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Samuel L. Jackson

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Samuel L. Jackson
Jackson smiling at a camera
Jackson in 2022
Born
Samuel Leroy Jackson

(1948-12-21) December 21, 1948 (age 75)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States • Gabon
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1972–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
Children1
AwardsFull list

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time.[a][4] In 2022, he received the Academy Honorary Award as "a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".[5][6][7]

Jackson made his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and Her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the Broadway play The Mountaintop (2011).[8] He returned to Broadway in the 2022 revival of The Piano Lesson playing Doaker Charles, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination.[9][10]

Jackson's early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Jackson's breakout performance was as Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino's crime drama Pulp Fiction (1994), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015).

He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), and Nick Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with Iron Man (2008), as well as in the Disney+ series Secret Invasion & What If...? and guest-starring in the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[11][12] Jackson has provided his voice for Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018). He has also acted in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019).

  1. ^ "Box Office Mojo – People Index". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Powers, Lindsay (October 27, 2011). "Samuel L. Jackson Is Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Samuel L. Jackson Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ Lisa, Andrew (October 22, 2020). "50 Highest-Grossing Actors of All Time". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Ferme, Antonio (June 24, 2021). "Governors Awards: Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann Set for Honorary Oscars". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "'This is going to be cherished': Samuel L Jackson and Elaine May receive honorary Oscars". TheGuardian.com. March 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Ables, Kelsey (March 26, 2022). "Samuel L. Jackson accepts honorary Oscar in emotional ceremony". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Mountaintop, with Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, Extends Broadway Run". Playbill. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "'The Piano Lesson' cast, director talk bringing the August Wilson play back to Broadway". Good Morning America. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ben Platt, Jessica Chastain, Samuel L. Jackson, Audra McDonald & More React To Tony Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  11. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 25, 2020). "Samuel L. Jackson to Play Nick Fury in New Marvel Disney Plus Series". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  12. ^ Albers, Caitlin (May 15, 2021). "Here's Who's Directing Marvel's 'Secret Invasion' Disney+ Series". Collider. Retrieved May 26, 2021.


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