Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an African American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor.
Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. He grew up as an only child in the factory town of Chattanooga, Tennessee with his mother, Elizabeth Jackson (a factory worker and later a supply buyer for a mental institution), and his maternal grandparents and extended family. His father lived away from the family in Kansas City, Missouri and later died from alcoholism. Jackson attended Riverside High a segregated school where, between the third and twelfth grade, he played the French horn and trumpet in the school orchestra. He later attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he co-founded the "Just Us Theater". Jackson was expelled from the college for two years, although he did receive a Bachelor of Arts in Drama in 1972. While attending Morehouse, Jackson, along with several fellow students, participated in a demonstration that involved taking over a campus space; civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Sr. was inadvertently held in the building during the takeover Jackson previously served as an usher at one of the funeral services for Martin Luther King, Jr., held in the quadrangle of the College After taking a public speaking class and appearing in a version of The Threepenny Opera at his college, Jackson appeared in a few minor acting roles, including television work, and in 1976 moved to New York City, spending the next decade appearing in stage plays. Personal life Jackson is married to actress Latanya Richardson, whom he met while attending Morehouse College. The couple, who live in Los Angeles, California, have a daughter, Zoe, born in 1982, who is in culinary school. Jackson is an avid basketball fan, and especially enjoys the Harlem Globetrotters and the Toronto Raptors. He also became an avid Liverpool F.C. fan after filming the movie The 51st State in Liverpool, England. Jackson enjoys playing golf, a game he has been reported to have become very proficient at; he has stated that if he had to choose any other career, he would be "on the PGA [tour] playing golf". He is a comic book and anime fan and can be seen reading a copy of the comic book 100 Bullets in the music video for Snakes on a Plane (Bring It) by Cobra Starship.
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Filmography 2008 The Cleaner Tom pre-production; release TBA 2007 Black Water Transit Jack pre-production; release TBA Jumper Agent Cox pre-production; release TBA Resurrecting the Champ Champ post-production; release TBA 2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey Fear voice only; release TBA 1408 Mr. Olin post-production; scheduled for May 18 Black Snake Moan Lazarus completed; scheduled for February 16 Farce of the Penguins Narrator voice only; January 30 direct-to-DVD release 2006 Home of the Brave -- post-production; scheduled for December 15 Snakes on a Plane Neville Flynn Freedomland Lorenzo Council 2005 The Man Derrick Vann Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Mace Windu XXX: State of the Union Agent Augustus Gibbons Coach Carter Coach Ken Carter 2004 In My Country Langston Whitfield The Incredibles Lucius Best/Frozone voice only Kill Bill Vol.2 Rufus Twisted John Mills 2003 No Good Deed Jack Friar S.W.A.T. Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson Basic West 2002 Formula 51 Elmo McElroy also executive producer xXx Agent Augustus Gibbons Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Mace Windu Changing Lanes Doyle Gipson 2001 The Caveman's Valentine Romulus Ledbetter also executive producer 2000 Unbreakable Elijah Price Shaft John Shaft Rules of Engagement Col. Terry L. Childers 1999 Deep Blue Sea Russell Franklin Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Mace Windu 1998 The Red Violin Charles Morritz (Montréal) The Negotiator Lt. Danny Roman Sphere Dr. Harry Adams 1997 Jackie Brown Ordell Robbie Eve's Bayou Louis Batiste also producer One Eight Seven Trevor Garfield 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight Mitch Henessey A Time to Kill Carl Lee Hailey The Great White Hype Rev. Fred Sultan 1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Zeus Carver Kiss of Death Calvin Hart 1994 Pulp Fiction Jules Winnfield Fresh Sam 1993 Jurassic Park Ray Arnold Amos & Andrew Andrew Sterling Loaded Weapon 1 Sgt. Wes Luger Menace II Society Tat Lawson 1992 Patriot Games LCDR Robby Jackson Juice Trip 1991 Jungle Fever Gator Purify A Spike Lee joint Strictly Business Monroe 1990 Def by Temptation Minister Garth A Troma film Goodfellas Stacks Edwards 1989 Sea of Love Black Guy minor role Do the Right Thing DJ Mister Senor Love Daddy A Spike Lee joint 1988 Coming to America Hold-Up Man minor role
