When was Samuel L. Jackson born?

Samuel L. Jackson was born on 21 December 1948 in Washington, D.C..

Where did Samuel L. Jackson study?

Samuel L. Jackson was educated at Morehouse College.

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Samuel L. Jackson

American actor (born 1948)

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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer. He is one of the most widely recognized actors of his generation. The films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed more than $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time. Jackson has received an Academy Honorary Award, a BAFTA Award, and Cannes Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival Best Actor prizes, as well as nominations for an Actor Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards.

Quick facts

Born: 21 December 1948 wd
Place of birth: Washington, D.C. wd
Citizenship: United States, Gabon wd
Occupation: film actor, actor, film producer, voice actor, character actor, television actor wd
Education: Morehouse College wd
Spouse: LaTanya Richardson wd
Official website: samuelljackson.com wd
Social media: X (Twitter) · Facebook · Instagram wd

Awards wd

Silver Bear for Best Actor (1997)
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1994)
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1991)
Academy Honorary Award (2022)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1995)
Silver Bear (1998)

About

Jackson made his professional theater debut in Mother Courage and Her Children in 1980 at The Public Theater in New York City. From 1981 to 1983, he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in Charles Fuller's 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 portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the Broadway play The Mountaintop (2011). He returned to Broadway in the 2022 revival of The Piano Lesson playing Doaker Charles, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination. He reprised the role in the 2024 Netflix film adaptation.

Jackson's early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). He has collaborated with Spike Lee acting in six of his films including School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Jungle Fever (1991). Jackson's breakout role as a philosophical hitman in Quentin Tarantino's crime drama Pulp Fiction (1994) earned him a BAFTA Award and as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since continued to collaborate with Tarantino acting in his films Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), Django Unchained (2012), and The…

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When was Samuel L. Jackson born?: Samuel L. Jackson was born on 21 December 1948 in Washington, D.C..
Where did Samuel L. Jackson study?: Samuel L. Jackson was educated at Morehouse College.

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