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{{Infobox actor
|name = Samuel L. Jackson
|image = Samuelljacksonhs.jpg
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|caption = Samuel L. Jackson at a Los Angeles event in July 2006
|birthdate = {{birth date and age|1948|12|21}}
|location = [[Washington, D.C]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|yearsactive = [[1972]] - present
|birthname = Samuel Leroy Jackson
|spouse = [[Latanya Richardson]] (1980-present)
|baftaawards = '''[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]'''<br>1994 ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
|independentspiritawards = '''[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]'''<br>1994 ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
|naacpimageawards = '''[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]]'''<br>2006 ''[[Coach Carter]]''<br>'''[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]'''<br>1997 ''[[A Time to Kill (film)|A Time to Kill]]''
|homepage = [http://www.samuelljackson.com/ samuelljackson.com]
}}
'''Samuel Leroy Jackson''' (born [[December 21]], [[1948]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Academy Award]]-nominated and [[BAFTA]]-winning [[actor]]. Jackson came to fame in the early 1990s, after a series of well-reviewed performances, and has since become a major film star and cultural icon, having appeared in a large number of high-grossing films.

Jackson is married to [[Latanya Richardson]] and has a daughter. He is a huge sports fan and an avid golfer. Jackson has won multiple awards for his film performances and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and lyrics. Jackson has starred in over sixty films throughout his career and is currently working on six films that will debut between 2008 and 2009. Jackson's most recent role was in ''[[Resurrecting the Champ]]'' and his next upcoming film will be ''[[Jumper (film)|Jumper]]'', to be released on [[February 15]], [[2008]].

Jackson has noted that he chooses roles that are "exciting to watch" and have an "interesting character inside of a story", and that in his roles he wanted to "do things [he hasn't] done, things he saw as a kid and wanted to do and now has an opportunity to do".<ref name="sun2surf">{{cite web |title=Sun2Surf |work=Samuel L. Jackson shares some of his thoughts on acting, his new movie and his biggest phobia |url=http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=15260|accessmonthday=August 25 |accessyear=2006}}</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
Jackson was born in [[Washington, D.C]]. He grew up as an only child in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]] with his mother, Elizabeth Jackson ([[married and maiden names|née]] Montgomery), who was a factory worker and later a supplies buyer for a mental institution, and his maternal grandparents and extended family.<ref name="actors">Stated in interview on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2002</ref><ref name="highbeam">{{cite news|last=Kay|first=Karen|coauthors=|title=Golf: From coke addict to golf addict: How Samuel L Jackson found salvation on fairways to heaven; Karen Kay talks to the American actor who has been so badly bitten by the craze that has swept Hollywood that he has it written into contracts that he must have time out from filming to play twice a week|pages=|publisher=The Independent|date=[[2004-10-13]]|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-123148113.html|accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref> His father lived away from the family in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] and later died from [[alcoholism]]; Jackson had only met his father twice during his life.<ref name="actors"/><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|last=Rochlin|first=Margy|coauthors=|title=FILM; Tough Guy Finds His Warm and Fuzzy Side|pages=|publisher=The New York Times|date=[[1997-11-02]]|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E1DD1231F931A35752C1A961958260|accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref> Jackson attended [[Riverside High]] (Now Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences), a segregated school where, between the third and twelfth grades, he played the [[French horn]] and [[trumpet]] in the school [[orchestra]].<ref name="tiscali.film & tv"/> He later attended [[Morehouse College]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], where he co-founded the "Just Us Theater".<ref name="actors"/> He graduated in 1972.<ref name="Film Reference">{{cite web |title=Film Reference|work=Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Hu-Ke/Jackson-Samuel-L.html|accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref>

