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Samuel L. Jackson

Age: 60
Height: 6' 2 1/2"

Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Born: Dec. 21st, 1948

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Samuel L. Jackson's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The Boondocks	Gin Rummy
Afro Samurai	Afro Samurai Ninja Ninja
AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies	Samuel L. Jac&hellip
Iconoclasts	Samuel L. Jac&hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Samuel L. Jackson usually played bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero, as the character Mitch Henessey, in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and in Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995). From character player to leading man. His performance in Pulp Fiction (1994) gave him an Oscar nomination for his character Jules Winnfield. He was active in the black student movement. In the seventies he joined the Negro Ensemble Company (together with Morgan Freeman (I)). In the eighties he became well known by three movies made by Spike Lee - Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990) and Jungle Fever (1991). He received a Silver Berlin Bear for his part in the movie Jackie Brown (1997) as Ordell Robbi.

TRIVIA:

During filming of _Black Snake Moan (2006)_ (qv), grew close with co-star 'Christina Ricci' (qv). The two remain good friends to this day.
Daughter - 'Zo� Jackson' (qv) (b. 1982).
Vegetarian.
Lives in Los Angeles.
He is an Anglophile, being fond of English culture and England in general.
Avid golfer.
He suffered from a stutter while growing up. A speech therapist suggested he audition for a play and it might help his speech. It did and he changed his major.
In real life was once a NY highrise doorman, in "1408" (2007) was a NY highrise manager.