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Jack Black

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Jack Black

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Born August 28, 1969Age 57

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Jack Black is an American actor, comedian and musician whose sketch comedy appearances include Mr. Show and Saturday Night Live. He appeared in Mr. Show’s Coupon: The Movie parody and has hosted SNL, including a Christmas edition of Debbie Downer in which he played Santa Claus.

Black’s film work includes High Fidelity, School of Rock, Nacho Libre and Tropic Thunder, as well as the Jumanji films. He voices Po in the Kung Fu Panda series and Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. With Kyle Gass, he formed the comedy rock duo Tenacious D.

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