===Civil Rights Movement involvement===
After the 1968 assassination of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], Jackson attended the [[funeral]] in Atlanta as one of the ushers.<ref name="tavismiley">{{cite web |title=Tavis Smiley |work=Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200602/20060224.html |accessmonthday=August 20 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Jackson then flew to Memphis to join an equal rights protest march. In a recent ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' interview Jackson revealed: "I was angry about the assassination, but I wasn’t shocked by it. I knew that change was going to take something different—not sit-ins, not peaceful coexistence."<ref name="Parade.com">{{cite web |title=Parade.com|work=He Found His Voice (Film actor Samuel L. Jackson) |url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_01-09-2005/featured_0|accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> In [[1969]], Jackson and several other students held members of the Morehouse College board of trustees (including a nearby [[Martin Luther King, Sr.]]) hostage on the campus, demanding reform in the school’s curriculum and governance.<ref name="Thespian Net">{{cite web |title=Thespian Net |work=Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.thespiannet.com/actors/J/jackson_samuell/index.shtml |accessmonthday=November 30 |access year=2006}}</ref> The college eventually agreed to change its ways, but Jackson was suspended for two years for his actions (although he would later return to the college to earn his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Drama in 1972).<ref name="Yahoo Movies.com">{{cite web |title=Yahoo Movies.com|work= Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018848/bio|accessmonthday=December 1 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Jackson decided to remain in Atlanta, where he met with [[Stokely Carmichael]], [[H. Rap Brown]] and others active in the [[Black Power]] movement.<ref name="Parade.com"/> Jackson revealed in the same ''Parade'' interview that he began to feel empowered with his involvement in the movement, especially when the group began buying guns.<ref name="Parade.com"/> However, before Jackson could become involved with any significant armed struggle, his mother sent him to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] after the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|F.B.I.]] told her that he would die within a year if he remained with the Black Power movement.<ref name="Parade.com"/>

==Acting career==
===1970s - 1980s===
Jackson initially decided to go to Morehouse College to major in Architecture, but decided to change his major to Drama<ref name="tributeca.com">{{cite web |title=tributeca.com |work=Star Bios: Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.tribute.ca/bio.asp?id=2040 |accessmonthday=December 3 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> after taking a public speaking class and appearing in a version of ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]''.<ref name="cnn">{{cite web |title=CNN.com |work=Samuel L. Jackson: Samurai and snakes |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/21/film.qa.samuel.l.jackson.ap/ |accessmonthday=August 21 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Jackson began acting in multiple plays including ''Home'' and ''[[A Soldier's Play]]''.<ref name="actors"/> He also landed himself in several TV films, and his first feature film was in ''[[Together for Days]]'' (1972). After these initial roles, Jackson proceeded to move from Atlanta to New York City in 1976 and spent the next decade appearing in stage plays such as ''[[The Piano Lesson]]'' and ''[[Two Trains Running]]'' which both premiered at the Yale Repertory Theater.<ref name="Hollywoodfirm">{{cite web |title=Hollywoodfirm.com |work=Biographies: Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.hollywoodfirm.com/Biographies/jackson.htm |accessmonthday=December 3 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> At this point in his early career, Jackson developed an alcohol and cocaine addiction, resulting in him being unable to proceed with the two plays as they continued to Broadway (actors [[Charles S. Dutton]] and [[Anthony Chisolm]] took his place).<ref name="Yahoo Movies.com"/> Throughout his early film career, mainly in minimal roles in films such as ''[[Coming to America]]'' (as a criminal knocking over a fast food joint) and various TV films, Jackson was mentored by [[Morgan Freeman]].<ref name="tiscali.film & tv"/> After a 1981 performance in the play ''A Soldier's Play'', Jackson was introduced to beginning director [[Spike Lee]]<ref name="Yahoo Movies.com"/> who would later include him in small roles for the films ''[[School Daze]]'' (1988) and ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' (1989).<ref name="actors"/> He also played a minor role in the 1990 [[Martin Scorsese]] film ''[[Goodfellas]]'' as real-life [[Mafia]] associate [[Parnell Edwards|Stacks Edwards]].

===1990s===
[[Image:Samburgar.JPG|thumb|220px|left|Jackson as Jules Winnfield in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', 1994]]
After completing these films, Jackson's cocaine addiction continued to increase to the point where he overdosed, and his family entered him into a New York rehab clinic.<ref name="tiscali.film & tv"/> When he successfully completed rehab, Jackson acted in ''[[Jungle Fever]]'', as the cocaine addict brother to the relatively new actor [[Wesley Snipes]], a role which Jackson called cathartic as he was recovering from his addiction.<ref name="actors"/> The film was so acclaimed that the 1991 [[Cannes Film Festival]] awarded a special "Supporting Actor" award just for him.<ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="Hollywood.com">{{cite web |title=Hollywood.com |work=Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/fulldetail/id/190189 |accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> After this role, Jackson became involved with multiple film requests, including ''[[Strictly Business]]'', ''[[Juice (film)|Juice]]'', ''[[Patriot Games (film)|Patriot Games]]'', and then moving on to two comedies: ''[[Loaded Weapon 1|National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1]]'' and ''[[Amos & Andrew]]''. After rapid involvement in these films, Jackson worked with director [[Steven Spielberg]] in ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]''. He played a major role in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]''. The film was perhaps Jackson's most notable role, mainly for his monologues and one-liners along with co-star [[John Travolta]].<ref name="actors"/> The film earned Jackson an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] and a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] Best Supporting Actor award win.<ref name="FilmBug">{{cite web |title=FilmBug.com |work=Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.filmbug.com/db/314 |accessmonthday=December 3 |accessyear=2006}}</ref>

