Comedian Jack Black, best known for sidesplitting appearances in films like S chool of Rock (2003) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), recently made headlines after reacting to comments by his Tenacious D bandmate, Kyle Gass. Per Variety, when Gass was presented with a birthday cake and asked to make a wish during the band’s performance in Sydney last month, he said, “Don’t miss Trump next time”, referring to the recent attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump . In response, Black cancelled the rest of the band’s tour, saying in a statement that “I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence”, and that as a result, “I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour.
” {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Kyle Gass and Jack Black of Tenacious D before the recent drama, performing at the Louder Than Life Music Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, in September 2022. Photo: Invision/AP","url":"https://img.
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Photo: Invision/AP But away from his band’s drama, Black shares an adorable love story with his wife, Tanya Haden. People reported that the couple, who went to the same private school in Santa Monica, California, began dating some 20 years after graduating and eloped shortly thereafter; they’re now parents to two sons. In a recent appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, the actor opened up about his relationship, saying it was Haden who made the first move by asking him to dinner.
Recalling the moment, Black said it was as if “Heaven opened up above my head, because it was like, this is the thing that I would always want to happen”. So what else do we know about Jack Black’s sweetheart? What is Tanya Haden’s background? {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Tanya Haden is a triplet, and all three sisters perform together in a band called The Haden Triplets.
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jpg"} Tanya Haden is a triplet, and all three sisters perform together in a band called The Haden Triplets. Photo: @hadentriplets/Instagram Talent runs in the Haden family. Tanya and her two sisters, Petra and Rachel, are all musicians.
Their father is late jazz bassist Charlie Haden and their grandfather, Carl E. Haden, headed the country-styled Haden Family singers. The sisters perform together as The Haden Triplets, and have worked with their singer-songwriter brother, Josh, on an album titled The Family Songbook .
Black has previously expressed interest in collaborating with his wife, and made an appearance on his father-in-law’s 2008 album, Rambling Boy . She is an artist {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Artwork shared by Tanya Haden on her Instagram.
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jpg"} Artwork shared by Tanya Haden on her Instagram. Photo: @tanyahaden/Instagram In addition to her musical talents, Haden is also an artist who got her master’s in fine arts in animation from the California Institute of the Arts Engel. Her work has been included in various exhibitions and her animated film, The Visit, was featured in several film festivals.
Most recently, her work was displayed at the Charlie James Gallery as a part of a group exhibition called “Provócame” curated by artist Ever Velasquez. She’s also a voice actress {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Jack Black and Tanya Haden attend the March for Our Lives in Los Angeles, in March 2018.
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jpg"} Jack Black and Tanya Haden attend the March for Our Lives in Los Angeles, in March 2018. Photo: @hadentriplets/Instagram Fun fact: Haden was in her husband’s film Kung Fu Panda (2008), where she voiced the character Smitten Bunny, per her IMDB. According the same source, she also voiced characters in Muppets Most Wanted (2014) and The Muppets (2011).
Haden was also a voice actress for The Sims: Hot Date in 2001. She once got a special gift from Angelina Jolie {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Angelina Jolie at the Tony Awards in New York, in June.
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jpg"} Angelina Jolie at the Tony Awards in New York, in June. Photo: AP Photo Remember when Jack Black announced to the world that Angelina Jolie was pregnant with twins at the 2008 Cannes festival? At the time, Haden was particularly taken by Jolie’s olive green maternity dress by Max Azria. When the Oscar-winning actress found out, she sent it to Haden right away.
“It was one of the sweetest gifts of all time,” Black later recalled. Black and Haden met in school but didn’t date until years later; they now share 2 sons – and Angelina Jolie sent Haden her iconic green maternity dress from Cannes 2008 Haden, a triplet, is a talented musician who performs in a band with her sisters; she’s also a visual artist who regularly exhibits her work, and lends her voice to animated characters.
