Samuel Jackson

Biography

Born 12/21/1948

One of the busiest actors in Hollywood, the “bad ass” Samuel L. Jackson’s prolific list of credits reflected a career born both in the theatre, and then shaped by the cinema as one of America’s leading African-American actors. Respected on both stage and screen, Jackson’s output seemed to...
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Awards

  • In 1998, received Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
  • In 1998, received Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actor
  • In 1997, received NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Highlights

  • In 2008, Co-starred with Bernie Mac as former backup soul singers in "Soul Men"
  • In 2008, Played a racist cop in Neil LaBute's "Lakeview Terrace"
  • In 2008, Cast as the villan, the Octopus in Frank Miller's "The Spirit"

Family & Companions

  • grandfather: Helped raise Jackson
  • grandmother: Helped raise Jackson
  • father: Lived away from family in Kansas City, Missouri; Jackson had only met his father twice during his life; later died from alcoholism

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