Jack Black

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Birth Name:

Thomas Jack Black Jr

Birth Place:

California, USA

Ethnicity:

Jewish and Scottish

The actor/musician was born to a Jewish Mother named Judith Cohen and a Father named Thomas William Black. His father converted to Judaism after his marriage. Black was then raised in a Jewish environment.

His father may be of Scottish heritage as his surname is said to be from the Scottish name Blacksmith. He stated this on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

He is one half of the group Tenacious D and starred in the films, Shallow Hal and School of Rock.

Source:

http://www.interfaithfamily.com/

Celebrities sharing similar heritage:

  1. David Duchovny
  2. Paula Abdul
  3. Rachel Bilson
  4. Gary Dourdan
  5. Zac Efron
  6. David Arquette
  7. Kristen Bell
  8. Alicia Silverstone
  9. Simon Cowell
  10. Sean Connery
  11. Tom Selleck
  12. Neve Campbell
  13. Tommy Hilfiger
  14. Thomas McDonell
  15. Eddie Kay Thomas

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Haley January 28, 2012 at 2:53 pm

Cohen is a Hebrew surname. His mother maiden name is Cohen.

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Angantyr September 29, 2011 at 3:11 am

”Blacksmith” is indeed ”Anglian”, however, much of Scotland is actually Anglic (especially the Eastern Lowlands) due to the fact that it was part of the kingdom of Northumbria before it was conquered by the kingdom of Alba (Gaelic Scotland), before Angle settlement in the lowlands, the land was Brythonic which is why Gaelic was never spoken as a majority language in the area. Jack Black’s father called indeed have been an ”Inglis” (the traditional name for the people of the area) ”Blacksmith”.

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Brian September 28, 2011 at 8:40 am

Do you even know what Anglo is? Haha Jack Black is pathetic anyway!

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Haley January 28, 2012 at 3:49 pm

That is very rude! Your pathetic!

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Anna June 21, 2011 at 4:17 am

in polish interview with angelian jolie n jack black he admitted he is 1/16 or 1/8 polish

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Angantyr September 29, 2011 at 3:33 am

He is, but ethniceleb is stupid in that it follows bullshit Israeli race theories that claim that all European Jews are Semites… pure unmixed Semites with only four female ancestors. Complete and utter nonsense.

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rafa June 25, 2010 at 7:09 pm

probably english and jewish

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Büzo Zagavic (BRONX ALBANIAN) May 17, 2010 at 9:49 pm

He is a Pathetic Waste of Human Life (P.S. ALBANIA FOREVER)

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total23 June 1, 2010 at 4:14 pm

That’s Rude!

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Haley January 28, 2012 at 3:51 pm

I agree, that is rude. Buzo your a pathetic waste of human life!

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sammy im a girl May 17, 2010 at 5:26 pm

when i saw jack black i thought he was polish and like russian or something like that.

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William January 5, 2010 at 5:14 pm

Oh yeah, Jack Black? Jew all day for sure.

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viccck[: November 5, 2009 at 12:05 pm

Beautiful !

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mzpreciousz April 11, 2009 at 4:45 am

He’s Jewish and Anglo cuz his dad doesn’t know what he is….

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