. 63, Iss. 2, pg. 15- 18, by: Kate Stern, "Black, Jack", "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 16 November 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 625, pg. 102-103+105, by: Dan Snierson, "Basic Black", "Premiere" (USA), November 2001, Vol. 15, Iss. 3, pg. 28-29, by: Lauren Waterman, "D-Boys"
Member of the band 'Tenacious D' (qv)., Filmed a television pilot called _Heat Vision and Jack (1999) (TV)_ (qv) co-starring 'Ron Silver (I)' (qv), and 'Christine Taylor (I)' (qv), and directed by 'Ben Stiller' (qv). The show was a parody of _"Knight Rider" (1982)_ (qv), as well as other action/ adventure shows, and featured a talking motorcycle voiced by 'Owen Wilson' (qv)., Discovered he could act when he played a game of Freeze after a Passover seder., Revealed on an Australian late night variety show that his favorite 'KISS (I)' (qv) rock song is 1982's "I Love it Loud," where he began singing parodied lyrics to the first verse., Often competes for the same parts with 'Philip Seymour Hoffman' (qv). On the _The School of Rock (2003)_ (qv) DVD audio commentary, he jokingly calls Hoffman "my nemesis.", Shares a birthday with 'Shania Twain' (qv), 'LeAnn Rimes' (qv) and 'Daniel Stern (I)' (qv)., Born on the same day as 'Jason Priestley' (qv)., Attended Crossroads High School for the Arts and Sciences., Is a member of, what the media refers to as the Frat Pack along with 'Will Ferrell' (qv), 'Ben Stiller' (qv), 'Vince Vaughn' (qv), 'Owen Wilson' (qv), 'Steve Carell' (qv) and 'Luke Wilson (I)' (qv). The Frat Pack name is a reference to the film _Old School (2003)_ (qv), which features Vaughn, Ferrell, and Wilson, due to the wide number of films featuring the seven actors. Black's "Frat Pack" films include _The Cable Guy (1996)_ (qv), _Envy (2004)_ (qv), and _Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)_ (qv)., Starred in a management training film "Manager of the Year - Effective Listening (1987)" as a teenager who tells his father that the family car has been stolen., Had his gall bladder removed., Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2002 along with 'Sarah Michelle Gellar' (qv), Sang backup vocals for the songs in _Bob Roberts (1992)_ (qv)., One of his closest friends is 'David Grohl' (qv)., Is good friends with 'Tim Robbins (I)' (qv)., Attended Poseidon School in Santa Monica, California., Despite poking fun at the genre, he is actually a very knowledgeable fan of a lot hard rock/metal music from the 1970s and 1980s. He even appears as part of 'Tenacious D' (qv) in the 'Ronnie James Dio' (qv) video for the song "Push."., Appears in a parody of the Council of Elrond scene shown during the MTV movie awards. Lord of the Rings director 'Peter Jackson (I)' (qv) later cast him in _King Kong (2005)_ (qv)., His parents, who were both rocket scientists, divorced when Black was 10. His mother worked on the Hubble space telescope., Originally met his wife in high school. They both attended Crossroads, a private school. They met again 15 years after they graduated high school at a friend's birthday party., Wife, 'Tanya Haden' (qv), is a cellist. She is the daughter of jazz great 'Charlie Haden' (qv)., His wife is a triplet. Her two other sisters, 'Petra Haden' (qv) and Rachel Haden, also musicians, used to be members of the band That Dog. Petra was also a former member of the band The Decemberists. Their brother is 'Josh Haden' (qv)., He and his wife eloped after dating less than a year. They were married in Big Sur, California by the same minister who performed 'Shane Stanley' (qv) and 'Val Barri' (qv)'s ceremony in 2005., Jack and his wife, 'Tanya Haden' (qv), became the parents of a boy, Samuel Haden Black, on June 10, 2006., Auditioned for the role of "Cubby Barnes" in _Ransom (1996)_ (qv)., Mentioned in the song "High School Never Ends" by 'Bowling for Soup' (qv), as "the clown"., Good friends with 'Will Smith (I)' (qv)., Huge fan of Professional Wrestling., Was considered for the role of Freddy Lounds in _Red Dragon (2002)_ (qv)., Jack and his wife, 'Tanya Haden' (qv), became the parents of their second son, Thomas David Black, on May 23rd 2008., Said he considers 'The Who' (qv) to be the greatest band in the world, explaining that "they were the first ones to ever rock HARD... the recklessness, the deliciousness!".
