Samuel L. Jackson
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Born | Samuel Leroy Jackson December 21, 1948 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Citizenship | United States • Gabon |
Education | Morehouse College (BA) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1972–present |
Works | Full list |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Full list |
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the
Jackson made his professional theatre debut in
Jackson's early film roles include
He also gained widespread recognition as the
Early life
Samuel Leroy Jackson was born in
After
Career
1972–1987: Early roles and theatre work
Casting black actors is still strange for Hollywood. Denzel gets the offer first. Then it's Danny Glover, Forest Whitaker, and Wesley Snipes. Right now, I'm the next one on the list.
— Jackson discussing his new fame in 1993[32]
Jackson initially majored in marine biology at Morehouse College before switching to architecture. He later settled on drama after taking a public speaking class and appearing in a version of The Threepenny Opera.[22] Jackson began acting on the stage, including Home and A Soldier's Play, which was the inspiration for the 1984 film A Soldier's Story.[17] He appeared in several television films, and made his feature film debut in the blaxploitation independent film Together for Days (1972).[13][34] After these initial roles, Jackson moved from Atlanta to New York City in 1976, and spent the next decade appearing in stage plays, including the premieres of The Piano Lesson and Two Trains Running at the Yale Repertory Theater.[32][35] To supplement his income while auditioning, he worked at the Manhattan Plaza apartment complex as an overnight security guard.[36] Jackson developed addictions to alcohol and cocaine, which prevented him from proceeding with the two plays to Broadway (actors Charles S. Dutton and Anthony Chisholm took his place).[31]
1988–1993: Rise to prominence
After a 1981 performance in the play A Soldier's Play, Jackson was introduced to director Spike Lee, who cast him for small roles in School Daze (1988) and Do the Right Thing (1989).[17][37] He also worked for three years as a stand-in for Bill Cosby on The Cosby Show.[29][38] Throughout his early film career, mainly in minimal roles in films such as Coming to America (1988) and various television films, Jackson was mentored by Morgan Freeman.[22]
Jackson played a minor role in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, as real-life Mafia associate Stacks Edwards. Having overdosed on heroin several times, he switched to cocaine.[39] His family entered him into a New York rehabilitation clinic.[22][40] After he completed rehabilitation, he appeared in Jungle Fever as a crack cocaine addict. Jackson said that the role was cathartic,[17] commenting, "It was a funny kind of thing. By the time I was out of rehab, about a week or so later I was on set and we were ready to start shooting."[41] His performance was so acclaimed that the jury of 1991 Cannes Film Festival added a special "Supporting Actor" award just for him.[18][42] Following this role, Jackson became involved with the comedy Strictly Business and dramas Juice and Patriot Games. He then moved on to two other comedies: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (his first starring role) and Amos & Andrew.[43][44] Jackson worked with the director Steven Spielberg in 1993's Jurassic Park.[45]
1994–1998: Career breakthrough
After a turn as the criminal Big Don in 1993's
After Pulp Fiction, Jackson received multiple scripts to review: "I could easily have made a career out of playing Jules over the years. Everybody's always sending me the script they think is the new Pulp Fiction."
Quickly becoming a box office star, Jackson continued with three starring roles in 1997. In
1999–2007: Established actor
On June 13, 2000, Jackson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Blvd.[65] He began the next decade of his film career playing a Marine colonel put on trial in Rules of Engagement, co-starred with Bruce Willis for a third time in the supernatural thriller Unbreakable, and starred in the 2000 remake of the 1971 film Shaft. He reprised both of the latter roles in 2019, his Unbreakable character Mr. Glass in Glass and Shaft in another film titled Shaft.[66][67][68] Jackson's sole film in 2001 was The Caveman's Valentine, a murder thriller directed by Lemmons in which he played a homeless musician.[69] In 2002, he played a recovering alcoholic, attempting to keep custody of his kids while fighting a battle of wits (in Changing Lanes) with Ben Affleck's character.[17] He returned for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, seeing his minor supporting role develop into a major character. Mace Windu's purple lightsaber in the film was the result of Jackson's suggestion;[17] he wanted to be sure that his character would stand out in a crowded battle scene.[70][71] Jackson then acted as an NSA agent, alongside Vin Diesel in XXX, and as a kilt-wearing drug dealer in The 51st State.[72][73] In 2003, Jackson again worked with John Travolta in Basic and then as a police sergeant alongside Colin Farrell in the television show remake SWAT[74][75] A song within the soundtrack was named after him, entitled Sammy L. Jackson by Hot Action Cop.[76] Jackson also appeared in HBO's documentary Unchained Memories, as a narrator along many other stars like Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg. Based on reviews gathered by
In 2005, he starred in the sports drama
On January 30, 2006, Jackson was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at
On January 30, 2007, Jackson was featured as narrator in
2008–2019: Career expansion
In 2008, he portrayed the villain in The Spirit, which was poorly received by critics and the box office.[108][109] In 2009, he again worked with Quentin Tarantino when he narrated several scenes in the World War II film Inglourious Basterds.[110]
In 2010, he starred in the drama Mother and Child and portrayed an interrogator who attempts to locate several nuclear weapons in the direct-to-video film Unthinkable.[111][112] Alongside Dwayne Johnson, Jackson again portrayed a police officer in the opening scenes of the comedy The Other Guys. He also co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones for a film adaptation of The Sunset Limited.
