Jack Black - Celebrity - Milestones
Milestones
- 2004: Co-starred with Ben Stiller in the comedy "Envy," directed by Barry Levinson
- 2004: Voiced Lenny in the animated feature "Shark Tale"
- 2003: Starred in the comedy "School of Rock"; earned a golden globe nomination for best actor in a comedy or musical
- 2002: Co-hosted MTV Movie Awards
- 2001: Had leading role in "Shallow Hal", opposite Gwyneth Paltrow
- 2000: Had a memorable supporting role as an obnoxious record store clerk in the feature "High Fidelity"
- 2000: Signed to star in the comedy "Saving Silverman"; reportedly earning $1 million
- 1999: Was creator, executive producer, writer and star of a three-episode series of comedy specials featuring the comedy rock band "Tenacious D" (HBO)
- 1999: Had a comedic turn alongside Gass as bumbling aspiring performers in Tim Robbins' "Cradle Will Rock"
- 1999: Featured in the acclaimed independent "Jesus' Son"
- 1998: Featured as a computer whiz in "Enemy of the State"
- 1998: Had a scene-stealing featured role in the independent thriller "Johnny Skidmarks", aired on HBO in lieu of theatrical release
- 1997: Acted in the action thriller "The Jackal"
- 1996: Racked up big screen credits with appearances in "The Cable Guy", "The Fan" and "Mars Attacks!"
- 1996: Featured in the sci-fi fantasy film "Crossworlds", debuted on HBO in 1997
- 1996: Along with Kyle Gass, appeared as Tenacious D in the inane comedy "Bio-Dome"
- 1995: Reteamed with Tim Robbins with a role in the director's acclaimed death row-set drama "Dead Man Walking"
- 1995: Had cameos in the comedy "Bye Bye, Love" and the futuristic adventure "Waterworld"
- 1995: Made frequent guest appearances on series like "The Single Guy" (NBC) "All-American Girl" (ABC), "Touched By an Angel" (CBS) and "The X-Files" (Fox)
- 1994: Appeared in the TV-movies "Blind Justice" (HBO) and "The Innocent" (NBC)
- 1994: Was featured in the fantasy sequel "The Neverending Story III"
- 1994: Formed Tenacious D with guitarist Kyle Gass
- 1993: Featured in the little-seen coming-of-age feature "Airborne"
- 1993: Appeared in the futuristic actioner "Demolition Man"
- 1993: Made TV-movie debut with a cameo in the NBC crime drama "Marked For Murder"
- 1992: Had early TV credits with guest roles on the sitcoms "The Golden Palace" (CBS) and "Flying Blind" (Fox)
- 1992: Film debut as an obsessed fan of Tim Robbins' folk-singing politician "Bob Roberts"
- 1982: Made acting debut in a commercial for the Atari videogame Pitfall at age thirteen (date approximate)
- ---: Will star in Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong," as Carl Denham, an adventurer filmmaker; also starring Naomi Watts (lensed 2004)