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Jack, Lord Wodehouse
Jack, Lord Wodehouse (John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, 1883-1941), British Liberal MP and polo player; won 1908 Olympic polo silver with Hurlingham and 1920 gold at Antwerp; killed in the London Blitz.
Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin was Andrew McMahon's Orange County piano rock band, formed in 2004 during Something Corporate's hiatus. Known for Everything in Transit (2005), The Glass Passenger (2008), People and Things (2011), and McMahon's 2005 leukemia diagnosis.
Jackal
Jackal: name for small wild canids of Africa and Eurasia, traditionally golden (Canis aureus), side-striped, and black-backed jackals; genetics now places the African pair in Lupulella and splits the African golden jackal into the African wolf.
Jackal (The Day of the Jackal)
The Jackal is the fictional professional assassin of Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel The Day of the Jackal, hired by the OAS to kill de Gaulle; portrayed by Edward Fox (1973 film), Bruce Willis (1997), and Eddie Redmayne (2024 series).
Jackal–dog hybrid
Jackal–dog hybrid: cross between golden jackal (Canis aureus) and domestic dog, first genetically confirmed in Croatia in 2015; hybrids are fertile, usually jackal mother and dog father, and carry dog coat-color genes such as the CBD103 melanistic deletion.
Jackalope
Jackalope: folkloric North American jackrabbit with antelope or deer antlers, popularized as taxidermy by Douglas and Ralph Herrick in Douglas, Wyoming, in the 1930s; related to the Bavarian wolpertinger and explained partly by Shope papillomavirus hornlike growths on real rabbits.
Jackass (franchise)
Jackass: American reality-stunt comedy franchise begun on MTV (2000-2002) by Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville, spawning six Paramount films, digital releases, and spin-offs, ending with Jackass: Best and Last (2026).
Jackass 2.5
Jackass 2.5 (2007) is a 64-minute direct-to-digital Jackass companion film directed by Jeff Tremaine, compiling unused Jackass Number Two footage with cast interviews, released internet-first by Paramount Digital Entertainment and MTV New Media.
Jackass 3D
Jackass 3D, also known as Jackass Number 3, is a 2010 American 3-D stunt comedy film, the third in the Jackass franchise, directed by Jeff Tremaine.
Jackass Forever
Jackass Forever, also known as Jackass 4, is a 2022 American comedy stunt film directed by Jeff Tremaine, the fourth film in the Jackass series.
Jackass Number Two
Jackass Number Two is a 2006 American reality comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine, in which the cast of the MTV stunt series Jackass performs stunts and pranks.
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) is a hidden-camera comedy directed by Jeff Tremaine, starring Johnny Knoxville as Irving Zisman and Jackson Nicoll as Billy; it grossed $160.9 million worldwide and earned an Academy Award makeup nomination.
Jackass: Best and Last
Jackass: Best and Last (2026) is the fifth and final main Jackass film, directed by Jeff Tremaine, mixing new stunts with 25 years of archival footage; released June 26, 2026, streaming on Paramount+ September 24, 2026.
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass: The Movie is a 2002 American reality comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine, in which Johnny Knoxville and the MTV Jackass cast perform stunts and pranks.
Jackbox Games
Jackbox Games: Chicago-based developer of comedic party games (You Don't Know Jack, Fibbage, Quiplash, Drawful) where phones act as controllers via Jackbox.tv room codes; annual Party Packs since 2014.
JackBoys
JackBoys (JACKBOYS) is the 2019 compilation album by Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records collective, seven tracks, 21 minutes, released December 27, 2019 via Epic; it topped the Billboard 200 and preceded JackBoys 2 (2025).
JackBoys (rap group)
JackBoys is an American rap collective on Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records (Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, Chase B, Luxury Tax, later SoFaygo, Wallie the Sensei). Its 2019 and 2025 compilation albums both hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
JackBoys 2
JackBoys 2 (JACKBOYS 2) is the 2025 sequel compilation by JackBoys and Travis Scott's Cactus Jack label, released July 13, 2025 via Cactus Jack/Epic: 17 tracks, hosted by Bun B, guests Future, Playboi Carti, GloRilla, Tyla, and Kodak Black, and a number 1 chart peak.
Jackée Harry
Jackée Harry (born 1956), American actress known as Sandra Clark on 227 and Lisa Landry on Sister, Sister; first African-American woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1987), now Paulina Price on Days of Our Lives.
Jacket
A jacket is a short upper-body garment ending between the waist and upper thigh, distinguished from a coat by length and worn for warmth, protection, or fashion.
Jackfish (oil sands project)
Jackfish is a steam-assisted gravity drainage oil sands project in Alberta, Canada, which began operating in 2007 and can produce 120,000 barrels of bitumen per day.
Jackfruit
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), the largest tree-borne fruit, a Moraceae tropical crop from the Western Ghats; up to 25 kg, 3.7 million tons produced, seeds and flesh widely used.
Jackhammer
A jackhammer, also known as a demolition hammer, is a percussive power tool that breaks concrete, asphalt, and rock through rapid blows of a chisel-shaped bit.
Jacki Weaver
Jacki Weaver (Jacqueline Ruth Weaver), born 1947 in Sydney, is an Australian actress, a household name at home for four decades, twice Oscar-nominated for Animal Kingdom (2010) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012).
Jackie (2016 film)
Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy, showing her grief and planning of the state funeral after John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Jackie and Shadow
Jackie and Shadow, famous Big Bear Lake bald eagles on a 24/7 nest cam since 2015; Jackie (hatched 2012) died of avian influenza in 2026; pair raised chicks including Spirit, Sunny, and Gizmo.
Jackie Bradley Jr.
Jackie Bradley Jr. (JBJ), born 1990, MLB center fielder 2013-2023 with Boston, Milwaukee, Toronto, Kansas City; 2018 World Series champion, ALCS MVP, Gold Glove; elite defense, .225 career average; later ESPN analyst and Banana Ball player.
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown (1997) is Quentin Tarantino's crime film adapting Elmore Leonard's Rum Punch, starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, and Oscar-nominated Robert Forster; his only adaptation, set in Los Angeles, released by Miramax.
Jackie Burch
Jackie Burch (1951–2025) was an American casting director for Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Die Hard, Predator, and Hidden Figures; Emmy-nominated for Bessie (2015), she won a 2017 Artios Award and worked from Atlanta.
Jackie Chan (成龙)
Jackie Chan (成龙), born Chan Kong-sang in 1954, is a Hong Kong actor, director, and martial artist who popularized kung fu comedy and received an honorary Oscar in 2016.