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Samuel Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor. He has starred in many Hollywood movies, to the point of holding the title of highest box office grossing actor. His performance in Jungle Fever was so acclaimed, the 1991 Cannes Film Festival created a Supporting Actor award just for him. Along with that award, he has won many others including a Silver Berlin Bear, A BAFTA Film Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards.
He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Spike Lee movies Do The Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues and Jungle Fever, the Quentin Tarantino movies Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown, and as Jedi Mace Windu in the prequel Star Wars Trilogy. Thus, he is usually cast into roles that involve a cool, controlled, "in-the-know" black man. His roles almost always involve a memorable line delivery; and Jackson's trademark voice inflection lend heavily to this key attribute.
He received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jules Winnfield in 'Pulp Fiction.
Roger Ebert wrote:
Like Bill Cosby, Jackson is arguing against the anti-intellectual message that success for young black males is better sought in the worlds of rap and sports than in the classroom. [1]
Samuel Jackson is also a Liverpool F.C. supporter, probably after his work in the city on the film the 51st State.
Samuel Jackson is parodied in Chappelle's Show, Chappelle plays Samuel Jackson (Complete with a jeri-curl, and a beard) in a fake commercial, Samuel Jackson Beer. The character that Chappelle parody is based on Pulp Fiction's Jules character.
Samuel Jackson Filmography
Actor
• Freedomland (2006)
• Take My Eyes (Te doy mis o) (2005)
• The Man (2005)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• XXX: State of the Union (2005)
• In My Country (2005)
• Coach Carter (2005)
• The Incredibles (2004)
• Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
• Twisted (2004)
• Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
• No Good Deed (2003)
• S.W.A.T. (2003)
• Basic (2003)
• Formula 51 (2002)
• XXX (2002)
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Changing Lanes (2002)
• The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
• Unbreakable (2000)
• Shaft (2000)
• Rules of Engagement (2000)
• Deep Blue Sea (1999)
• The Red Violin (1999)
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
• The Negotiator (1998)
• Sphere (1998)
• Jackie Brown (1997)
• Eve's Bayou (1997)
• 187 (1997)
• Hard Eight (1997)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• Trees Lounge (1996)
• A Time to Kill (1996)
• The Search For One-Eye Jimmy (1996)
• The Great White Hype (1996)
• Kiss of Death (1995)
• Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)
• Losing Isaiah (1995)
• Against the Wall (1994)
• Assault at West Point (1994)
• Hail Caesar (1994)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• The New Age (1994)
• Fresh (1994)
• True Romance (1993)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Menace II Society (1993)
• Amos and Andrew (1993)
• National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
• Fathers and Sons (1992)
• Jumpin at the Boneyard (1992)
• Johnny Suede (1992)
• Patriot Games (1992)
• White Sands (1992)
• Juice (1992)
• Mob Justice (1991)
• Strictly Business (1991)
• Jungle Fever (1991)
• Goodfellas (1990)
• Mo' Better Blues (1990)
• Betsy's Wedding (1990)
• Def By Temptation (1990)
• A Shock to the System (1990)
• Mystery Train (1989)
• Sea of Love (1989)
• Do the Right Thing (1989)
• Coming to America (1988)
• Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Cameo
• Out of Sight (1998)
Executive Producer
• Formula 51 (2002)
Narrator
• The Scrambled States of America...and More Stories to Celebrate Our Country (2004)
Producer
• The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
• Eve's Bayou (1997)
Voice
• The Incredibles (2004)
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