Meet Jack Black’s wife, Tanya Haden: the musician and artist – who lent her voice to Kung Fu Panda – met the Tenacious D singer in school and once received a famous maternity gown from an A-lister …
- 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
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?
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