Pictorials: "Playboy" (USA), July 2004, Vol. 51, Iss. 7, pg. 170, by: John McCoy, "Grapevine: We Hope She Knows Jack", "Playboy" (USA), November 2002, Vol. 49, Iss. 11, pg. 81, by: Jamie Malanowski, "Sex in Cinema 2002", "Playboy" (USA), June 2002, Vol. 49, Iss. 6, pg. 174, by: Darla Khazei, "Grapevine: Going to Pot"
Trademarks: His comedy rock band Tenacious D and his scat type singing, Starts speaking in a slow, quiet tempo and begins to sing in a faster louder cadence.
Nick Names: JB, Jables
Interviews: "The Los Angeles Times" (USA), 13 December 2008, by: Alex Pham, "Jack Black on Riding Pterodactyls, Heavy Metal and His New Video Game", "Empire" (Russia), June 2008, Iss. 6, pg. 76-79, by: Sergei Rakhlin, "Yumor po-chyornomu", "TV Guide" (USA), 24 March 2008, Vol. 56, Iss. 12, pg. 50, by: Zoë Alexander, "Q&A Jack Black", "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 24 November 2006, Vol. 1, Iss. 908, pg. 66-68, by: Dan Snierson, ""Kicking and Screaming"", "Premiere" (USA), May 2006, Vol. 19, Iss. 8, pg. 66-67, by: Hauser, Brooke, ""Jack Black"", "King Kong: The Official Movie Souvenir Magazine" (USA), December 2005, Iss. 1, pg. 30-36, by: David Bassom, "Silver Screen Pioneer", "The Big Issue" (UK), 18 October 2004, pg. 11-12, by: Stephen Applebaum, "Black Magic", "Hohto" (Finland), May 2004, Iss. 2, pg. 20-21, by: Tuukka Jantti, "Jack Black - läskijätkähuumorin pelastaja", "Galore" (Germany), 1 April 2004, Vol. 02, Iss. 2/04, pg. 74 - 80, by: 'Oliver Kube' (qv), "Spaß ist die Triebfeder meines gesamten Schaffens", "Uncut" (UK), March 2004, pg. 72 - 76, by: Stephen Dalton, "The Ten Commandments of Rock! According to Jack Black ...", "Widescreen" (Germany), 21 January 2004, Iss. 02/2004, pg. 46-47, by: Dörte Langwald, "Ich versuche mich in einer Disziplin namens Extrem-Incognito.", "The Friday Review (Guardian supplement)" (UK), 9 January 2004, pg. 4-6, by: Josh Rottenberg, "Tenacious B", "Blender" (USA), January 2004, Vol. 3, Iss. 1, pg. 46-47, by: Collis, Clark, "Dear Superstar: Tenacious D", "Request" (USA), July 2003, by: Bret Love, "Q&A Getting to Know...Jack Black", "Q" (UK), July 2002, Iss. 192, pg. 32, "Welcome to our world...Jack Black"
Jack Black be born inwardly Santa Monica, California, and attend the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he was a accomplice of 'Tim Robbins (I)' (qv)'s acting troupe and it was through this back that lead to his 1992 scene debut in _Bob Roberts (1992)_ (qv). Although he was freshly a atmosphere voice in his imaginative film, Jack's appearance in such box show in specific down of _"The X Files" (1993)_ (qv), his breakthrough carrying out in _High Fidelity (2000)_ (qv), and his rock-comedy hair salon Tenacious D grab created an ever-growing cult subsequent.
Height: 5' 6"
Quotes: [On film the revere scene enclosed by _Shallow Hal (2001)_ (qv)] It be singular just powerfully white-collar. It was corresponding to a basic practitioner or a carpenter ply his art. I received no ease whatsoever . . . I request 32 take all for the perfection of the craft., Never for a second did I think of myself as the sexiest guy in the world. When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world., [on co- starring with 'Gwyneth Paltrow' (qv) for the first time in _Shallow Hal (2001)_ (qv)] You know, I WAS a little afraid that she would fall head-over-heels in love with me, like she did [when co-starring] with 'Brad Pitt' (qv) in _Se7en (1995)_ (qv)., I'd just like to be in films that I would like to see. I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. And you don't know what I'm going to come at you with., I was a little worried about working with kids. I wanted to make sure we didn't approach it tip-toeing around the stuff that would normally be funny, or make it gentle, rock-a-bye-baby bullshit., I'm no 'Matt Damon' (qv), my goal was to be a character actor. I never thought I would get leads the way that I've been able to in the past two years., I'm hungry for rock 24/7., The movie _This Is Spinal Tap (1984)_ (qv) rocked my world. It's for rock what _The Sound of Music (1965)_ (qv) was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be., I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools., There's nothing you can really do to prepare to rock. Do you prepare to eat a delicious meal? Are you hungry? Then you're gonna eat it., You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow., I played, like, a year of piano until I learned _The Pink Panther (1963)_ (qv) theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now, my music has to have some rock., If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they COULD be a distant runner up to The D., [talking about his experiences early on in his career] It wasn't about control. It was