With a succession of unsuccessful films such as ''[[Kiss of Death (1995 film)|Kiss of Death]]'', ''[[The Great White Hype]]'', and ''[[Losing Isaiah]]'', Jackson began to receive poor reviews from critics who were just praising him before with ''Pulp Fiction''. This ended with his involvement in the two successful box office films ''[[A Time to Kill (film)|A Time To Kill]]'', where he depicted a father who is put on trial for killing two men who raped his daughter, and ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'', co-starring along side [[Bruce Willis]] in the third installment of the ''[[Die Hard]]'' series. For ''A Time to Kill'', Jackson earned a NAACP Image for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.<ref name="SuperiorPics.com">{{cite web |title=SuperiorPics.com |work=Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.superiorpics.com/samuel_l__jackson/ |accessmonthday=December 3 |accessyear=2006}}</ref>

Quickly becoming a box office star, Jackson continued with three starring roles in 1997. In ''[[One Eight Seven|187]]'' he played a teacher, dedicated to educating students in a [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] high school but with a terrible secret. He received an Independent Spirit award for Best First Feature<ref name="SuperiorPics.com"/> alongside first-time writer/director [[Kasi Lemmons]] in the drama film ''[[Eve's Bayou]]'', for which he also served as executive producer. He joined up again with director Quentin Tarantino and received a Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actor for his portrayal as an arms merchant in ''[[Jackie Brown (film)|Jackie Brown]]''.<ref name="SuperiorPics.com"/> In 1998, he worked with other established actors such as [[Sharon Stone]] and [[Dustin Hoffman]] in ''[[Sphere (film)|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, Jackson starred in a shark horror film, ''[[Deep Blue Sea]]'', and as [[Jedi|Jedi Master]] [[Mace Windu]] in [[George Lucas]]'s ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]''. In an interview, Jackson claimed that he did not have a chance to read the script for the film and did not learn he was playing the character Mace Windu until he was fitted for his costume (it is said that he was eager to accept any role, just for the chance to be a part of the Star Wars saga).<ref name="BigFanBoy.com">{{cite web |title=BigFanBoy.com |work=SAMUEL L. JACKSON talks SNAKES ON A PLANE |url=http://www.bigfanboy.com/pages/interviews/samjackson/slj.html |accessmonthday=December 3 |accessyear=2006}}</ref>

