American actor (born 1948)
Samuel L. Jackson
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Born
| Samuel Leroy Jackson
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1948-12-21
)
December 21, 1948
(age 75)
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Citizenship
| United States ?
Gabon
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Education
| Morehouse College
(
BA
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Occupations
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Years active
| 1972?present
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Works
| Full list
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Spouse
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Children
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Awards
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Samuel Leroy Jackson
(born December 21, 1948) is an American actor. 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
highest-grossing actor of all time
.
[a]
[4]
In 2022, he received the
Academy Honorary Award
as "a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".
[5]
[6]
[7]
Jackson made 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 portrayed
Martin Luther King Jr.
in the Broadway play
The Mountaintop
(2011).
[8]
He returned to Broadway in the 2022 revival of
The Piano Lesson
playing Doaker Charles, for which he received a
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
nomination.
[9]
[10]
Jackson's early film roles include
Coming to America
(1988),
Juice
(1992),
True Romance
(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 performance was as Jules Winnfield in
Quentin Tarantino
's
crime drama
Pulp Fiction
(1994), for which he won the
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
and received a nomination for the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in
Jackie Brown
(1997),
Kill Bill: Volume 2
(2004),
Django Unchained
(2012), and
The Hateful Eight
(2015).
He also gained widespread recognition as the
Jedi
Mace Windu
in the
Star Wars
prequel trilogy
(1999?2005), and
Nick Fury
in 11
Marvel Cinematic Universe films
, beginning with
Iron Man
(2008), as well as in the
Disney+
series
Secret Invasion
&
What If...?
and guest-starring in the
ABC
series
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
.
[11]
[12]
Jackson has provided his voice for
Lucius Best / Frozone
in the
Pixar
films
The Incredibles
(2004) and
Incredibles 2
(2018). He has also acted in a number of big-budget films, including
Die Hard with a Vengeance
(1995),
A Time to Kill
(1996),
Unbreakable
(2000),
Shaft
(2000) and
its reboot
(2019),
XXX
(2002),
Coach Carter
(2005),
Snakes on a Plane
(2006),
Kingsman: The Secret Service
(2014),
Kong: Skull Island
(2017), and
Glass
(2019).
Early life
Samuel Leroy Jackson was born in
Washington, D.C.
, on December 21, 1948,
[13]
the only child of Elizabeth Harriett (nee Montgomery) and Roy Henry Jackson.
[14]
[15]
He grew up in
Chattanooga, Tennessee
.
[13]
[16]
His father lived away from the family in
Kansas City, Missouri
, and later died of alcoholism. Jackson met him only twice during his life.
[17]
[18]
He was raised by his mother, a factory worker and later a supplies buyer for a
mental institution
; he was also raised by his maternal grandparents, Edgar and Pearl Montgomery, as well as extended family.
[15]
[17]
[19]
According to DNA tests, Jackson partially descends from the
Benga people
of
Gabon
, and he became a naturalized citizen of Gabon in 2019.
[20]
He attended several
segregated schools
[21]
and graduated from Riverside High School in Chattanooga.
[13]
He played the
French horn
,
piccolo
, trumpet, and flute in the school orchestra.
[22]
[23]
He developed a stutter during childhood and learned to "pretend to be other people who didn't stutter". He still uses the word "
motherfucker
" to get through a speech block. He still has days where he stutters.
[23]
[24]
Initially intent on pursuing a degree in
marine biology
, he attended
Morehouse College
in
Atlanta, Georgia
.
[13]
After joining a local acting group to earn extra points in a class, he found an interest in acting and switched his major.
[25]
Before graduating in 1972, he co-founded the Just Us Theatre.
[17]
[26]
After
Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
in 1968, Jackson attended King's funeral in Atlanta as one of the ushers.
[27]
He then traveled to
Memphis, Tennessee
, to join an equal rights protest march. In a 2005
Parade
interview, he said, "I was angry about the assassination, but I wasn't shocked by it. I knew that change was going to take something different—not sit-ins, not peaceful coexistence."
[28]
In 1969, Jackson and several other students held members of the Morehouse College board of trustees (including
Martin Luther King Sr.
) hostage on the campus, demanding reform in the school's curriculum and governance.
[29]
The college eventually agreed to change its policy, but Jackson was charged with and eventually convicted of unlawful confinement, a second-degree
felony
.
[30]
He was suspended for two years for his criminal record and his actions. He would later return to the college to earn a
BA
in drama in 1972.
