Jack Black — actor with roots in the Russian Empire
Jack Black is an American actor, comedian, singer, and songwriter who became a Hollywood star through High Fidelity, School of Rock, King Kong, and the Kung Fu Panda franchise, and is the co-founder and frontman of the comedic rock duo Tenacious D with Kyle Gass.
Tracing the roots — Russia (Jewish)
His mother Judith Love Cohen was a satellite engineer who contributed to the Hubble Space Telescope and had Jewish ancestry with Russian roots. Black has spoken warmly about his Jewish heritage and his mother's extraordinary scientific career. The combination of intellectual Jewish culture and anarchic rock energy in his comedy carries that heritage.
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Russia (Jewish). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
A career defined by ambition
"I'm not trying to be cool. I'm trying to be Jack Black."