Some of you may not even know this because Jack Black is fairly private when it comes to his personal life, but the 53-year-old actor is actually a father of two.
He shares 16-year-old Sammy and 14-year-old Tommy with his wife of 17 years, Tanya Haden.
During a recent interview with PEOPLE, the ‘School of Rock‘ actor revealed he didn’t fully understand how much fatherhood would change him.
What surprised me is how much I worry. You spend so much time and energy just thinking about that. Also, it’s harder than you think when you first start. Because you’re always wondering, ‘Am I doing this right? I don’t know If I’m doing the right parenting thing.’ But you do the best you can, and you hope for the best.
He went on to say that as long as they’re happy, then he’s happy. Black is fully aware that his celebrity status makes things both easier and harder for his children.
I mean, the hard thing is that being the child of a celebrity is not easy. It has some special stresses that are not [typical of] normal childhood stuff.
Thankfully though, Black is not a typical celebrity. He’s not out there making the gossip headlines every other week. He’s not fighting with the paparazzi on the streets or getting caught having an affair. The dude is pretty dang normal.
Black says that he’s trying to spend more time around his family these days, so he’s being more selective of the roles he accepts. He revealed that the pandemic made him realize just how much he loved being home, which is something we have heard from a lot of celebrities.
