Jack Black is a very beloved personality, whether it is because of what he did with his comedies, his musical talent, or the infinite grace that he shows in each appearance, it has led him to earn the affection of millions of people.
Such a handsome celebrity, he clearly has a love story to match, which could be a winner for romantic comedy of the year. And it took him no more and no less than 15 years to gain the courage to admit his feelings for the love of his life.
The love stories of famous people always have an extra interest due to the morbidity of knowing what happens to our idols. Some of them are worthy of a soap opera to watch in the afternoon with our grandmothers.
Jack Black completed his secondary education at the prestigious Crossroads School, in the city of Santa Monica, California. Several celebrities have attended: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jonah Hill, Liv Tyler, and Zooey Deschanel, among other great students who later became stars.
During his stay there, the School of Rock actor met the one who would later become the love of his life, the singer and musician Tanya Haden, with whom he immediately fell in love. However, although the crush was instantaneous, Black was too shy to admit his feelings: “I was in love with her. We weren't very friends. She was too pretty and I was afraid to talk to her,” he said about the experience of falling in love in high school.
He also commented that Tanya meant for him a simile to the girl of his dreams: “She was everything I could want. “She is talented, beautiful, and a wonderful performer on stage.” However, during high school, he did not dare to declare his love for her.
Time passed, and from 1996 to 2005, Jack Black was in a relationship with actress Laura Kightlinger, although his crush on Tanya was still alive, since the actor went, from time to time, to the shows of the band that she still has with his triplet sisters: The Haden Triplets. “She watched from the shadows, murmured some compliments, and left,” he commented on the situation.
Shortly after his relationship with Kightlinger ended, fate wanted Black to have the opportunity he had been waiting for so long, when he met Tanya at a mutual friend's party. Finally, he dared to talk to her that night, and fortunately, he was lucky and her impossible love story was looking like a happy ending.
The two began dating during the same spring of 2005, and just after Christmas of the same year, the Jumanji: The Next Level actor proposed to her with a $200,000 ring. Their fairy tale-worthy story was going at light speed, so much so that on March 14, 2006, they finally got married.
The love story between Jack and Tanya continued to add beautiful moments in a short time, since in June 2006 their first child was born: Samuel. Just two years later, the couple added a new offspring by bringing little Tommy into the world.
Thus they formed a family that always seems united and happy, and where the creativity of the parents has been transferred in some way to their children. “They've been super creative lately. They've both made cool little short films on their iPhones. “I am so proud and grateful for my family,” Black commented of his little ones’ budding abilities.
In this way, Black enjoys the family he formed and sharing time with his wife and children. “I love hanging out by the pool, with the kids, with Tanya and the kids. A day by the pool is a good day off.”
Although he still regrets having waited so long to declare his love for Tanya, stating that: “I wasted 15 years waiting for my chance”; We can say that life has compensated for Black's patience. He now has a happy family and surrounded by all the love he accumulated during all the years he waited.