===2000s===
[[Image:starwarsII137.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Jackson as [[Jedi|Jedi Master]] [[Mace Windu]] in the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy]]]]
On [[June 13]], [[2000]], Jackson was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] which can be found at 7018 Hollywood Blvd.<ref name="">{{cite web |title=The Hollywood Walk of Fame |work=Locations of Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |url=http://www.seeing-stars.com/Immortalized/WalkOfFameStars.shtml |accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> He began the next decade in his film career as a Marine colonel put on trial in ''[[Rules of Engagement (film)|Rules of Engagement]]'', co-starred with [[Bruce Willis]] for a third time in the supernatural thriller ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'', and starred in the [[Shaft (2000 film)|2000 remake]] of the 1971 film ''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]''. Jackson's sole film in 2001 was ''[[The Caveman's Valentine]]'', where he plays a homeless musician in a murder thriller. The film was directed by Kasi Lemmons, who previously worked with Jackson in ''Eve's Bayou''. In 2002, he played a recovering alcoholic attempting to keep custody of his kids while dealing with a mishap with [[Ben Affleck]]'s character in ''[[Changing Lanes]]''.<ref name="actors"/> He returned for ''[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]'', increasing his role from a small role to a supporting role. Mace Windu's purple [[lightsaber]] in the film was the result of Jackson's suggestion;<ref name="actors"/> he wanted to be sure that his character would stand out in a crowded battle scene.<ref name="WENN">{{cite web |title=World Entertainment News Network |work=Jackson Demands Purple Shaft |url=http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2002-05-07#celeb9 |accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Jackson then acted as a [[National Security Agency|NSA]] agent alongside [[Vin Diesel]] in ''[[XXX (film)|xXx]]'' and a drug dealer wearing a kilt in ''[[Formula 51]]''. In [[2003]], Jackson portrayed another character in a military role, working with [[John Travolta]] again in ''[[Basic (film)|Basic]]'' and then as a police sergeant alongside [[Colin Farrell]] in the television show remake ''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|S.W.A.T.]]'' In 2004, Jackson played a mentor to [[Ashley Judd]] in the thriller ''[[Twisted (film)|Twisted]]'', and lent his voice to the computer-animated film ''[[The Incredibles]]'' as the superhero Frozone. Jackson once again appeared in a Tarantino film, by cameoing in ''[[Kill Bill, Vol. 2]]''.
[[Image:Jackson.JPG|right|thumb|250px|The handprints of Samuel L. Jackson in front of [[The Great Movie Ride]] at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] theme park.]]
In 2005, he began with the sports drama, ''[[Coach Carter]]'', where he played a coach (based on the actual coach [[Ken Carter]]) dedicated to teaching his players that education is more important than basketball. Jackson also returned for two sequels: ''[[XXX: State of the Union]]'', this time commanding [[Ice Cube]], and the final prequel George Lucas installment, ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''. His last film for 2005 was ''[[The Man (2005 film)|The Man]]'' alongside comedian [[Eugene Levy]]. On [[November 4]], [[2005]], he was presented with the [[Hawaii International Film Festival]] Achievement in Acting Award.
On [[January 30]], [[2006]], Jackson was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at [[Grauman's Chinese Theater]]; he is the seventh [[African American]] and 191st actor to be recognized in this manner.<ref name="Carson Scholars Fund">{{cite web |title=Carson Scholars Fund |work=Honorary National Board-Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.carsonscholars.org/honoraryboard.php |accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> He next starred opposite of actress [[Julianne Moore]] in the box office bomb ''[[Freedomland (film)|Freedomland]]'', where he depicted a police detective attempting to help a mother find her abducted child, while quelling a city racial riot. Jackson's second film of the year, ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'', gained cult interest months before the film was released based on its title and cast. Jackson's decision to star in the film was solely based on the title.<ref name="snakes">{{cite web |title=FilmStew.com |work=Slithering Up Anticipation |url=http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Article.asp?ContentID=13652&Pg=1 |accessmonthday=March 27 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> To build anticipation for the film, he also cameoed in the 2006 [[music video]] ''[[Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)]]'' by [[Cobra Starship]]. On [[December 2]], Jackson won the German [[Bambi (prize)|Bambi Award]] for International Film, based on his many film contributions.<ref name="ITV">{{cite web |title=ITV News |work=Bambi honour for Jackson |url=http://www.itv.com/news/entertainment_018af32f208379fa7c07a762c88e4225.html |accessmonthday=December 3 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> On [[December 15]], [[2006]], Jackson starred in ''[[Home of the Brave (2006 film)|Home of the Brave]]'', as a doctor returning home from the [[Iraq War]], resorting to alcohol to cope with his feelings after the war.

On [[January 30]], [[2007]], Jackson was featured as narrator in [[Bob Saget|Bob Saget's]] [[direct-to-DVD]] ''[[Farce of the Penguins]]''. The film was a spoof of the box office success ''[[March of the Penguins]]'' (which was narrated by [[Morgan Freeman]]). His most recent films, released in 2007, were ''[[Black Snake Moan (film)|Black Snake Moan]]'', where he portrays a blues player who imprisons a young woman ([[Christina Ricci]]) addicted to sex, and the horror film ''[[1408 (film)|1408]]'', which casts him alongside [[John Cusack]] in an adaptation of the [[Stephen King]] short story.

Throughout Jackson's career, he has appeared in many films alongside mainstream [[Hip hop music|rappers]]. These include [[Tupac Shakur]] (''Juice''), [[Queen Latifah]] (''Juice''), [[Method Man]] (''One Eight Seven''), [[LL Cool J]] (''Deep Blue Sea''/''S.W.A.T.''), [[Busta Rhymes]] (''Shaft''), [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]] (''xXx''), [[Ice Cube]] (''xXx: State of the Union''), [[Xzibit]] (''xXx: State of the Union''), [[David Banner]] (''Black Snake Moan''), and [[50 Cent]] (''Home of the Brave''). Additionally, Jackson has appeared in four films with actor [[Bruce Willis]] (National Lampoon's ''[[Loaded Weapon 1]]'', ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'', and ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'') and the actors were slated to work together in ''[[Black Water Transit]]'' before both dropped out.

===Upcoming films===
Jackson has six upcoming film projects between 2008 and 2009, starting with five 2008 films where he will first rejoin [[Hayden Christensen]] (after their appearance together in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy) in the science fiction ''[[Jumper (film)|Jumper]]'' followed by ''[[Cleaner (2008 film)|Cleaner]]'', about an obsessive crime scene cleaner who uncovers a murder linked to his family's past. Additionally in 2008, he also is signed on to be the villain, the Octopus, in the film ''[[The Spirit (film)|The Spirit]]'' and will portray a racist cop in ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]'' while playing [[Ultimate Nick Fury|Nick Fury]] in ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]''. In 2009 he will provide his voice for the animated science fiction film, ''[[Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey]]''.

