Jack Black brother: Who is Howard Black?

August 2024 · 2 minute read

Thomas Jacob “Jack” Black, the son of satellite engineers Judith Love Cohen and Thomas William Black was born on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California. Thomas has British-German and Jewish ancestry from Russia. Black acted alongside John Cusack as a wild employee in the movie High Fidelity from 2000. Black views his performance in High Fidelity as his big Hollywood break. In movies like Shallow Hal, Nacho Libre, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Year One, and Gulliver’s Travels, he quickly rose to the position of leading man. In particular, he was praised for his lead performance in the well-liked movie School of Rock, which brought him praise from critics and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy.

In Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake of King Kong, he played the obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham, a performance he based on Orson Welles. He voiced the title character in Kung Fu Panda, which grossed $20.3 million on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as Kung Fu Panda 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3; this is his favorite role, and he credits co-star and two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman’s tutelage. His next film, The Big Year, a competitive birdwatching comedy co-starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, and JoBeth Williams, was released in October 2011.

Jack Black’s brother: Who is Howard Black?

Howard, Black’s older brother, died of AIDS at the age of 31 more than 25 years ago. “I have two gay siblings: Rachel, my older sister, and Howard, my older brother,” Black explained. “He had a significant influence on me.” Howard accompanied me to my first rock concert.

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