[31]
While he was suspended, he took a job as a social worker in Los Angeles.
[32]
He decided to return to Atlanta, where he met with
Stokely Carmichael
,
H. Rap Brown
, and others active in the
Black Power
movement.
[28]
He began to feel empowered with his involvement in the movement, especially when the group began buying guns.
[28]
However, before he could become involved with any significant armed confrontations, his mother sent him to Los Angeles after the
FBI
warned her that he would die within a year if he remained with the group.
[28]
In a 2018 interview with
Vogue
, he denied having been a member of the
Black Panther Party
.
[33]
Career
1972?1987: Early roles and theatre work
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
True Romance
?written by
Quentin Tarantino
and directed by
Tony Scott
?Tarantino asked Jackson to play Jules Winnfield in
Pulp Fiction
(1994). Jackson was surprised to learn that the part had been specifically written for him: "To know that somebody had written something like Jules for me. I was overwhelmed, thankful, arrogant?this whole combination of things that you could be, knowing that somebody's going to give you an opportunity like that."
[46]
Pulp Fiction,
Jackson's thirtieth film, made him internationally recognized and he received praise from critics.
Entertainment Weekly
wrote: "As superb as
Travolta
,
Willis
, and
Keitel
are, the actor who reigns over
Pulp Fiction
is Samuel L. Jackson. He just about lights fires with his gremlin eyes and he transforms his speeches into hypnotic bebop soliloquies."
[47]
For the Academy Awards,
Miramax Films
pushed for, and received, the
Best Supporting Actor
nomination for Jackson.
[48]
He also received a
Golden Globe
nomination and won the
BAFTA Award
for
Best Supporting Role
.
[49]
[50]
[51]
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
."
[52]
With a succession of poor-performing films such as
Kiss of Death
,
The Great White Hype
, and
Losing Isaiah
, Jackson began to receive poor reviews from critics who had praised his performance in
Pulp Fiction
. This ended with his involvement in two box-office successes:
Die Hard with a Vengeance
, in which he starred alongside
Bruce Willis
in the third installment of the
Die Hard
series; and
A Time to Kill
, where he played a father put on trial for killing two men who raped his daughter.
[53]
[54]
For
A Time to Kill
, Jackson earned an NAACP Image for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and a
Golden Globe
nomination for a Best Supporting Actor.
[55]
Quickly becoming a box office star, Jackson continued with three starring roles in 1997. In
187
he played a dedicated teacher striving to leave an impact on his students.
[56]
He received an Independent Spirit award for Best First Feature alongside first-time writer/director
Kasi Lemmons
in the drama
Eve's Bayou
, for which he also served as executive producer.
[57]
He worked again with Tarantino on
Jackie Brown
and received the
Silver Bear for Best Actor
at the
Berlin Film Festival
[58]
and a fourth Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of the arms merchant Ordell Robbie.
[59]
In 1998, he 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 and embezzlement.
[60]
[61]
In 1999, 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
.
[62]
[63]
In an interview, Jackson claimed that he did not have a chance to read the script for the film and did not learn he was playing the character Mace Windu until he was fitted for his costume (though he later said that he was eager to accept any role, just for the chance to be a part of the
Star Wars
saga).
[64]
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
S.W.A.T.
[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
Rotten Tomatoes
, in 2004 Jackson starred in both his lowest and highest ranked films in his career.
[77]
In the thriller
Twisted
, Jackson played a mentor to
Ashley Judd
.
[78]
The film garnered a 2% approval rating on the website, with reviewers calling his performance "lackluster" and "wasted".
[79]
[80]
[81]
He then lent his voice to the animated film
The Incredibles
as the superhero Frozone.
[82]
The film received a 97% approval rating, and Jackson's performance earned him an
Annie Award
nomination for Best Voice Acting.
[83]
[84]
He made a cameo in another Quentin Tarantino film,
Kill Bill: Volume 2
.
[85]
In 2005, he 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.
[86]
Although the film received mixed reviews, Jackson's performance was praised despite the film's storyline.
[87]
[88]
Bob Townsend of the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
commended Jackson's performance, "He takes what could have been a cardboard cliche role and puts flesh on it with his flamboyant intelligence."
[89]
Jackson also returned for two sequels:
XXX: State of the Union
, this time commanding
Ice Cube
, and the final
Star Wars
prequel film,
Star Wars: Episode III ? Revenge of the Sith
.