===Box office performance===
In motion pictures that feature him as a leading actor or supporting co-star, his films have grossed a total of $2.28<ref name="BOMlist">{{cite web |title=Box Office Mojo |work=PEOPLE INDEX |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |accessmonthday=September 3 |accessyear=2007}}</ref> to $3.95 billion<ref name="The Numbers">{{cite web |title=The Numbers |work=All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box Office|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/people/records/ |accessmonthday=September 3 |accessyear=2007}}</ref> at the North American box office, placing him as the eighth (as strictly lead) or the second highest-grossing movie star (counting supporting roles) of all time; behind only that of [[voice acting|voice actor]], [[Frank Welker]]. In August 2007, Jackson stated in an interview that director [[George Lucas]] wanted Jackson to play a small role in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' so that he could keep his box office position over [[Harrison Ford]].<ref name="IndiaTimes">{{cite web |title=The Times of India|work=Jackson wants Indiana Jones role|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/International_Buzz/Jackson_wants_Indiana_Jones_role/articleshow/2310681.cms |accessmonthday=September 5 |accessyear=2007}}</ref>

===Other work===
[[Image:UltimateNickFury.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[Ultimate Nick Fury]], based on Samuel L. Jackson's appearance]]
Jackson gave his consent for [[Marvel Comics]] to design their "[[Ultimate Marvel|Ultimate]]" version of the character [[Ultimate Nick Fury|Nick Fury]] after his likeness.<ref name="samueljackson">{{cite web |title=Samuel L. Jackson |work=Copyright Kamal Larsuel, 2005 |url=http://www.samuelljackson.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=44 |accessmonthday=August 20 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Jackson will cameo as the character in the 2008 ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' film.<ref name="MTVmovie">{{cite web |title=MTV Movies Blog |work=Confirmed: Hilary Swank Will Appear In "Iron Man"|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/07/23/confirmed-hilary-swank-will-appear-in-iron-man/ |accessmonthday=July 24 |accessyear=2007}}</ref> Jackson has also had a song named after him, entitled ''Sammy L. Jackson'' by [[Hot Action Cop]].<ref name="hotaction">{{cite web |title=Hot Action Cop |work=Hot Action Cop in TV, Movies and Video Games |url=http://www.hotactioncop.com/tool/display_news.php?id=75228 |accessmonthday=August 20 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> The song was featured on the soundtrack for the 2003 film ''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|S.W.A.T]]'', in which Jackson appeared.

Jackson has been parodied multiple times in various television shows and films. He was parodied twice on ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' where he was played by comedian [[Dave Chappelle]] in sketches involving [[Mace Windu]] and a fake commercial peddling [[List of Chappelle's Show skits#Samuel Jackson beer|"Samuel Jackson" beer]] (a parody of [[Samuel Adams (beer)|Samuel Adams]]). He has also been spoofed in the film ''[[Team America: World Police]]'', where he was portrayed as a villainous member of the [[Screen Actors Guild|Film Actors Guild]], and the [[2007 in film|2007]] film ''[[Epic Movie]]'', poking fun at his role in ''Snakes on a Plane''. Jackson was mentioned on the animated [[television]] show ''[[Family Guy]]'' in the episode ''[[Brian Does Hollywood]]'', when [[Chris Griffin|Chris]] declared that "Samuel L. Jackson is in everything" (pointing to Jackson's extensive filmography) at which point [[Brian Griffin|Brian]] is shown directing Jackson in a [[pornographic movie]].

Jackson also guest-starred as himself in an episode of the [[BBC]]/[[HBO]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]'', voiced the main [[antagonist]], [[List of characters in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas#Officer Frank Tenpenny|Officer Frank Tenpenny]], of ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', the lead role in a current [[anime]] series, ''[[Afro Samurai]]'', and has a recurring part as the voice of "Gin Rummy" in several episodes of the animated series ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]''. In one episode, he paid tribute to his ''Pulp Fiction'' character, Jules Winnfield, by reenacting the "What?" scene from the film.

His reputation for being able to say pretty much everything and make it sound "cool" lead to him providing a legendary moment on [[Channel 4]]'s [[The Big Breakfast]] in the [[UK]]&mdash;his suave delivery of the line "[[Bradford City]] have equalised" being a stand-out moment of the early-morning show.

