Stine, the series' creator), was well-received by critics and moviegoers and was a moderate box office success, sparking some hope that his acting career could be headed back up the ladder. Fortunately, it seems as though the good notices of the D's album, Rize of the Fenix, managed to keep Black from going completely under, and his next major film after Bernie, the film adaptation of Goosebumps (where he played a fictionalized version of R. Bernie seemed to be a Career Resurrection for him, but despite winning critical acclaim, it never got to a wide release. His subsequent filmography had been a string of flops (with the exception of Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Muppets, in which he played a key cameo appearance). The final star destroying blow, however, came with the massive domestic flop of a film adaptation of Gulliver's Travels, which dealt an even bigger blow to his career. Worse still, it finally revealed his Typecasting habit he did in previous films, resulting in the upset of many audiences. After a praised role in Tropic Thunder, he got cast alongside Michael Cera in the prehistoric comedy Year One, which tanked considerably at the box office and was destroyed by critics. Unfortunately, as the turn of the 2010s approached, Black's career began to go down the wrong track. His career soon led to leading roles in films such as Shallow Hal, Orange County, School of Rock, Envy, Shark Tale, King Kong (2005), Nacho Libre, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Be Kind Rewind, Kung Fu Panda, and Tropic Thunder. The film also reunited him with Tim Robbins, who had appeared with Cusack and Black in Bob Roberts eight years earlier. In 2000, Black appeared in High Fidelity as a wild employee in John Cusack's record store, a role which Black himself considered his breakout. This pilot led to his friendship with Harmon and Schrab that resulted in him making many cameos for Channel 101. He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by Owen Wilson. Together, they formed Tenacious D!īlack appeared in an un-aired pilot episode for a show directed by Ben Stiller and written by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab called Heat Vision and Jack where he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor Ron Silver. Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born Augin Santa Monica, California) is an actor, comedian, and musician. What happens when a Large Ham meets The Power of Rock.
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