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Funnyman Jack Black Is Seriously In Love! Get to Know His Wife Tanya Haden
Jack Black has done a few romcoms, but isn't known as a romantic leading man—but in real life, he is! The Super Mario Bros. Movie star and Tenacious D rocker doesn't just bring the loved-up vibes to The Holiday and Shallow Hal.
Get to know Tanya Haden, the extraordinary woman Jack Black married, how Jack Black's wife met the funny man and more.
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Is Jack Black married?
Yes he is! Jack Black married Tanya Haden, an NYC-born actress, artist, and musician, in 2006. The pair eloped in Big Sur, California.
Who is Jack Black's wife?
Black's wife is Tanya Haden. She was born in New York in 1971 and is a triplet. She is also a cellist. She and her sisters, Rachel Haden and violinist Petra Haden, comprise the string trio The Haden Triplets, which has released two albums, The Haden Triplets (2014) and The Family Songbook (2020). The trio has also contributed to recordings and performances of some seriously famous bands, including Green Day and the Foo Fighters. Haden is also in the indie band Let's Go Sailing and created the Imaginary Bear puppet show.
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How long have Jack Black and Tanya Haden been together?
Jack Black and Tanya Haden have been together for about 18 years. They reportedly began dating in the spring of 2005. They eloped in 2006 and now have two children.
How did Jack Black and Tanya Haden meet?
Jack Black and Tanya Haden met while attending Crossroads School, a private K-12 school in Santa Monica, Calif., that also counts Maya Rudolph and Jonah Hill as alums—but the two were not high school sweethearts. They began dating in 2005 when Black was about 36 and Haden was around 31.
“I didn’t date Tanya or talk to her or anything in high school,” Black told Parade in 2015. “I was pretty shy. I just watched her from afar. We only started dating like 20 years after high school.”
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What does Tanya Haden do?
Tanya Haden is an American artist and musician. She performs with numerous bands, including playing cello alongside her triplet sisters in The Haden Triplets. She is also known for her work in the indie-pop group Let’s Go Sailing, whose music has played on Grey's Anatomy. She also created the Imaginary Bear puppet show.
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Does Jack Black have kids?
Jack Black and sons attend the premiere of Universal Pictures' "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Sept. 16, 2018, in Hollywood.
Yes, Black has two sons with his wife, Haden. The first, Samuel Jason, was born in 2006. The second, Thomas David, arrived in 2008.
Does Jack Black have a family?
Yes. Black is the son of the late Judith Love Cohen, an aerospace engineer. He has three half-brothers: Neil Siegel (a scientist), Howard Siegel (who died of AIDS in 1991) and Rachel Siegel. He is married to Tanya Haden, with whom he shares two sons.
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Does Jack Black have a son?
Two, actually. Black welcomed his first son with Haden, Samuel Jason, in 2006. Thomas David, also with Haden, was born in 2008.
Was Jack Black married to Laura Kightlinger?
Laura Kightlinger and Jack Black during 61st Annual Golden Globe - Access Hollywood Post Party Sponsored by NBC and Target at Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California
Nope! Jack Black and comedian Laura Kightlinger dated and cohabitated for nine years, from 1996 to 2005, but the pair never tied the knot.
"It [marriage] didn't work out for my parents, and that put a bad taste in my mouth," Black said in a 2006 interview with The Independent. In the same interview, he blamed his parents' divorce for making him needy.
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Is Jack Black still married to Tanya Haden?
Yes. Black and Haden have been married since 2006.