[[Image:Samuelljacksonnavy.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Jackson and his wife Latanya Richardson during a tour of Naval Station [[Pearl Harbor]]]]
Jackson also provided the voice of [[God]] for a [[New Testament]] [[audio book]] version of the [[Bible]] entitled ''[[The Bible Experience]]'', which was released in [[November 2006]]. He was given the lead role because producers felt his deep, authoritative voice was perfect for the role.<ref name="cmusic2">{{cite web |title=ContactMusic |work=JACKSON VOICES GOD |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/jackson%20voices%20god_1002655 |accessmonthday=August 20 |accessyear=2006}}</ref>

[[Image:Samuel&ZoeJackson1SecondFilm.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Jackson and his daughter Zoe Jackson promoting ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'']]
Jackson is also a sought after host. Thus far, he has hosted the [[MTV Movie Awards]] (1998), the [[ESPYs]] (1999, 2001, 2002), and the [[Spike TV Video Game Awards]] (2005, 2006, 2007).

==Personal life==
[[Image:Samuel L. Jackson (2006 Pebble Beach).jpg|180px|right|thumb|Samuel L. Jackson at the 2006 [[AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am]]]]
Jackson married actress [[Latanya Richardson]] in 1980, whom he met while attending [[Morehouse College]].<ref name="Thespian Net"/><ref name="actors"/> The couple, who live in [[Los Angeles, California]], have a daughter, Zoe, born in 1982, who is in [[culinary school]]. Is a [[vegetarian]].<ref>http://www.peta.org/feat/sexyveg05/</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/bio</ref>

Jackson is a keen [[basketball]] fan, and especially enjoys the [[Toronto Raptors]] and the [[Harlem Globetrotters]].<ref name="The Windsor Star">{{cite web |title=The Windsor Star |work=Raptors provide Jackson's action |url=http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sports/story.html?id=1371686c-6b13-4df1-a6dd-b7f6c006af6b&k=33394 |accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> He also became a keen [[Liverpool F.C.]] fan after filming the movie ''[[The 51st State]]'' in [[Liverpool, England]].<ref name="ToffeeWeb.com">{{cite web |title=ToffeeWeb.com |work=Celebrity Evertonians |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/fans/celebrities.asp |accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Jackson enjoys playing [[golf]], a game he has been reported to have become very proficient at.<ref name="actors"/> He has stated that if he had to choose any other career, he would be "on the [[PGA Tour|PGA]] [tour] playing golf"<ref name="cnn" /> and that it is the only place where he "can go dressed as a pimp and fit in perfectly".<ref name="tiscali.film & tv">{{cite web |title=tiscali.film & tv |work=Samuel L. Jackson Biography |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/samuel_l_jackson_biog.html|accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Jackson has also stated in an interview that he has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week.<ref name="Crave">{{cite web |title=Crave Online |work=Moaning MF'n Snakes |url=http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04647479/moaning_mfn_snakes.html |accessmonthday=February 20 |accessyear=2007}}</ref>

Jackson has revealed in an interview that he sees every one of his movies in theaters with paying customers claiming that "Even during my theater years, I wished I could watch the plays I was in--while I was in them! I dig watching myself work."<ref name="Time.com">{{cite web |title=Time.com |work=His Own Best Fan |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1223382,00.html |accessmonthday=December 4 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> He also enjoys collecting the action figures of the characters he portrays in his films including Jules Winnfield, Shaft, Mace Windu, and Frozone.<ref name="LongIslandPress.com">{{cite web |title=LongIslandPress.com |work=Celebrity Spotlight: Samuel L. Jackson |url=http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=142&show=article&a_id=3977 |accessmonthday=December 4 |accessyear=2006}}</ref>

Jackson is bald in real life, but enjoys wearing unusual wigs in his films.<ref name="Bald R Us">{{cite web |title=Bald R Us |work=Men Hall of Fame |url=http://www.baldrus.com/manofyear.htm#men |accessmonthday=November 30 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> For the film ''[[Black Snake Moan (film)|Black Snake Moan]]'', he was allowed to choose the hairstyle he wanted for his character.<ref name="Crave"/> He is a comic book and anime fan<ref name="BigFanboy.com">{{cite web |title=BigFanboy.com |work=Samuel L. Jackson talks Snakes On A Plane |url=http://www.bigfanboy.com/pages/interviews/samjackson/slj.html |accessmonthday=October 20 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> and can be seen reading a copy of the comic book ''[[100 Bullets]]'' in the music video for ''[[Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)]]'' by [[Cobra Starship]].

