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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 1899, the outlaw era is dying. Arthur Morgan, senior enforcer of the Van der Linde gang, rides with Dutch van der Linde, a charismatic leader clinging to freedom as the modern world closes in. After a botched ferry robbery, the gang flees across America, hunted by the law and torn apart by paranoia, greed, and betrayal. Arthur carries out Dutch’s plans—robberies, debt collections, gunfights—but begins to question the cost. While collecting money from sick farmers and broken families, Arthur is diagnosed with tuberculosis, a death sentence. Facing his mortality, he begins helping others instead of taking from them, guiding the young and protecting the innocent where he can. Dutch grows unhinged, manipulated by the ruthless Micah Bell, who pushes the gang toward violence and betrayal. Longtime loyalties fracture. Arthur helps John Marston escape with his family, believing John still has a chance at a better life. As Pinkertons close in, Arthur turns against Micah and finally confronts Dutch’s failures. In the mountains, battered and dying, Arthur fights Micah one last time, buying John precious time to flee. The sunrise breaks over the valley as Arthur collapses, his strength gone but his conscience clear. He watches the world he never fit into move on without him. Arthur Morgan dies not as an outlaw, but as a man seeking redemption—his final act ensuring another can live free.
