Jack Black is a well-known name in the Hollywood industry. The 51-year-old actor/singer/comedian/songwriter has earned quite a name for his comedy skills and realistic acting. He is mainly known for his challenging roles in movies such as Gulliver’s travel, Year one, High Fidelity and many more.
Black has done several acting projects with big Hollywood names such as Kate Winslet, James Marsden and Dwayne Johnson. He has also won a ‘Golden Globe’ nomination for ‘Best Actor – Musical or Comedy.
Today, Jack Black is one of the most overpaid actors according to Forbes and has a net worth of millions. Let’s have a look at how he did it.
Jack Black is from Santa Monica
Jack Black whose full name is Thomas Jacob Black was born on August 28th, 1969 in Santa Monica. He was born to Judith Love and Thomas William, who at the time worked as satellite engineers. Since his father converted to Judaism, Black was brought up with Jewish values and went to Hebrew school.
After the divorce of his parents, Black relocated to live with his father in Culver City. He went to Black attended Poseidon School and also Crossroads School for high school, and since childhood, Black was interested in acting and took drama as a subject. After high school, he got enrolled in UCLA, however soon he dropped out to try his luck in the world of showbiz.
His journey to becoming one of the Hollywood’s most overpaid actors
Upon his enrollment in UCLA, Black was introduced to Tim Robbins, who he soon became friends with. Robbins introduced Black to ‘the actor Gang’, and supported Black in making his acting debut in 1992. Soon afterwards Black started getting offers for roles in TV dramas such as the innocent, Northern exposure, Life goes on and Picket fences.
He was also seen in small roles in movies such as dead man walking, demolition, the fan and Mars attacks. Determined and ambitious, Black soon started getting more recognition for his work after his roles in movies such as High Fidelity, Gulliver’s travel, Year One, Nacho Libre, and the holiday.
In 2007, he lent his voice for the comic sitcom ‘the Simpsons’, for the ‘Husbands and Knives’ episode. He starred in the children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba! in 2009, where he sang songs such as the Goodbye Song, and friends.
In 2011, Black starred in comedy/crime movie ‘Bernie’, in which his acting for the role of ‘Bernie Tiede’ was quite liked by the audience. The following years, Black went on to star in several other movies such as the big year, bad bromance, Goosebumps, Jumanji, and many more.
The multi-talented actor is a part of a music band
Along with having a successful acting career, Black is also quite popular for his music. He is a part of the comedy/rock, ‘Tenacious D’ band as the lead singer and guitarist, and the group has released four albums. As a member of Tenacious D band, Black won the Best Metal Performance award at the 57th Grammy Award.
He has appeared on several other music albums as well, such as; look what I almost stepped in by the Vandals, Probot album by Dave Grohl, Lynch’s Fake Songs album, Death by Sexy by Eagles of Death Metal and many more.
Jack Black is a family person
Jack Black got married to Charlie Haden’s daughter Tanya Haden, in 2006. Jack and Tanya were batchmates in high school and met after a decade at a friend’s party. He has two sons from the marriage who he has raised with Jewish beliefs.
Black is a democrat who endorsed Barack Obama in the past. He has been given his very own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Jack Black has a Net Worth of $50 million
Jack Black has been listed as the most overpaid Hollywood actors by Forbes. According to their resources, he returns $5.20 for every $1 paid.
As for now, the American comedian/actor/musician has a total net worth of a whopping $50 million. Even though the earnings of the actor have not been reveled much, it is known that he got paid $1 million for his role in movie “Saving Silverman” in 2001, and $2 million for his role in “Saving Silverman”, released in the same year. The following year, his role in “Orange County”, got him to earn another $2 million. These figures have contributed significantly to his net worth.
Over the years, Black has bought and sold quite a lot of well-furnished homes in LA. According to tax records, he currently lives in his home in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood, that he bought for $6 million back in 2010. Other than this, he also still owns his previously bought property in Beverly hills.
What are some famous quotes by Jack Black?
“You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.”
“I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. And you don’t know what I’m going to come at you with.”
“There’s nothing you can really do to prepare to rock. Do you prepare to eat a delicious meal? Are you hungry? Then you’re gonna eat it.”
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