In a recent trip to speak with [[Head Start]] students in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], the city honored Jackson by making March 9 "Samuel L. Jackson Day" in commemoration for the city's appreciation for Jackson.<ref name="March9Shrev">{{cite web |title=Associated Content |work=March 9 is Now Samuel L. Jackson Day in Shreveport |url=http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/173076/march_9_is_now_samuel_l_jackson_day.html |accessmonthday=March 13 |accessyear=2007}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film roles===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|[[1972 in film|1972]] ||''[[Together for Days]]'' ||Stan ||
|-
|[[1981 in film|1981]] ||''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'' ||Gang Member No. 2 ||
|-
|[[1987 in film|1987]] ||''[[Eddie Murphy Raw]]'' ||Eddie's uncle ||minor role
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1988 in film|1988]] ||''[[Coming to America]]'' ||Hold-Up Man ||minor role
|-
|[[School Daze]]'' ||Leeds ||A [[Spike Lee]] joint
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1989 in film|1989]] ||''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' ||DJ Mister Senor Love Daddy ||A Spike Lee joint
|-
|''[[Sea of Love (film)|Sea of Love]]'' ||Black Guy ||minor role
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[1990 in film|1990]] ||''[[Goodfellas]]'' ||Stacks Edwards ||Get-away driver for the Lufthansa Heist
|-
|''[[Mo' Better Blues]]'' ||Madlock ||A Spike Lee joint
|-
|''[[Def by Temptation]]'' ||Minister Garth ||A [[Troma]] film
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1991 in film|1991]] ||''[[Strictly Business]]'' ||Monroe ||
|-
|''[[Jungle Fever]]'' ||Gator Purify ||A Spike Lee joint
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1992 in film|1992]] ||''[[Juice (film)|Juice]]'' ||Trip ||
|-
|''[[Patriot Games (film)|Patriot Games]]'' ||LCDR Robby Jackson ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[1993 in film|1993]] ||''[[Menace II Society]]'' ||Tat Lawson ||
|-
|''[[True Romance]]'' ||Big Don ||cameo
|-
|''[[Loaded Weapon 1]]'' ||Sgt. Wes Luger ||
|-
|''[[Amos & Andrew]]'' ||Andrew Sterling ||
|-
|''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' ||John Raymond Arnold ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1994 in film|1994]] ||''[[Fresh (film)|Fresh]]'' ||Sam ||
|-
|''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' ||[[Jules Winnfield]] ||Academy Award nomination
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1995 in film|1995]] ||''[[Kiss of Death (1995 film)|Kiss of Death]]'' ||Calvin Hart ||
|-
|''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'' ||[[Zeus Carver]] ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[1996 in film|1996]] ||''[[The Great White Hype]]'' ||Rev. Fred Sultan ||
|-
|''[[A Time to Kill (film)|A Time to Kill]]'' ||Carl Lee Hailey ||
|-
|''[[The Long Kiss Goodnight]]'' ||Mitch Henessey ||
|-
|[[Hard Eight (film)|Hard Eight]] ||Jimmy||
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[1997 in film|1997]] ||''[[One Eight Seven]]'' ||Trevor Garfield ||
|-
|''[[Eve's Bayou]]'' ||Louis Batiste ||also producer
|-
|''[[Jackie Brown (film)|Jackie Brown]]'' ||Ordell Robbie ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[1998 in film|1998]] ||''[[Sphere (film)|Sphere]]'' ||Dr. Harry Adams ||
|-
|''[[The Negotiator (film)|The Negotiator]]'' ||Lt. Danny Roman ||Earned salary of $5,000,000<ref name="nytimes"/>
|-
|''[[The Red Violin]]'' ||Charles Morritz (Montréal) ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1999 in film|1999]] ||''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' ||[[Mace Windu]] ||
|-
|''[[Deep Blue Sea]]'' ||Russell Franklin ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2000 in film|2000]] ||''[[Rules of Engagement (film)|Rules of Engagement]]'' ||Col. Terry L. Childers ||
|-
|''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]'' ||[[John Shaft]] ||
|-
|''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'' ||Elijah Price ||
|-
|[[2001 in film|2001]] ||''[[The Caveman's Valentine]]'' ||Romulus Ledbetter ||also executive producer
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[2002 in film|2002]] ||''[[Changing Lanes]]'' ||Doyle Gipson ||
|-
|''[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]'' ||[[Mace Windu]] ||
|-
|''[[XXX (film)|xXx]]'' ||Agent Augustus Gibbons ||
|-
|''[[The 51st State]]'' (''Formula 51'') ||Elmo McElroy ||also executive producer
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2003 in film|2003]] ||''[[Basic (film)|Basic]]'' ||West ||
|-
|''[[S.W.A.T. (film)|S.W.A.T.]]'' ||Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson ||
|-
|''[[No Good Deed]]'' ||Jack Friar ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[2004 in film|2004]] ||''[[Twisted (film)|Twisted]]'' ||John Mills ||
|-
|''[[Kill Bill#Volume 2|Kill Bill Vol.2]]'' ||Rufus ||
|-
|''[[The Incredibles]]'' ||[[Frozone|Lucius Best/Frozone]] ||voice only
|-
|''[[In My Country]]'' ||Langston Whitfield ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[2005 in film|2005]] ||''[[Coach Carter]]'' ||Coach Ken Carter ||
|-
|''[[xXx: State of the Union]]'' ||Agent Augustus Gibbons ||
|-
|''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' ||[[Mace Windu]] ||
|-
|''[[The Man (film)|The Man]]'' ||Derrick Vann ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2006 in film|2006]] ||''[[Freedomland (film)|Freedomland]]'' ||Lorenzo Council ||
|-
|''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'' ||Neville Flynn ||
|-
|''[[Home of the Brave (2006 film)|Home of the Brave]]'' ||Will Marsh ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[2007 in film|2007]] ||''[[Farce of the Penguins]]'' ||Narrator ||voice only
|-
|''[[Black Snake Moan (film)|Black Snake Moan]]'' ||Lazarus ||
|-
|''[[1408 (film)|1408]]'' ||Mr. Olin ||
|-
|''[[Resurrecting the Champ]]'' ||Champ ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[2008 in film|2008]] ||''[[Jumper (film)|Jumper]]'' ||Agent Cox ||'' completed;'' scheduled for [[February 15]]
|-
|''[[Cleaner (2008 film)|Cleaner]]'' ||Tom Carver || ''completed;'' release TBA
|-
|''[[Lakeview Terrace]]'' ||Abel Turner || ''post-production''
|-
|''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' ||[[Ultimate Nick Fury|Nick Fury]] || ''post-production''<ref name="MTVmovie"/>
|-
|''Soul Men'' || Louis || ''pre-production''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2009 in film|2009]] ||''[[Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey]]'' ||Fear ||voice only; ''in production''
|-
|''[[The Spirit (film)|The Spirit]]'' ||The Octopus || ''filming''<ref name="HollyReporter">{{cite web |title=The Hollywood Reporter |work=Miller sees Jackson as evil Spirit |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie62938636be2f71fb5852cadd5f950d1 |accessmonthday=May 18 |accessyear=2007}}</ref>
|}

