Celebrity Name : Jack Black

Celebrity Real Name : Thomas Black

Date of Birth : August 28, 1969

Birth Location : Redondo Beach, California

Biography of Thomas Black :
Jack Black (born Thomas J. Black, Jr., August 28, 1969) is an Golden Globe nominated American actor, comedian and musician. Black and Kyle Gass are the comedy/rock duo Tenacious D. He is considered a core member of the Frat Pack, a group of comedians active in today’s Hollywood films, though unlike several of the groups members he is also in demand for Hollywood blockbusters and indie films.

Early life :
Black was born in Redondo Beach, California to Thomas Black and Judith Cohen. His mother is Jewish and his father converted to Judaism before they married. Black grew up in Hermosa Beach. In a last-ditch effort to save their failing marriage, his parents briefly joined a polyamorous group, Family Synergy. They divorced when he was ten. Black moved to Culver City with his father and frequently visited his mother’s home until the end of his first year of college at UCLA when his father’s family moved abroad. As a child, Black appeared in an early Atari Pitfall! commercial, which was later shown during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
During his middle school years, Black started taking drugs in an attempt to fit in and periodically stole money from his mother’s wallet to buy cocaine. When he entered high school, his parents suggested that he transfer to the Poseidon School, a private secondary school engineered specifically for students struggling in the traditional school system. Black eagerly accepted the proposition, afraid that he would only be bullied and his drug problem exacerbated if he remained in public school. He also attended the Crossroads School, where he excelled in drama. Black later attended UCLA but dropped out during his sophomore year to pursue a career in the entertainment business, at which point his father discontinued his financial support. Fellow UCLA veteran Tim Robbins later cast Black in Bob Roberts. He also had recurring roles on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show.

Trivia :
* Jack Black appears briefly in an episode of the Golden Girls spin-off series, The Golden Palace, as a taxi driver in 1992.
* Jack Black appears in a commercial for the fortune-500 company, Berkinator Trio.
* Jack Black appeared in a Celebrity Deathmatch episode in a match against Jack White. He lost.
* Jack Black and School of Rock were referenced in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, via a pornography spoof titled “School of Cock” starring “Jack Blackcock.”
* Before he was a big star, in 2000 he was referenced in the spoof film Scary Movie. Characters in the film talk about how annoying his Jamaican stoner character in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is. Shawn Wayans’ character (Ray) comments, “Ohh, I want to kill that motherfucker.”[wikipedia]