Samuel L. Jackson
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An American film and television actor and film producer. After Jackson became involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas, Def by Temptation, before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994 he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim. Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds. He plays Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Iron Man (2008) Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). He will also reprise his role in Secret Invasion (2023) and The Marvels (2023). Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box office. Jackson has won multiple awards throughout his career and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and songs. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has one daughter, Zoe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel L. Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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An American film and television actor and film producer. After Jackson became involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas, Def by Temptation, before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994 he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim. Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds. He plays Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Iron Man (2008) Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). He will also reprise his role in Secret Invasion (2023) and The Marvels (2023). Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box office. Jackson has won multiple awards throughout his career and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and songs. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has one daughter, Zoe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel L. Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Oscars
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Graham Norton Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Real Time with Bill Maher
Law & Order
LIVE with Kelly and Ryan
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Movies That Made Us
WWE Raw
Today
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
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
HBO First Look
Iron Man
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Avengers: Infinity War
Inglourious Basterds
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Avengers: Endgame
Thor
GoodFellas
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
WandaVision
We Are One With President-Elect Barack Obama
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Do the Right Thing
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Captain America: The First Avenger
Quincy
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Return to Jurassic Park
Coming to America
Jurassic Park
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Astro Boy
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
RoboCop
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Patriot Games
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
The Avengers
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Iron Man 2
The Other Guys
The Incredibles
Strictly Business
Deep Blue Sea
Incredibles 2
Chi-Raq
The War
The Marvels
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Django Unchained
Amend: The Fight for America
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Menace II Society
Oldboy
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Glass
Jumper
The Legend of Tarzan
A Time to Kill
Captain America: New World Order
xXx
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Sphere
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Unbreakable
1408
Rules of Engagement
Kong: Skull Island
Unicorn Store
Mr. Incredible and Pals
The Protégé
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Jackie Brown
Pulp Fiction
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
The Banker
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Captain Marvel
xXx: State of the Union
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Cleaner
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Afro Samurai
The Hateful Eight
Coach Carter
S.W.A.T.
Big Game
Secret Invasion
Production Credits
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