===Television work===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year(s) !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|[[1991 in television|1991]] ||''[[Law & Order]]'' ||Taggert ||episode "[[The Violence of Summer (Law & Order episode)|The Violence of Summer]]"
|-
|[[1992 in television|1992]] ||''[[Ghostwriter (TV series)|Ghostwriter]]'' ||Reggie Jenkins||
|-
|[[1995 in television|1995]] ||''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]'' ||-- ||(voice)
|-
|[[2001 in television|2001]] ||''[[The Proud Family]]'' ||Joseph ||voice for single episode
|-
|[[2005 in television|2005]]-[[2007 in television|2007]] ||''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]'' ||[[Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy|Gin Rummy]] ||voice for three episodes
|-
|[[2005 in television|2005]] ||''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]'' ||Himself ||star of a new English Cop TV Show
|-
|[[2007 in television|2007]] ||''[[Afro Samurai]]'' ||Afro Samurai, Ninja Ninja ||voice only; executive producer
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*Dils, Tracey E. ''Samuel L. Jackson (Black Americans of Achievement)''. Chelsea House Publications, 1999. ISBN 0791052826.
*Hudson, Jeff. ''Samuel L. Jackson: The Unauthorised Biography''. Virgin Books, 2004. ISBN 1852270241.

==External links==
{{commons|Samuel L. Jackson}}
*[http://www.samuelljackson.com Official site of Samuel L. Jackson]
*{{imdb name|id=0000168|name=Samuel L. Jackson}}
*[http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/samuel_l_jackson_biog.html Extensive biography of Samuel L. Jackson]
*[http://www.thecinemasource.com/celebrity/interviews/Samuel-L-Jackson-He-s-already-the-Champ-of-acting-interview-565-0.html Interview with Samuel L. Jackson on Resurrecting the Champ]
*[http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1664 Samuel L. Jackson Interview] on [[The Hour]] with [[George Stroumboulopoulos]]
*[http://www.newsgroper.com/samuel-l-jackson/ Samuel L. Jackson on News Groper - Samuel L. Jackson Parody Blog]

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