Career Timeline of Jack Black: Major Achievements and Milestones
From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Jack Black made an impact.
Jack Black is an American actor, comedian, and musician known for his roles in family and comedy films, as well as voice acting in animated features. He's received an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and nominations for Critics' Choice and Golden Globe Awards. Black has also been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2000: Backing vocals for The Vandals
In 2000, Jack Black, along with Kyle Gass, provided backing vocals for the punk rock band The Vandals' song "Fourteen", which is featured on their album Look What I Almost Stepped In....
December 20, 2001: Tenacious D fundraiser in Los Angeles
On December 20, 2001, Tenacious D helped the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation raise awareness and funds for the organization in Los Angeles.
August 2006: Registration of Electric Dynamite Productions
In August 2006, Jack Black registered his own production company, Electric Dynamite Productions, Inc.
2006: Tenacious D Protest Song
In 2006, Jack Black created a protest song with Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass called "The Government Totally Sucks".
2006: Vocals on Eagles of Death Metal album
In 2006, Jack Black provided vocals for two tracks on the album Death by Sexy by Eagles of Death Metal.
June 16, 2007: Tenacious D fundraiser in San Diego
On June 16, 2007, Tenacious D helped the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation raise awareness and funds for the organization in San Diego, California.
2009: Production of Branson
In 2009, Electric Dynamite Productions' first work produced was the mockumentary Branson, which was a co-production with BranMo Productions and Perfect Weekend.
2011: Production of My Life As an Experiment and Shredd
In 2011, Electric Dynamite Productions produced two TV-movies, My Life As an Experiment and Shredd.
2013: Production of Ghost Ghirls and acquisition of Wizard's Way rights
In 2013, Electric Dynamite Productions produced the TV series Ghost Ghirls for Yahoo! Screen and obtained the rights to adapt the UK mockumentary Wizard's Way into a feature film.
2015: Production credit on The D Train
In 2015, Electric Dynamite Productions received a producer credit on The D Train, which featured Jack Black.
2015: Visit to Kampala for Red Nose Day
In 2015, Jack Black visited Kampala as part of Comic Relief USA's Red Nose Day.
2016: Correspondent for Years of Living Dangerously
In 2016, Jack Black joined the climate change documentary show Years of Living Dangerously as one of its celebrity correspondents.
2017: Production credit on The Polka King
In 2017, Electric Dynamite Productions received a producer credit on The Polka King, which featured Jack Black.
2017: Performance of "The Government Totally Sucks" at Trump's inauguration
On the day of Donald Trump's 2017 presidential inauguration, Jack Black and Kyle Gass, as Tenacious D, performed their 2006 protest song "The Government Totally Sucks".
September 18, 2018: Induction into Hollywood's Walk of Fame
On September 18, 2018, Jack Black was inducted into Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
December 21, 2018: Launch of Jablinski Games YouTube channel
On December 21, 2018, Jack Black created a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games, which quickly gained over 1 million subscribers in its first week.
2018: Production of The Aquabats! RadVentures!
In 2018, Electric Dynamite Productions produced The Aquabats! RadVentures!
June 2019: Motivation for Minecraft stream
In June 2019, Jack Black was motivated to do a Minecraft stream to raise money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), in the wake of the suicide of Etika.
2021: Production of Happily
In 2021, Electric Dynamite Productions produced the dark-comedy film Happily.
June 2025: Jablinski Games subscriber count
As of June 2025, Jack Black's Jablinski Games YouTube channel has 5.14 million subscribers and 239 million video views.
2025: "Steve's Lava Chicken" on Billboard Hot 100
In 2025, Jack Black's song "Steve's Lava Chicken", from A Minecraft Movie, became the shortest song in history to land on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with a length of 34 seconds.
Mentioned in this timeline
Donald John Trump is an American politician media personality and...
Home Box Office HBO is an American pay television service...
Barack Obama the th U S President - was the...
Nintendo is a Japanese multinational video game company based in...
Felix Kjellberg known as PewDiePie is a Swedish YouTuber renowned...
California is a U S state on the Pacific Coast...
Trending
22 minutes ago Pogba breaks silence after physical ordeal in Monaco, hinting at future plans.
22 minutes ago Sergio Garcia doubts Masters chances, looks ahead to 2026 tournament.
22 minutes ago Analysts bullish on BYD, Amazon; Geely's stock rally rivals BYD; Geely's March sales.
1 hour ago Alcaraz and Sinner Clash for Monte Carlo Title and No. 1 Ranking.
1 hour ago Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Enjoy Justin Bieber Performance at Coachella.
1 hour ago Carl's Jr. Franchisee Faces Bankruptcy: California's Wage Hike Blamed, Locations at Risk.
Popular
Paula White-Cain is a prominent American televangelist and key figure...
William Franklin Graham III commonly known as Franklin Graham is...
Melania Trump is a Slovenian-American former model who served as...
Eric Swalwell is an American lawyer and politician currently serving...
J D Vance is an American politician and author He...
XXXTentacion born Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy was a controversial yet...