Jack Black is Kung Fu Panda!
Jun 4, 2008 - Lynn Barker
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Hilarious, talented actor/musician Jack Black always puts a smile on our faces. Whether he's teaching the School of Rock or jumping around in "stretchy pants" as a Nacho Libre wrestler, Jack's special brand of warm and fuzzy comedy just tickles our funnybone.
This week you can catch Jack's distinctive voice and mannerisms wrapped in a loveable, chubby, furry package as he gives life to Kung Fu Panda. As Po, a panda working in his dad's noodle cafe, Jack makes us root for the little guy to achieve his dream of being the ultimate Kung Fu fighter. This will truly be a triumph of the underdog...uh bear, since this panda is a bit plus-sized and not the most agile of his species. When Po is chosen as the ultimate, legendary Dragon Warrior, he'll have to get in shape fast to fight the bad guys and join his idols; the most fabulous martial arts fighters of them all, the Furious Five.
In Beverly Hills near Rodeo Drive, we got to ask Jack about his experience voicing a panda, his growing family, his upcoming projects, his band Tenacious D and the real story about his spilling the beans about Angelina's twins! Jack entered our interview room wearing a custom-made Panda face t-shirt with his own coined phrase for Po; "Skadoosh" on it. He was winding a wristwatch and trying to put it on...






