Actor Samuel L. Jackson full name was Samuel Leroy Jackson. He was an American actor and the producer. He is one of the most widely recognizable actors of his generation. He has collectively generated a worldwide gross of over $27 billion. This was ranked him as the 3rd highest grossing actor.
In 2022, he received an “Academy Honorary Award” from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This award recognized him as a cultural icon. In worldwide, his work has well recognized across genres, generations and audiences.
Samuel L. Jackson actor was born in 21st December 1948 in the Washington D.C., USA. He was the only child of the Elizabeth Harriet (mother) and Roy Henry Jackson (father). He had grown up in the Chattanooga city, Tennessee State, USA.
Samuel L. Jackson studied at several segregated schools. He earned his diploma from “Riverside High School” located in Chattanooga city, Tennessee State, USA.
Samuel L. Jackson learned to play the flute and played in French horn, trumpet, and piccolo in the school orchestra. He developed a stutter in childhood. In that time, he learned to pretend to be like people without stutters.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson was initially intended on pursuing a degree in marine biology. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
Samuel L. Jackson had originated the role of the Private Louis Henderson in “A Soldier’s Story Off-Broadway” from 1981 to 1983. He acted as a role of “Boy Willie” in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.”
Samuel L. Jackson has also had a successful film career with the following films such as “Coming to America” in 1988, “Goodfellas” in 1990, “Patriot Games” in 1992, “Juice” in 1992, “True Romance” in 1993 and “Fresh” in 1994.
Samuel L. Jackson provided his voice for several animated films, television series, documentaries and video games.
Samuel L. Jackson’s collaborations with the American filmmaker “Spike Lee” have led to greater prominence through films like “School Daze” in 1988, “Jungle Fever” in 1991, “Oldboy” in 2013, and “Chi-Raq” in 2015.
In the year 1994, Samuel L. Jackson’s breakout role was in “Pulp Fiction” movie. This movie was directed by American film director “Quentin Tarantino”. This performance earned him a BAFTA Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Samuel L. Jackson is well-known for his role as Lucius Best/Frozone in the Pixar films “The Incredibles” in 2004 and “Incredibles 2” in 2018.
American movie director “Quentin Tarantino” and Samuel L. Jackson has worked on multiple projects. Some of these projects include “Jackie Brown” in 1997, “Django Unchained” in 2012, and “The Hateful Eight” in 2015.
Samuel L. Jackson was known for appearing in several big budget films.
Some of these films include “Die Hard with a Vengeance” in 1995, “A Time to Kill” in 1996, “The Long Kiss Goodnight” in 1996, “The Negotiator” in 1997, and “Deep Blue Sea” in 1999.
“Unbreakable” in the year 2000, “Shaft” in the year 2000 and “Its reboot” in the year 2019, “XXX” in the year 2002, “S.W.A.T.” in the year 2003, “Coach Carter” in the year 2005, “Snakes on a Plane” in the year 2006, “Kingsman: The Secret Service” in the year 2014, “Kong: Skull Island” in the year 2017 and Glass in the year 2019.
Samuel L. Jackson had gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the “Star Wars prequel Trilogy” from 1999 to 2005. Later he started voicing the role in the animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” in the year 2008 and the video game Lego “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” in the year 2011.
Samuel L. Jackson had subsequently played Fury in 11 “Marvel Cinematic Universe” films.
Samuel L. Jackson began his involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a cameo appearance in “Iron Man” in 2008. He also had a guest starring role in the television series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”. He is set to reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series “Secret Invasion”, set to premiere in early 2023.
