ITV School of Rock: Jack Black’s life from teen drug addiction to TV star ex and marriage of 16 years
06.02.2022 - 00:45
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Shallow Hal and School of Rock in the early 2000s. More recently, he starred in The House with a Clock in Its Walls the Jumanji franchise. He also voiced the lead panda in the Kung Fu Panda animated films.
The 52-year-old American also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he is the lead vocalist of Grammy Award-winning comedy rock band Tenacious D. Outside of acting, he has spoken about his personal relationships and childhood. As a young teenager, at just 14, Jack struggled with cocaine addiction.
He told Parade magazine about the ordeal. He said: "I remember just lots of turmoil from that time period. I spilled my guts, telling him [his therapist] I felt guilty about stealing from my mom to get money for cocaine.
I cried like a baby. It was a huge release and a huge relief. I left feeling euphoric like an enormous weight had been lifted from me.
It changed me. " READ MORE: Kate Middleton's fears for Prince Louis after revealing rugby is one of his favourite hobbies The actor also discussed his regrets with The Independent. He said: "The drugs? When I was a kid I was just looking for fun experiences and you do a lot of crazy things.
I don't think I was even completely sane. I'm lucky to be alive, for sure. It was really the car, that's when I could have actually died.
"I was driving around like a maniac. I had this little VW bug and if my parents knew what I was doing with that thing it would have been over. There could easily have been someone who ran out in the street and I could have just killed them and it would have destroyed my life.
" Between 1996 and 2005, Jack dated fellow actress, Laura Kightlinger. They both worked on the US sitcom Will & Grace . Laura was a writer and consulting producer on the
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