71 Facts About Samuel Jackson

Samuel Jackson rose to fame with roles in films such as Coming to America, Goodfellas, Patriot Games, Juice, Menace II Society, True Romance, Jurassic Park, and Fresh .

Samuel Jackson gained greater prominence for his collaborations with director Spike Lee in the films School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Oldboy, and Chi-Raq, as well as the Quentin Tarantino films Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight .

Samuel Jackson is a highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 150 films.

Samuel Jackson gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars .

Samuel Jackson narrated the acclaimed documentary I Am Not Your Negro .

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Samuel Jackson's father lived away from the family in Kansas City, Missouri, and later died of alcoholism.

Samuel Jackson was raised by his mother, a factory worker and later a supplies buyer for a mental institution; he was raised by his maternal grandparents, Edgar and Pearl Montgomery, as well as extended family.

Samuel Jackson attended several segregated schools and graduated from Riverside High School in Chattanooga.

Samuel Jackson played the French horn, piccolo, trumpet, and flute in the school orchestra.

Samuel Jackson developed a stutter during childhood and learned to "pretend to be other people who didn't stutter".

The college eventually agreed to change its policy, but Samuel Jackson was charged with and eventually convicted of unlawful confinement, a second-degree felony.

Samuel Jackson was then suspended for two years for his criminal record and his actions.

Samuel Jackson decided to return to Atlanta, where he met with Stokely Carmichael, H Rap Brown, and others active in the Black Power movement.

Samuel Jackson began to feel empowered with his involvement in the movement, especially when the group began buying guns.

Samuel Jackson initially majored in marine biology at Morehouse College before switching to architecture.

Samuel Jackson later settled on drama after taking a public speaking class and appearing in a version of The Threepenny Opera.

Samuel Jackson began acting on the stage, including Home and A Soldier's Play.

Samuel Jackson appeared in several television films, and made his feature film debut in the blaxploitation independent film Together for Days .

Samuel Jackson worked for three years as a stand-in for Bill Cosby on The Cosby Show.

Samuel Jackson played a minor role in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, as real-life Mafia associate Stacks Edwards.

Samuel Jackson's family entered him into a New York rehabilitation clinic.

Samuel Jackson worked with director Steven Spielberg in 1993's Jurassic Park.

Samuel Jackson received a Golden Globe nomination and won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Role.

Samuel Jackson joined up again with Tarantino for Jackie Brown and received the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival and a fourth Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of arms merchant Ordell Robbie 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.

In 1999, Samuel 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.

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Samuel Jackson 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.

Samuel Jackson reprised both of the latter roles in 2019, his Unbreakable character Mr Glass in Glass and Shaft in another film titled Shaft.

Samuel Jackson returned for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, seeing his minor supporting role develop into a major character.

In 2003, Jackson again worked with John Travolta in Basic and then as a police sergeant alongside Colin Farrell in the television show remake SWAT A song within the soundtrack was named after him, entitled Sammy L Jackson by Hot Action Cop.

Samuel Jackson appeared in HBO's documentary Unchained Memories, as a narrator along many other stars like Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg.

Samuel Jackson then lent his voice to the computer-animated film The Incredibles as the superhero Frozone.

Samuel Jackson then went on to do a cameo in another Quentin Tarantino film, Kill Bill: Volume 2.

Samuel Jackson 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.

In December 2006, Samuel Jackson starred in Home of the Brave, as a doctor returning home from the Iraq War.

Later the same year, Samuel Jackson portrayed an athlete who impersonates former boxing heavyweight Bob Satterfield in director Rod Lurie's drama, Resurrecting the Champ.

In 2008, Samuel 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.

Alongside Dwayne Johnson, Samuel Jackson again portrayed a police officer in the opening scenes of the comedy The Other Guys.

Samuel Jackson co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones for a film adaptation of The Sunset Limited.

Additionally, Samuel Jackson has appeared in five films with actor Bruce Willis and the actors were slated to work together in Black Water Transit before both dropped out.

In 2002, Samuel Jackson gave his consent for Marvel Comics to design their "Ultimate" version of the character Nick Fury after his likeness.

In February 2009, Samuel 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.

Samuel Jackson reprised the role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron .

In February 2015, Samuel Jackson stated that he only has two movies left on his Marvel contract following Age of Ultron.

In 2018 and 2019, Samuel 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.

In 2019, Samuel Jackson reprised his Unbreakable role as Mr Glass in the film Glass, and his Shaft role in Shaft, both sequels to his 2000 films.

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Samuel Jackson appeared in the 2021 movie Spiral: From the Book of Saw alongside Chris Rock.

Samuel Jackson is set to produce a live-action film adaptation of Afro Samurai, and will play the role of Sho'nuff in a remake of The Last Dragon.

Samuel Jackson is set to reprise his MCU role as Nick Fury in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, and in The Marvels, the sequel to Captain Marvel.

Samuel Jackson had a small part in the Public Enemy music video for "911 Is a Joke".

Samuel 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.

Samuel Jackson voiced the main antagonist, Officer Frank Tenpenny, in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Samuel Jackson has hosted the MTV Movie Awards, the ESPYs, and the Spike TV Video Game Awards .

Samuel Jackson was given the lead role because producers believed his deep, authoritative voice would best fit the role.

Samuel Jackson appeared in the Capital One cash-back credit card commercials.

Samuel Jackson too appeared in a Sky Broadband Shield commercial, Sky UK's broadband service as Nick Fury to promote Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

In 1980, Samuel Jackson married actress and producer LaTanya Richardson, whom he met while attending Morehouse College.

Samuel Jackson usually gets to pick his own hairstyles for each character he portrays.

Samuel Jackson 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.

Samuel Jackson joked that "the only way [he's] gonna have time to grow [his] hair back is if [he's] not working".

Samuel Jackson has a clause in his contracts that allows him to play golf during film shoots.

Samuel Jackson has played in the Gary Player Invitational charity golf tournament to assist Gary Player in raising funds for children in South Africa.

Samuel Jackson is a keen basketball fan, supporting the Toronto Raptors and the Harlem Globetrotters.

Samuel Jackson has supported English football team Liverpool FC since appearing in The 51st State, which was shot in Liverpool, and supports Irish football team Bohemian FC.

Samuel Jackson campaigned during the 2008 Democratic Primary for Barack Obama in Texarkana, Texas.

In June 2013, Samuel Jackson launched a joint campaign with Prizeo in an effort to raise money to fight Alzheimer's disease.

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Samuel Jackson had largely abandoned the diet by March 2017, but still praised and recommended it.

Samuel Jackson launched a campaign called "One for the Boys", which teaches men about testicular cancer and urges them to "get themselves checked out".

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Samuel Jackson encouraged people to wear face masks as part of California's "Your Actions Save Lives" campaign.

Over his career, Samuel Jackson has received various awards for his performances on film.

Samuel Jackson 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 .

Samuel Jackson received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for the performance as well.