[90]
His last film for 2005 was
The Man
alongside comedian
Eugene Levy
.
[91]
On November 4, 2005, he was presented with the
Hawaii International Film Festival
Achievement in Acting Award.
[92]
On January 30, 2006, 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.
[93]
In an interview that year, he said that he chooses roles that are "exciting to watch" and have an "interesting character inside of a story", and that in his roles he wanted to "do things [he hasn't] done, things [he] saw as a kid and wanted to do and now [has] an opportunity to do".
[94]
He next starred opposite actress
Julianne Moore
in the
box office bomb
Freedomland
, where he depicted a police detective attempting to help a mother find her abducted child while quelling a citywide
race riot
.
[95]
[96]
Jackson's second film of the year,
Snakes on a Plane
, gained
cult film
status months before it was released based on its title and cast.
[97]
Jackson's decision to star in the film was solely based on the title.
[98]
To build anticipation for the film, he also cameoed in the 2006 music video "
Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)
" by
Cobra Starship
. On December 2, 2006, Jackson won the German
Bambi Award
for International Film, based on his many film contributions.
[99]
In December 2006, Jackson starred in
Home of the Brave
, as a doctor returning home from the
Iraq War
.
[100]
On January 30, 2007, Jackson was featured as narrator in
Bob Saget
's
direct-to-DVD
Farce of the Penguins
.
[101]
The film was a spoof of the box office success
March of the Penguins
(which was narrated by
Morgan Freeman
).
[102]
Also in 2007, he 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.
[103]
[104]
Later the same year, Jackson portrayed an athlete who impersonates former boxing heavyweight
Bob Satterfield
in director
Rod Lurie
's drama,
Resurrecting the Champ
. In 2008, 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.
[105]
[106]
In November of the same year, he starred along with
Bernie Mac
and
Isaac Hayes
(who both died before the film's release) in
Soul Men
.
[107]
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
rappers
. These include
Tupac Shakur
(
Juice
),
Queen Latifah
(
Juice
/
Sphere
/
Jungle Fever
),
Method Man
(
One Eight Seven
),
LL Cool J
(
Deep Blue Sea
/
S.W.A.T.
),
Busta Rhymes
(
Shaft
),
Eve
(
xXx
),
Ice Cube
(
xXx: State of the Union
),
Xzibit
(
xXx: State of the Union
),
David Banner
(
Black Snake Moan
), and
50 Cent
(
Home of the Brave
).
[113]
Additionally, Jackson has appeared in five films with actor
Bruce Willis
(National Lampoon's
Loaded Weapon 1
,
Pulp Fiction
,
Die Hard with a Vengeance
,
Unbreakable
, and
Glass
) and the actors were slated to work together in
Black Water Transit
before both dropped out.
[114]
In 2002, Jackson gave his consent for
Marvel Comics
to design their "
Ultimate
" version of the character
Nick Fury
after his likeness.
[115]
In the 2008 film
Iron Man
, he made a cameo as the character in a post-credit scene.
[116]
In February 2009, Jackson signed on to a nine-picture deal with
Marvel Studios
which would see him appear as the character in
Iron Man 2
,
Thor
,
Captain America: The First Avenger
, and
The Avengers
, as well as any other subsequent film they would produce.
[117]
He reprised the role in
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(2014)
[118]
and
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015).
[119]
In February 2015, Jackson stated that he only has two movies left on his Marvel contract following
Age of Ultron
.
[120]
In 2018 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
alongside
Brie Larson
.
Among his more recent film roles, Jackson appeared in
Quentin Tarantino
's
Django Unchained
, which was released December 25, 2012,
[121]
Tarantino's
The Hateful Eight
, which was released in
70mm
on December 25, 2015,
[122]
and
Jordan Vogt-Roberts
'
Kong: Skull Island
,
[123]
which was released on March 10, 2017. In 2019, Jackson reprised his
Unbreakable
role as Mr. Glass in the film
Glass
, and his Shaft role in
Shaft
, both sequels to his 2000 films. Also in 2019, he appeared in the
Brie Larson
film
Unicorn Store
,
[124]
[125]
and had a prominent role as Fury in the Marvel film
Spider-Man: Far From Home
. Additionally, he reprised his role as Fury in a cameo appearance on the
ABC
television series
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
in 2013
[126]
and the
season finale
in 2014.
