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