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The Schmooze Passover’s almost over, but it’s not too late to watch Jack Black slay ‘Chad Gadya’
The last two days of Passover are often the toughest of the holiday – you’re no longer riding the high of being with family (even virtually), and you’re so, so sick of the food. But under quarantine, the hours until the final sunset seem to drag on even slower than they usually do. Fear not:…
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The Schmooze Jack Black Is Having The Most Jack Black Day Ever
Funnyman Jack Black is 49-years young today and he’s celebrating like the queen he is. 49….drinking white wine A post shared by Jack Black (@jackblack) on Aug 28, 2018 at 10:57am PDT A photo from his personal Instagram shows the “Tenacious D” frontman and Oscar nominee (robbed for “Bernie!”) lounging poolside in a Hot Wheels…
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Fast Forward Turns Out Jack Black Is Basically A Professional Lip-syncer
Miracles can come in all shapes and sizes: The tiny hand of a newborn baby. A vibrant double rainbow that paints the sky after a storm. The fact that any of us are on this earth at all. Another form a miracle can take is that of Jack Black lip-syncing to the Talking Heads hit…
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The Schmooze The New ‘Jumanji’ Movie Better Not Ruin My Childhood
There are certain memories from our childhoods that we try fiercely to protect. Our first trip to Disneyland, our first time riding a bike — and, yes, the first time we saw a movie that should never have been marketed to children in the first place. “Jumanji” came out in 1995 and it still ranks…
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The Schmooze Why Jack Black Loves Easter at Brangelina’s Place
Jack Black doesn’t usually do Easter, but when he does, he does it with Brangelina. It may come as a surprise to some, but the Kung-Fu star and the singer of the best song in the world is pretty Jewish. Black’s mother was born Jewish, and his father converted to Judaism after they married. He…
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