Jack Black's Wife Tanya Haden Can Also Sing - Inside Their Marriage

Tanya Haden met eighteen-year-old Jack Black when she was sixteen. He was a long-time admirer of the talented performer before asking her out.

Often seen laughing with her funnyman hubby courtside at Lakers' games, Tanya Haden has an eclectic creative career just outside the glossy glare of Hollywood as a cellist, voice actress, and visual artist.

The couple is parents of Sammy and Tommy, who they are raising in their Los Angeles home. Her sons and triplet sisters are the only family members she features on her public Instagram account, although she has cut back on mentions of her kids over the years.

Tanya Haden Had Her Husband Falling in Love with Her as a Teen, yet They Didn't Date until Years Later

The "School of Rock" actor held a torch for his future wife since their teen years, admiring her talent, beauty, and stage presence. He reflected in an interview that the best advice he could give his 18-year-old self would be to overcome his shyness and ask her out earlier.

Tanya, born on October 11, 1971, in New York City, had known Jack since they attended the Crossroads School, a private high school in Santa Monica.

She has triplet sisters, Petra Haden and Rachel Haden, with whom she has a musical act, The Haden Triplets, and a brother Josh Haden. Her mother, Ellen Haden, is a therapist and her father is the late jazz musician Charlie Haden.

In addition to her father's strong musical influence, her maternal grandparents were classical musicians with the Los Angeles Mandolin Orchestra.

Tanya is a cellist and singer in other indie projects like That Dog and Let's Go Sailing. She has provided additional vocals and instruments on Par Avion's debut EP, "Pop Music United." In mid-2010, she recorded an Acappella cover album of The Who's "The Who Sell Out."

At the end of 2022, the cellist shared a video of another hauntingly beautiful string instrument, the Chines erhu, on which she played a variation of a Hanukkah song.

The artist was an assistant animator on "Lint People," an award-winning short film by Helder Sun. She co-created the puppet theatre production, "Imaginary Bear," and was an additional puppet performer in "The Muppets" and "Muppets Most Wanted."

Tanya and Jack's rendition of the song provoked a very different reaction...

During lockdown in November 2020, the multidisciplinary visual artist brought joy to her neighbors with a piece of performance art with her doing the hula-hoop in a onesie and a mask while holding up a large sign wishing them a "Good Morning."

Tanya Haden's Father Supported Her Elopement to Jack Black

After 15 years of being in each other's orbit, Tanja and Jack started dating in 2005 when they reconnected at the surprise birthday party of a mutual friend where the comedian's band performed.

People broke the news that the pair eloped on March 14, 2006, in Big Sur, California. Her bassist father, Charlie, told the publication that the family was "thrilled." However, even with the glowing endorsement from Tanja's family, Jack said in 2018:

"Even though I was already married to Tanya, and we had kids, when I was invited to be on the Haden family album, I finally felt like I was truly part of the family. I've always loved Tanya's family. The whole family has always been kind of a magical source of mystery."

Tanya Haden & Husband Were Each Other's "Groupies" and Performed Together

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's chemistry during an intimate performance of "Shallow" from their film "A Star is Born" at the 2019 Academy Awards sparked romance rumors.

Despite being an actual romantic pair, Tanya and Jack's rendition of the song provoked a very different reaction – laughter. In a clip shared on the Tenacious D YouTube channel in July 2019, the duo performed what looked like an impromptu rendition of the hit soundtrack.

Haden pulled her face as her partner launched into the song before looking over at him for cues and joining in, and the pair mostly mumbled incoherently to hilarious effect in the clip.

Before getting together, Jack admits to "kind of stalking" her at her gigs with The Haden Triplets, and she playfully fessed up to being a "groupie" of his comedy rock act Tenacious D.

Other creative collaborations with her husband range from providing vocals in his conman caper "Bernie" and voicing the character of Smitten Bunny in the Dreamworks animation "Kung Fu Panda," which he stars with Angelina Jolie and Ian McShane.

When they were working on her father's 2008 family album "Rambling Boy," Charlie wanted to show his son-in-law how "especially beautiful" his daughter, who does not think she is a good singer, performs "He's Gone Away."

Tanya Haden Is a Proud Mom of 2 Funny & Talented Kids

Little over a year after eloping, Haden and Jack became the parents of Samuel "Sammy" Jason Black in June 2006. Sammy became a big brother with the birth of Thomas "Tommy" David Black in May 2008.

The mom of two showed how the Black brothers sell lemonade at their panda-themed stand in October 2016 in a video where Sammy dramatically lip-syncs while Tommy dances. Their "dorky dad" tried to score some cool points with"The House With a Clock in Its Walls" with Cate Blanchett.

Jack Black conceded at the premiere of the 2018 film that his children were in the phase where they were embarrassed by him. By 2022, Sammy had come to appreciate his famous father's Hollywood tales which he hopes to turn into a movie someday.

For Halloween 2022, the artist decorated the gates of their LA home with creepy skeletons embellished with found objects. Responding to "Sesame Street" puppeteer Peter Linz's inquiry if it was her or her sons' "excellent work," she said that it was her's alone, "Those days seem to be officially over. Sigh."