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His awards include a\u00a0Children&#8217;s and Family Emmy Award, a\u00a0Grammy Award, and three\u00a0Golden Globe Award nominations.<\/p>\n<p>After portraying supporting roles in films including\u00a0Dead Man Walking\u00a0(1995),\u00a0The Cable Guy (1996),\u00a0Mars Attacks!\u00a0(1996), and\u00a0Enemy of the State\u00a0(1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film\u00a0High Fidelity\u00a0(2000). This led to larger roles in films like\u00a0Shallow Hal\u00a0(2001) and\u00a0Orange County\u00a0(2002) before he solidified his leading-man status with his starring role in\u00a0School of Rock\u00a0(2003). Black has since starred in\u00a0King Kong\u00a0(2005),\u00a0The Holiday\u00a0(2006),\u00a0Nacho Libre (2006),\u00a0Tropic Thunder\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Bernie\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Goosebumps\u00a0(2016),\u00a0and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle\u00a0(2017), its sequel\u00a0Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and\u00a0A Minecraft Movie\u00a0(2025). 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