What has Jack Black been up to? From the Donald Trump drama with Tenacious D, where bandmate Kyle Gass made a controversial comment, to Kung Fu Panda 4 and dadcore outfits

So besides sporting a new look and touring with his band, what else has Black been up to over the years?

What’s the Tenacious D drama?

Black decided to put his Tenacious D tour in Australia on hold after Gass’ comments about Trump during their show in Sydney on Sunday. When Black asked Gass to make a wish for his birthday this year, Gass responded, “Don’t miss Trump next time.”

Afterwards, an Australian senator said that the band should be deported immediately. Black later made a statement addressing the issue, writing in an Instagram post that he was “blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday” and “would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form”.

Black has since cancelled the rest of the band’s world tour, and Gass also apologised for his comments, calling them a “severe lack of judgment”.

Black’s decision has apparently riled up angry fans, with some on X (formerly known as Twitter) accusing Black of ditching his bandmate Gass and “throwing him under the bus”, as X user @mikegamms put it. The band has seemingly entered a hiatus as well.

What was Jack Black and Kyle Gass’ relationship like?

It’s unclear where Black and Gass’ relationship currently stands, although Black still has pictures with Gass on his Instagram, including a post from just a few days ago wishing a happy birthday to his long-time friend. “Happy birthday KG!” Black wrote under a photograph of balloons spelling out “spicy meat ball tour”.

Jack Black is back again in Kung Fu Panda 4

Black reprised his role voicing the chubby, charming character of Po in Kung Fu Panda 4 earlier this year.

He’s embracing the “dad” look

Black has been embracing the “dad” look, with his recent Instagram posts all including some eccentric-looking baggy ‘fits.

Appropriately enough, Black is, in fact, an actual dad: he has two kids with his wife Tanya Haden, who he’s been married to since 2006: Samuel “Sammy” Jason Black, 18, and Thomas “Tommy” David Black, 16.

He’s also close to his own dad, Thomas William Black, who was an aerospace engineer and worked on the Hubble Space Telescope (as did his mum, Judith Love Cohen). The elder Black still attends movie premieres with his actor son. In 2021, Black made a sweet post on Instagram commemorating his father’s 80th birthday, per People.