World-famous actor, comedian and musician Thomas Jacob Black, known
professionally as Jack Black, was born on 28 August 1969 in Santa Monica,
California. His interest in acting and drama began while he was still in high
school, and he landed his first acting job in a television commercial at age 13
for the video game Pitfall! (1982) and after joining the Actors' Gang, a theatre
troupe founded by UCLA students including Tim Robbins, secured a series of
television roles. He moved onto the big screen and landed roles in Demolition
Man (1993), Dead Man Walking (1995), Mars Attacks! (...