about the co-lla-bo. There's great directors who treat actors like cattle, but I hated it, and I knew if I ever had a choice, I didn't want to work with those guys. Who said that thing about actors and cattle? Hitchcock ['Alfred Hitchcock (I)' (qv)]? Yeah, I don't want to work with that dude.", [on his part and his tights in _Nacho Libre (2006)_ (qv)] At first I would have rather been naked to tell you the truth, because I just look so goddang ridiculous. But then I thought, "Wait, that's my job. The stretchy pants are my friends. I love the stretchy pants!" It just took a little mental adjustment, because I know that when I'm embarrassed and scared about acting, that means I'm going to get some good life-nugget knowledge out of it. And I love the knowledge nuggets.", I should take down someone who is strong, so 'Steven Seagal' (qv) would be perfect - with his ridiculous Indian gear, ponytail and swagger. He's the best fighter in the world in his own mind, so I'll take him down two notches with my Anaconda Squeeze and Face Melter., [when asked about his cooking skills] I make a mean peanut butter and jelly sandwich., [about _Shallow Hal (2001)_ (qv)] I wasn't proud of it, and I got paid a lot of money, so in retrospect it feels like a sell-out., [Of his role in _Margot at the Wedding (2007)_ (qv)] I had to show some darker sides of myself than I have in roles past. It was challenging. I was most worried about the crying scenes and the nudity. But I sucked it up and went to those places because I just had to look over at Jennifer [Jason Leigh] who was so fearless in her performance., Nobody cares about my babies. It's all about Angelina's babies., I said I named the baby after me. I didn't say that my actual name is Thomas., When I was ten years old, I fell in love with 'The Who' (qv). I saw the film _Tommy (1975)_ (qv) on cable television and despite 'Jack Nicholson' (qv)s rendition of "Go to The Mirror!", I was deeply moved by the music and the story. I wasn't deaf, dumb or blind but I could relate to Tommy. I too wanted to be seen, felt and healed. Seriously, not going for the laugh [directed to audience]. I had a supportive family but growing up can be tough no matter what your upbringing. And no other band had the courage or sensitivity to write those kinds of emotionally raw songs. Achingly beautiful melodies touched by the hand of god. Or the devil. Or both. Or neither. I must say neither. Just a collection of ass-kicking songs, the likes of which will never be seen again! On the battlefield of rock, they went toe to toe with the likes of Hendrix and emerged unscathed. Triumphant dragon-slayers of emotionality. And about know they're probably wondering why I was chosen to give this speech. Surely there was someone more qualified. "Why is this moron talking about dragons and emotions?! Who does he think he is?". Who? I'm just one of the millions. Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend. Thank you for blowing our minds and touching our hearts.
Birth Notes: Hermosa Beach, California, USA
Salary History: _Orange County (2002)_ (qv)::$2,000,000 (USA), _Saving Silverman (2001)_ (qv)::$1,000,000 (USA), _Shallow Hal (2001)_ (qv)::$2,000,000 (USA)
Magazine Covers: "Vanity Fair" (UK), March 2007, "Galore" (Germany), 1 April 2004, Vol. 02, Iss. 2/04, "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 17 October 2003, Vol. 1, Iss. 733
Other Works: Member of the comedy/music group 'Tenacious D' (qv) along with 'Kyle Gass' (qv). They had two ten-minute spots on HBO entitled "Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth.", Did a instructional speech and communication video in the mid to late 80s, Guest starred in 'Foo Fighters' (qv) video "Learn to Fly" as Janitor #2., Appears in 'Beck (I)' (qv)'s "Sexx Laws" music video., Music video for 'Tenacious D' (qv): "Wonderboy," directed by 'Spike Jonze' (qv)., Filmed a TV pilot entitled "Heat Vision and Jack" in 1999. The pilot never aired., 'Tenacious D' (qv)'s second video, "Tribute", was released in 2002. It was directed by 'Liam Lynch (I)' (qv) (of Sifl and Olly fame) and stars 'David Grohl' (qv) ('Nirvana' (qv) / 'Foo Fighters' (qv)) as the "shiny demon"., Hosted the MTV Movie Awards along with 'Sarah Michelle Gellar' (qv)., 2003: Appears in music video for 'Foo Fighters' (qv), "Low"., Joined 'R.E.M. (I)' (qv) vocalist 'Michael Stipe' (qv), 'Moby (I)' (qv) and documentary filmmaker 'Michael Moore (II)' (qv) in a TV ad that criticizes the policies of US President 'George W. Bush' (qv)., Album (as 'Tenacious D' (qv)), "Tenacious D," Epic/SME Records EK 86234, 2001., Appeared in the music video "Push" by Dio with his fellow band member 'Kyle Gass' (qv) of 'Tenacious D' (qv).
Daniel Clowes (writer)
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