[127]
2020?present: Return to theatre
In 2020, he appeared in the television documentary series
Enslaved
,
[128]
with investigative journalist
Afua Hirsch
as co-presenter.
[129]
[130]
He also appeared in the 2021 movie
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
alongside
Chris Rock
. After an 11-year absence from the stage Jackson returned to
Broadway
as Doaker Charles in a revival of
August Wilson
's
The Piano Lesson
opposite
John David Washington
and
Danielle Brooks
. The 2022 production was directed by Jackson's wife
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
.
[131]
For his performance he received a
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
nomination.
[132]
He reprised his role as
Nick Fury
in the
Disney+
series
Secret Invasion
,
[133]
and in
The Marvels
, the sequel to
Captain Marvel
.
[134]
The following year Jackson had a minor role in the
Matthew Vaughn
directed spy comedy
Argylle
(2024).
[135]
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
. He is also set to appear opposite
Pierce Brosnan
in
Unholy Trinity
.
[137]
He will commence filming
Last Meals
in late November 2023.
[138]
Other appearances
He's known for his extensive voice roles including Whiplash in
Turbo
(2013), the title character of the
anime
series
Afro Samurai
(2007), and
Frank Tenpenny
in the video game
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
(2004). He also narrated the acclaimed documentary
I Am Not Your Negro
(2016).
In addition to films, Jackson also appeared in several television shows, a video game, music videos, as well as
audiobooks
. Jackson had a small part in the
Public Enemy
music video for "
911 Is a Joke
". Jackson voiced several television show characters, including the lead role in the
anime
series,
Afro Samurai
, in addition to a recurring part as the voice of
Gin Rummy
in several episodes of the animated series
The Boondocks
.
[139]
[140]
He was in the Pilot for Ghostwriter.
[
citation needed
]
He guest-starred as himself in an episode of the
BBC
/
HBO
sitcom
Extras
.
He voiced the main
antagonist
,
Officer Frank Tenpenny
, in the video game
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
.
[142]
Jackson also hosted a variety of awards shows. He has hosted the
MTV Movie Awards
(1998),
[143]
the
ESPYs
(1999, 2001, 2002, and 2009),
[144]
and the
Spike TV Video Game Awards
(2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012).
[145]
In November 2006, he provided the voice of God for
The Bible Experience
, the
New Testament
audiobook version of the Bible. He was given the lead role because producers believed his deep, authoritative voice would best fit the role.
[146]
He also recorded the
Audible.com
audiobook of
Go the Fuck to Sleep
.
[147]
For the
Atlanta Falcons
' 2010 season, Jackson portrayed Rev. Sultan in the Falcons "Rise Up" commercial.
He also appeared in the
Capital One
cash-back credit card commercials. Jackson too appeared in a
Sky Broadband
Shield commercial,
Sky UK
's broadband service as Nick Fury to promote Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
[148]
He also played Nick Fury in an ad for the video game
Marvel Snap
.
[149]
Jackson released a song about social justice with
KRS-One
,
Sticky Fingaz
,
Mad Lion
&
Talib Kweli
about violence in America called "I Can't Breathe" which were the last words said by
Eric Garner
.
[150]
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.
[151]
By 2011, the films that featured Jackson as a leading actor or supporting co-star had grossed a total of $2.81
[152]
to $4.91 billion
[153]
at the North American box office. This placed him as the seventh-highest-grossing lead actor and the second-highest-grossing actor, behind only voice actor
Frank Welker
. The 2009 edition of
The Guinness World Records
, which uses a different calculation to determine film grosses, stated that Jackson is the world's highest-grossing actor, with $7.42 billion generated across 68 films.
[154]
Subsequently, as of 2022, according to data crunched by the
Golden Globes
, this total has ballooned out to more than $27 billion grossed across 152 movies, locking him in as the highest-grossing actor, and second-highest grossing person in film in general behind
Stan Lee
, who was primarily known for his cameo work.
[155]
[156]
[157]
Audiobooks
Personal life
In 1980, Jackson married actress and producer
LaTanya Richardson
,
[158]
whom he met while attending
Morehouse College
.
[17]
The couple have a daughter named Zoe (born 1982).
[159]
In 2009, they started their own charity to help support education.
[158]
Jackson has said that he watches his own films in cinemas: "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."
[160]
He also enjoys collecting the action figures of the characters he portrays in his films, including
Jules Winnfield
,
Shaft
,
Mace Windu
, and
Frozone
.
