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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!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Tony Awards
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Law & Order
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Colbert Report
Parkinson
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Movies That Made Us
The Early Show
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Honest Trailers
The Frank Skinner Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Today
Raw
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The Proud Family
HBO First Look
The Jonathan Ross Show
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Finding Your Roots
The Boondocks
Amend: The Fight for America
Marvel Studios Legends
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Extras
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
Inglourious Basterds
Avengers: Infinity War
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Avengers: Endgame
Thor
GoodFellas
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Out of Sight
The Exorcist III
WandaVision
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
The Oscars
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Ragtime
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Do the Right Thing
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Quincy
What If...?
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Prohibition
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Avengers: Secret Wars
Avengers: Doomsday
Coming to America
Astro Boy
Return to Jurassic Park
The Avengers
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Jurassic Park
RoboCop
Argylle
Captain America: The First Avenger
True Romance
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Patriot Games
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Losing Isaiah
Iron Man 2
The Other Guys
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
The Incredibles
Juice
Menace II Society
Deep Blue Sea
The War
Strictly Business
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Django Unchained
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Incredibles 2
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Chi-Raq
Turbo
xXx
The Marvels
Hard Eight
Oldboy
Sphere
Captain America: Brave New World
Jumper
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The Legend of Tarzan
The Kill Room
A Time to Kill
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Glass
Twisted
Pulp Fiction
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
The Banker
The Protégé
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Hitman's Bodyguard
1408
Unbreakable
Black Snake Moan
Mr. Incredible and Pals
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
The Unholy Trinity
Unicorn Store
xXx: State of the Union
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Cell
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Jackie Brown
Captain Marvel
Kong: Skull Island
Against the Wall
Changing Lanes
Rules of Engagement
The Garfield Movie
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Shaft
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Man of War
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Damaged
Big Game
Unthinkable
Secret Invasion
Cleaner
Afro Samurai
Coach Carter
S.W.A.T.
The Hateful Eight
One Eight Seven
Production Credits
The Banker
Cleaner
Secret Invasion
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
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