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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
The Oscars
The Daily Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Graham Norton Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Tony Awards
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Law & Order
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Colbert Report
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Movies That Made Us
The Early 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
Marvel Studios Legends
Honest Trailers
Finding Your Roots
The Boondocks
Amend: The Fight for America
Extras
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Iron Man
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
The Exorcist III
Out of Sight
WandaVision
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
Quincy
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
What If...?
Prohibition
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Coming to America
Avengers: Secret Wars
Return to Jurassic Park
Avengers: Doomsday
Do the Right Thing
The Avengers
Jurassic Park
RoboCop
Argylle
Astro Boy
Captain America: The First Avenger
True Romance
Patriot Games
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Losing Isaiah
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Iron Man 2
The Other Guys
Juice
The Incredibles
Incredibles 2
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
Deep Blue Sea
Chi-Raq
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Strictly Business
Django Unchained
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Menace II Society
The War
The Marvels
Oldboy
Turbo
xXx
Hard Eight
The Legend of Tarzan
Glass
Spider-Man: Far From Home
A Time to Kill
Captain America: Brave New World
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Jumper
The Kill Room
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Sphere
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Captain Marvel
Against the Wall
Black Snake Moan
xXx: State of the Union
Jackie Brown
Pulp Fiction
Kong: Skull Island
Mr. Incredible and Pals
1408
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Changing Lanes
Twisted
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
The Banker
Cell
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
The Protégé
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
The Garfield Movie
Unicorn Store
Unbreakable
Rules of Engagement
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
One Eight Seven
Cleaner
Afro Samurai
Big Game
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
S.W.A.T.
Coach Carter
Shaft
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
The Hateful Eight
Secret Invasion
Damaged
Unthinkable
Production Credits
Secret Invasion
The Banker
Cleaner
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
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