From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Jack Black made an impact.
Jack Black, born Thomas Jacob Black, is a celebrated American actor, comedian, and musician. Renowned for his roles in family and comedy films, as well as his voice acting in animated features, Black has garnered numerous accolades throughout his career. These include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and multiple Golden Globe nominations. His contributions to the entertainment industry were further recognized in 2018 when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In August 2006, Jack Black registered his own production company, Electric Dynamite Productions, Inc.
In 2006, Jack Black and Kyle Gass released their protest song "The Government Totally Sucks".
In 2009, Electric Dynamite Productions produced its first work, the mockumentary Branson, in co-production with BranMo Productions and Perfect Weekend.
In October 2010, Tenacious D performed at BlizzCon 2010, which is a convention hosted by Blizzard Entertainment.
In 2011, Electric Dynamite Productions produced the TV-movies My Life As an Experiment and Shredd.
In 2012, Jack Black collaborated with other celebrities to record "Book People Unite", which is a song sponsored by the Library of Congress and RIF.
In 2012, Jack Black endorsed Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
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.
In 2015, Electric Dynamite Productions received a producer credit on the film The D Train, which starred Jack Black.
In 2015, Jack Black visited Kampala as part of Comic Relief USA's Red Nose Day.
In 2017, Electric Dynamite Productions received a producer credit on the film The Polka King, which starred Jack Black.
On the day of Donald Trump's 2017 presidential inauguration, Jack Black and Kyle Gass performed their 2006 protest song "The Government Totally Sucks."
On September 18, 2018, Jack Black was inducted into Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
On December 21, 2018, Jack Black created the Jablinski Games YouTube channel, which gained over 1 million subscribers within its first week.
In 2018, Electric Dynamite Productions produced The Aquabats! RadVentures!
In 2021, Electric Dynamite Productions produced the dark-comedy film Happily.
Before the 2022 election, Jack Black hosted a letter and text writing party to rally VoteRiders volunteers and educate voters about voter ID requirements, emphasizing the importance of issues on the ballot.
As of June 2023, Jablinski Games had 5.04 million subscribers and 216 million video views.
On July 14, 2024, during a Tenacious D performance at the ICC Sydney Theater celebrating Kyle Gass's birthday, Gass made a controversial comment regarding the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Jack Black later stated he was "blindsided" and did not condone the comment, leading to the cancellation of their world tour.
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.
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