[PAR] [TLE] Jack Black [SEP] Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer.  His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films.  He is best known for his roles in "Shallow Hal" (2001), "School of Rock" (2003), "King Kong" (2005), "The Holiday" (2006), the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise (2008–2016), "Tropic Thunder" (2008), and "Bernie" (2011).  He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.  Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass.  They have released the albums "Tenacious D", "The Pick of Destiny" and "Rize of the Fenix". [PAR] [TLE] The Big Year [SEP] The Big Year is a 2011 American comedy film directed by David Frankel, written by Howard Franklin and starring Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson.  It was based on the nonfiction book "The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession" which was written by journalist Mark Obmascik.  The book followed three men on a quest for a Big Year—a competition among birders to see who can see and identify the greatest number of species of birds in North America (north of Mexico) in a calendar year.  The film uses the same premise with fictional characters loosely modeled on the actual personalities.
[PAR] [TLE] Jack Black [ SEP ] Thomas Jacob " Jack " Black ( born August 28 , 1969 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , producer , and singer . His acting career has been extensive , starring primarily in comedy films . He is best known for his roles in " Shallow Hal " ( 2001 ) , " School of Rock " ( 2003 ) , " King Kong " ( 2005 ) , " The Holiday " ( 2006 ) , the " Kung Fu Panda " franchise ( 2008–2016 ) , " Tropic Thunder " ( 2008 ) , and " Bernie " ( 2011 ) . He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards . Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass . They have released the albums " Tenacious D " , " The Pick of Destiny " and " Rize of the Fenix " . [PAR] [TLE] The Big Year [ SEP ] The Big Year is a 2011 American comedy film directed by David Frankel , written by Howard Franklin and starring Jack Black , Steve Martin , and Owen Wilson . It was based on the nonfiction book " The Big Year : A Tale of Man , Nature and Fowl Obsession " which was written by journalist Mark Obmascik . The book followed three men on a quest for a Big Year — a competition among birders to see who can see and identify the greatest number of species of birds in North America ( north of Mexico ) in a calendar year . The film uses the same premise with fictional characters loosely modeled on the actual personalities .
Who starred in Kung Fu Panda as well as The Big Year?
Who starred in Kung Fu Panda as well as The Big Year ?
Jack Black
Jack Black