History of Jack Black in Timeline
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.
1991: Death of brother Howard from AIDS
In 1991, one of Jack Black's brothers, Howard, died of AIDS at age 36.
1996: Dating Laura Kightlinger
In 1996, Jack Black started dating actress Laura Kightlinger.
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.
2005: End of relationship with Laura Kightlinger
In 2005, Jack Black's relationship with actress Laura Kightlinger ended.
January 2006: Engagement to Tanya Haden
In January 2006, Jack Black became engaged to singer Tanya Haden, a daughter of jazz bassist Charlie Haden.
March 14, 2006: Marriage to Tanya Haden
On March 14, 2006, Jack Black married singer Tanya Haden in Big Sur, California.
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.
2008: Birth of second son
In 2008, Jack Black and Tanya Haden had their second son.
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.
2012: Endorsement of Barack Obama's re-election campaign
In 2012, Jack Black endorsed Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
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.
2022: VoteRiders volunteer rally
Before the 2022 election, Jack Black hosted a letter and text writing party to rally VoteRiders volunteers, educating eligible voters about voter ID requirements.
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.
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