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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. 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 second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making 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 returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (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 role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).
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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. 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 second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making 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 returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (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 role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
The Oscars
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Graham Norton Show
Bambi
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Tony Awards
Real Time with Bill Maher
Law & Order
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tulsa King
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Colbert Report
Parkinson
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Movies That Made Us
What If...?
The Early Show
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The Frank Skinner Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Today
Raw
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The Proud Family
The Boondocks
HBO First Look
The Jonathan Ross Show
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Finding Your Roots
Amend: The Fight for America
Marvel Studios Legends
The American Revolution
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Extras
Talking Bad
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Staged
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Iron Man
FireAid Benefit Concert
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Avengers: Infinity War
Inglourious Basterds
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Avengers: Endgame
Thor
GoodFellas
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
The Exorcist III
WandaVision
Out of Sight
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Ragtime
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Do the Right Thing
Quincy
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Prohibition
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Avengers: Secret Wars
Return to Jurassic Park
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
Avengers: Doomsday
Astro Boy
Coming to America
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
The Avengers
Jurassic Park
RoboCop
Argylle
True Romance
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Incredibles 2
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Patriot Games
The Other Guys
Iron Man 2
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Losing Isaiah
Incredibles 3
The Incredibles
Juice
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Django Unchained
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
Deep Blue Sea
The War
Strictly Business
Chi-Raq
Menace II Society
Afterburn
xXx
Turbo
Oldboy
The Marvels
Hard Eight
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Captain America: Brave New World
The Legend of Tarzan
Sphere
The Kill Room
Jumper
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Glass
A Time to Kill
Black Snake Moan
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
xXx: State of the Union
Unbreakable
Against the Wall
The Protégé
The Unholy Trinity
Unicorn Store
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Cell
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
The Garfield Movie
Captain Marvel
Changing Lanes
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Banker
Pulp Fiction
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Kong: Skull Island
Jackie Brown
Twisted
Mr. Incredible and Pals
1408
Rules of Engagement
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
S.W.A.T.
Man of War
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Cleaner
One Eight Seven
Damaged
The Hateful Eight
NOLA King
Big Game
Afro Samurai
Secret Invasion
Shaft
Unthinkable
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Coach Carter
Production Credits
NOLA King
The Banker
Secret Invasion
Cleaner
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
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