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ICYMI: Jack Black Delivers Advice to High School Seniors
The comedian stole the show at a Florida private school's commencement.

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Students at central Florida’s Montverde Academy heard a commencement address they won’t soon forget courtesy of actor and comedian Jack Black.
The famous funny man offered students some interesting “golden nuggets of wisdom on how to move forward with the rest of (their) lives,” during Saturday’s graduation ceremony.
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Some of Black’s nuggets included:
Take Some Time Out
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“Take a minute and just enjoy life, sniff those roses, you guys, sniff deep,” he told the cheering crowd. “Mom and Dad have plenty of room, just stick around as long as you need.”
Skip College
“It’s super expensive and super hard,” he said. “I slept through the whole thing. Don’t waste your time and money on college unless you want to be a doctor, then I totally get it.”
Fake It
Figuring out what to be is tough. With that in mind, Black told grads they should “fake it ’til you make it.”
Disregard Him Entirely
“Do not listen to me,” he said. “I don’t know jack diddly squat – never listen to dudes like me.”
Black’s appearance was prompted by the actor’s stunt double Jimmy Waitman. It seems Waitman is the father of two of the private school’s graduates, the Palm Beach Post reported.
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