Throughout Jackson's career, he has appeared in many films alongside mainstream
In 2002, Jackson gave his consent for
Among his more recent film roles, Jackson appeared in
2020–present: Return to theatre
In 2020, he appeared in the television documentary series
Upcoming projects
He is set to produce a live-action film adaptation of Afro Samurai,[136] and will play the role of Sho'nuff in a remake of The Last Dragon.[137] Jackson also completed his work on the upcoming film Damaged.[138] He is also set to appear opposite Pierce Brosnan in Unholy Trinity.[139]
He will commence filming Last Meals in late November 2023.[140]
Other appearances
He's known for his extensive voice roles including Whiplash in
He also appeared in the
Box-office performance
Throughout the 1990s, A.C. Neilson E.C.I., a box office–tracking company, determined that Jackson appeared in more films than any other actor who grossed $1.7 billion domestically.
Audiobooks
- 2011: ISBN 978-1-4558-4165-3
- 2014: ISBN 978-1-4915-1908-0
Personal life
In 1980, Jackson married actress and producer
Jackson is bald but enjoys wearing wigs in his films.[164] He said about his decision to shave his head, "I keep ending up on those 'bald is beautiful' lists. It's cool. You know, when I started losing my hair, it was during the era when everybody had lots of hair. All of a sudden, I felt this big hole in the middle of my afro. I couldn't face having a comb over so I had to quickly figure what the haircut for me was."[164] His first bald role was in The Great White Hype.[165] He usually gets to pick his own hairstyles for each character he portrays.[165][166] He poked fun at his baldness the first time he appeared bald on The Tonight Show, explaining that he had to shave his head for one role, but then kept receiving more and more bald roles and had to keep shaving his head so that wigs could be made for him. He joked that "the only way [he's] gonna have time to grow [his] hair back is if [he's] not working". He is noted for often wearing a Kangol hat in public.[167]
Jackson has a clause in his contracts that allows him to play golf during film shoots.[21][23][49] He has played in the Gary Player Invitational charity golf tournament to assist Gary Player in raising funds for children in South Africa.[22] He is a keen basketball fan, supporting the Toronto Raptors and the Harlem Globetrotters.[168] He has supported English football team Liverpool FC since appearing in The 51st State, which was shot in Liverpool,[169] and also supports Irish football team Bohemian FC.[170]
Jackson campaigned during the
In June 2013, Jackson launched a joint campaign with
He was granted Gabonese citizenship in 2019 after the results of a DNA test claimed to link him to the country's Benga ethnic group.[20] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson encouraged people to wear face masks as part of California's "Your Actions Save Lives" campaign. Along with Dwayne Johnson, he also encouraged those who had recovered from COVID-19 to donate their blood to help others fighting the virus.[181] He additionally appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to read a satirical book, Stay the Fuck at Home, which spread awareness of social distancing.[182]
Filmography
Awards and honors
Over his career, Jackson has received various awards for his performances on film. At the
Notes
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Further reading
- Dils, Tracey E. (1999). Samuel L. Jackson. Black Americans of Achievement. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publications. OCLC 41885637.
- Hudson, Jeff (2004). Samuel L. Jackson: The Unauthorised Biography. London: OCLC 224038091.
- Jordan, Pat (April 26, 2012). "How Samuel L. Jackson Became His Own Genre". The New York Times.
External links
- Samuel L. Jackson at IMDb
- Samuel L. Jackson at the Internet Broadway Database
- Samuel L. Jackson at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Samuel L. Jackson at AllMovie
- Samuel L. Jackson at the TCM Movie Database
- Samuel L. Jackson at Rotten Tomatoes
- Samuel L. Jackson collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Samuel L. Jackson collected news and commentary at The Guardian
- Extensive biography of Samuel L. Jackson