“Even during my theater years, I wished I could watch the plays I was in—while I was in them! I dig watching myself work.”
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Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and film producer. He is one of the most widely recognized actors of his generation. The films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed more than $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time. In 2022, he received the Academy Honorary Award as "a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generatio…
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2026· 4 entries
“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.”
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Flickering Myth: Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green plot against each other in Just Play Dead trailer
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It was announced that NOLA King would instead be set in Frisco, Texas and renamed Frisco King
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2025· 2 entries
It was announced that NOLA King, a spin-off series of Tulsa King set in New Orleans, was in the works at Paramount+ and would star Jackson in a role similar to the mobster character Sylvester Stallone plays in Tulsa King
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Samuel L. Jackson testified against Sean “Diddy” Combs during his trial in New York.” False.
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2023· 1 entry
Reprised his role as Nick Fury in the Disney+ series Secret Invasion, and in the film The Marvels, the sequel to Captain Marvel
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2022· 6 entries
Awarded Academy Honorary Award (2022).
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USA Today rated the claim “Samuel L. Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr. appear in a photo together as King played pool” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph shows Martin Luther King Jr. and actor Samuel L. Jackson at a pool hall in the 1960s.” Miscaptioned.
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Reported claimRated Although Mr Jackson was a student at Morehouse College, he confirmed on Twitter he wasn’t in the photo. The picture was not taken at the College. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Samuel L. Jackson, a student at Morehouse College, can be seen in the background of a photo of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. playing pool in 1966.” Although Mr Jackson was a student at Morehouse College, he confirmed on Twitter he wasn’t in the photo. The picture was not taken at the College..
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Friend and actor Denzel Washington presented Jackson with his Oscar
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Received the Academy Honorary Award as "a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide"
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2021· 1 entry
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named Jackson as one of its Academy Honorary Award recipients as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide
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2020· 3 entries
Archival footage of Jackson from Revenge of the Sith was used in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Shattered"
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson encouraged people to wear face masks as part of California's "Your Actions Save Lives" campaign
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Appeared in the television documentary series Enslaved, with investigative journalist Afua Hirsch as co-presenter
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2019· 5 entries
Africa Check rated the claim “Samuel L Jackson said “Maybe if we under-paid these modern mumble rappers and over-paid teachers, we’d have smarter kids and less shi**y music”” Fake.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Samuel L. Jackson said, “Maybe if we underpaid these modern mumble rappers and overpaid teachers there would be smarter people in the future and less s—– music.”” False.
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Appeared in the Brie Larson film Unicorn Store, and had a prominent role as Fury in the Marvel film Spider-Man: Far From Home
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After the results of a DNA test claimed to link him to the country's Benga ethnic group
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Jackson reprised his Unbreakable role as Mr
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2018· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Actor Samuel L. Jackson tweeted a lament about overpaid "modern mumble" rap artists and underpaid teachers.” False.
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And 2019, Jackson made cameo appearances as Fury in the Avengers sequels Infinity War and Endgame, and starred as a younger, de-aged Fury in Captain Marvel (2019) alongside Brie Larson
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2015· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Actor Samuel L. Jackson said he hoped that the San Bernardino shooter was just some "crazy white dude."” Mostly True.
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And Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Kong: Skull Island, which was released on March 10, 2017
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2014· 1 entry
Reported net worth: $150M (as of 2014).
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2013· 1 entry
Chi-Raq in 2015, and Highest 2 Lowest in 2025) and Tarantino, with the latter including prominent roles in Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015)
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2010· 1 entry
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
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2009· 2 entries
Started their own charity to help support education
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Again worked with Quentin Tarantino when he narrated several scenes in the World War II film Inglourious Basterds
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2008· 2 entries
Portrayed the villain in The Spirit, which was poorly received by critics and the box office
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Jackson reprised his role of Mace Windu in the CGI film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, followed by Lakeview Terrace where he played a racist cop who terrorizes an interracial couple
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2007· 2 entries
Jackson was featured as narrator in Bob Saget's direct-to-DVD Farce of the Penguins
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Portrayed a blues player who imprisons a young woman (Christina Ricci) addicted to sex in Black Snake Moan, and the horror film 1408, an adaptation of the Stephen King short story
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2006· 2 entries
Jackson won the German Bambi Award for International Film, based on his many film contributions
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Jackson was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre; he is the seventh African American and 191st actor to be recognized in this manner
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2005· 2 entries
Was presented with the Hawaii International Film Festival Achievement in Acting Award
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Starred in the sports drama Coach Carter, where he played a coach (based on the actual coach Ken Carter) dedicated to teaching his players that education is more important than basketball
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2004· 1 entry
Jackson starred in both his lowest and highest ranked films in his career
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2003· 1 entry
Jackson again worked with John Travolta in Basic and then as a police sergeant alongside Colin Farrell in the television show remake S
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2002· 2 entries
Marvel Comics designed their "Ultimate" version of the character Nick Fury after his likeness without his consent
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Played a recovering alcoholic, attempting to keep custody of his kids while fighting a battle of wits in Changing Lanes, co-starring Ben Affleck
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2001· 2 entries
Jackson has supported English football team Liverpool FC since appearing in The 51st State (2001), which was shot in Liverpool.
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Was The Caveman's Valentine, a murder thriller directed by Lemmons in which he played a homeless musician
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2000· 1 entry
Jackson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Blvd
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1999· 1 entry
Jackson starred in the horror film Deep Blue Sea, and as Jedi Master Mace Windu in George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
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1998· 2 entries
Earned Silver Bear (1998).
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Worked with established actors: Sharon Stone and Dustin Hoffman in Sphere, and Kevin Spacey in The Negotiator, playing a hostage negotiator who resorts to taking hostages himself when he is falsely accused of murder a
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1997· 1 entry
Earned Silver Bear for Best Actor for Jackie Brown (1997).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Film Independent Spirit Awards (1995).
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Pulp Fiction (1994).
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for Jungle Fever (1991).
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1980· 1 entry
Jackson married actress LaTanya Richardson, whom he met while attending Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia
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1976· 1 entry
And spent the next decade appearing in stage productions, including Geva Theatre's 1977-1978 production of A Raisin in the Sun, as well as the premieres of The Piano Lesson and Two Trains Running at the Yale Repertory Th
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1969· 1 entry
Jackson and several other students held hostage the members of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees (including Martin Luther King Sr
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1968· 1 entry
Jackson attended King's funeral in Atlanta as an usher
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1948· 1 entry
Born 1948-12-21.
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