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Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in family and comedy films and his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. After portraying supporting roles in films including Dead Man Walking (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Enemy of the State (1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film High Fidelity (2000). This led to larger roles in films like Shallow Hal (2001) and Orange County (2002) before he solidified his leading-man status with his starring role in School of Rock (2003). Black has since starred in King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Bernie (2011), Goosebumps (2016), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), its sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and A Minecraft Movie (2025). He has also voiced Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–present) and Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie franchise (2023-present). Black is the lead vocalist of the duo Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. In 2015, they won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for "The Last in Line." Since 2018, Black has run a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

In 1960s Louisiana, Caroline, a Black maid working for a Jewish family, discovers a twenty-dollar bill in the pocket of young Noah's pants. Caught between her desperate need for money and her moral compass, she decides to keep it—a choice that spirals into unexpected consequences. As the family grapples with the theft and Caroline wrestles with guilt and defiance, their worlds collide in a transformative exploration of race, class, and redemption. Set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights era, this intimate yet sweeping musical examines how one small act of transgression can unearth deeper truths about dignity, forgiveness, and change. Through soaring melodies and raw emotional honesty, the story reveals how people from different worlds can challenge each other to grow.



