Samuel L. Jackson

🎂 Data nașterii: 1948-12-21 (Washington, D.C., USA)

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. 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 second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making 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 returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (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 role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).

Filme în care a jucat

Samuel L. Jackson

Filme în care a jucat

Jackie Brown

Iubirea adevărată

Avionul cu șerpi

Uciderea lui Bill: Volumul 2

Fă ce e bine

Shaft

Omul de Oțel 2

Schimbarea benzilor

Sfera

Greu de ucis 3

Pulp Fiction

Al 51-lea stat

Thor

Vremea răzbunării

Băieți buni

Camera 1408

Omul de Oțel

Căpitanul America: Primul răzbunător

Războiul stelelor - Episodul I: Amenințarea fantomei

Războiul stelelor - Episodul II: Atacul clonelor

Războiul stelelor - Episodul III: Răzbunarea Lorzilor Sith

Nicio faptă bună

Regula jocului

Instrucția

Gospel Hill

The Great White Hype

Amos & Andrew

Triplu X 2: Starea uniunii

Sărutul dulce al răzbunării

One Eight Seven

Kiss of Death

Triplu X

Black Snake Moan

Hard Eight

Against the Wall

Antrenorul Carter

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

Răzbunătorii

Jumper: oriunde, oricând

Spiritul

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

The Caveman's Valentine

Când dragostea ucide

Star Wars: Războiul clonelor

Ragtime

Bărbatul

S.W.A.T. - Trupe de elita

Menace II Society

Indestructibilul

Farce of the Penguins

Un prinț în America

Freedomland

Fără urmă

Negociatorul

Mărul discordiei

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Agenții de rezervă

Resurrecting the Champ

Jocuri patriotice

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Hollywood Legenden

Distorsionarea

Losing Isaiah

Fresh

An Audience with Adele

Eroi fără slavă

The New Age

Totul pentru muzica Blues

Vioara roșie

Afectați

Soul Men

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

The Return of Superfly

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50 Films to See Before You Die

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Eve's Bayou