[161]
Jackson is bald but enjoys wearing wigs in his films.
[162]
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."
[162]
His first bald role was in
The Great White Hype
.
[163]
He usually gets to pick his own hairstyles for each character he portrays.
[163]
[164]
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.
[165]
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
.
[166]
He has supported English football team
Liverpool FC
since appearing in
The 51st State
, which was shot in
Liverpool
,
[167]
and also supports Irish football team
Bohemian FC
.
[168]
Jackson campaigned during the
2008 Democratic Primary
for
Barack Obama
in
Texarkana, Texas
. He said, "Barack Obama represents everything I was told I could be growing up. I am a child of
segregation
. When I grew up and people told me I could be president, I knew it was a lie. But now we have a representative... the
American Dream
is a reality. Anyone can grow up to be a president."
[169]
He also said, "I voted for Barack because he was black. That's why other folks vote for other people?because they look like them."
[170]
In December 2012, he compared his
Django Unchained
character, a villainous house slave who sides with his white oppressors, to black conservative Justice
Clarence Thomas
and said that the character had "the same moral compass as Clarence Thomas does".
[171]
Following the Supreme Court's
decision to overturn
Roe v. Wade
in June 2022, he again criticized Thomas, referring to him as "
Uncle Clarence
" and asking how Thomas?who is married to white attorney
Ginni Thomas
?feels about overturning
Loving v. Virginia
, a Supreme Court ruling which allowed interracial marriages.
[172]
In June 2013, Jackson launched a joint campaign with
Prizeo
in an effort to raise money to fight
Alzheimer's disease
. As part of the campaign, he recited various fan-written monologues and a popular scene from the
AMC
series
Breaking Bad
.
[173]
[174]
In August 2013, he started following a
vegan
diet for health reasons, explaining that he is "just trying to live forever".
[175]
He attributed his 40 lb (18 kg) weight loss to the diet.
[176]
He had largely abandoned the diet by March 2017, but still praised and recommended it.
[13]
He launched a campaign called "One for the Boys", which teaches men about testicular cancer and urges them to "get themselves checked out".
[177]
[178]
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.
[179]
He additionally appeared on
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
to read a satirical book,
Stay the Fuck at Home
, which spread awareness of
social distancing
.
[180]
Filmography
Awards and honors
Over his career, Jackson has received various awards for his performances on film. At the
44th Cannes Film Festival
he received the
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
for his performance in
Spike Lee
's
Jungle Fever
(1991). He received the
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
and the
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
for his performance in
Quentin Tarantino
's
Pulp Fiction
(1994). He also received
Academy Award
,
Golden Globe Award
, and
Screen Actors Guild Award
nominations for the performance as well. At the
48th Berlin International Film Festival
, he received
Silver Bear for Best Actor
for his leading performance in Tarantino's
Jackie Brown
(1997). In 2021, 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."
[181]
[182]
At the
12th Annual Governors Awards
, friend and actor
Denzel Washington
presented Jackson with his
Oscar
.
[183]
Notes
- ^
Jackson is listed as the second highest-grossing person in film of all time behind
Stan Lee
, who was not an actor but earned first place due to the cameo appearances he made in most of the blockbuster films adapted from comic book characters he created.
[1]
[2]
[3]
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Charlie Chaplin
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W. Howard Greene
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Harold Rosson
(1936)
- Edgar Bergen
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W. Howard Greene
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Museum of Modern Art Film Library
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Mack Sennett
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- J. Arthur Ball
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Walt Disney
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Deanna Durbin
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Mickey Rooney
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Gordon Jennings
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Jan Domela
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Farciot Edouart
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Loyal Griggs
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Loren L. Ryder
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Louis Mesenkop
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Oliver T. Marsh
and Allen Davey /
Harry Warner
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- George Pal
(1943)
- Bob Hope
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Margaret O'Brien
(1944)
- Republic Studio,
Daniel J. Bloomberg
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Walter Wanger
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The House I Live In
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Peggy Ann Garner
(1945)
- Harold Russell
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Laurence Olivier
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Ernst Lubitsch
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(1946)
- James Baskett
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Thomas Armat
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William Nicholas Selig
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Albert E. Smith
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George Kirke Spoor
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Bill and Coo
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Shoeshine
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- Walter Wanger
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Monsieur Vincent
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Sid Grauman
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Adolph Zukor
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- Jean Hersholt
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Fred Astaire
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The Bicycle Thief
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