Jaxson “Jack” Alexander Johnson is one of the main characters of the ABC sitcom, Black-ish.
Jack is portrayed by Miles Brown.
Character Info[]
Diane and Jack are the Johnson family's twins, 8 years old in the first episode and now currently 14. Young Jack is more of the sensitive type and seems to idolize his dad. But he said that the latter is not his role model. He is quick to give his father a compliment, even if it does come out a little awkward.
Jack is correctly labeled as “innocent” in the series. He is sweet, kind, naive, and soft. However, he is easily manipulated by Zoey and Junior occasionally and by Diane frequently. Jack serves as the comic relief in the family. Sometimes Jack acts silly, if not outright stupid. He comes up with ideas that are nearly impossible to carry out and lacks the typical intelligence for a boy his age.
He is not very smart, in fact usually gets all D’s on tests and report cards. It takes him a lot of time to understand simple things, and calls his mistakes cute. However throughout the series it is referenced that he is capable of high levels of intelligence, such as when he got an A so he could get a dog or when he tried being more serious and his teacher said he had potential.
Quite rarely Jack works up the nerve to stand up for himself before the people who put him down, namely Junior and Diane (but rarely the latter). But he prides himself on his dancing and basketball skills. His nickname, “Party Time”, a play on his great ability at dancing, gives him some self-confidence.
Trivia[]
- Jack doesn’t like meatloaf.
- He likes to do stunts on social media platforms.
- Dre says that everyone has a price to pay for Jack. Jack himself calls this the "Jack tax".
- Diane tricked him into watching The Shining.
- Since Jack's birthday is October 21,his zodiac would be an Libra.
- He likes grill cheese sandwiches.
- He has an affinity for engineering.
- One year the only thing put down for him on the school year book was "Jack tries".
- In Advance to Go (Collect $200), Jack swallowed a Monopoly hotel piece.
- Diane taught him to read incorrectly, and Junior had to re-teach him