Jackson, Samuel L

PERSONAL DATA:
NAME:	Samuel L Jackson
DATE OF BIRTH:	12/21/1948
PLACE OF BIRTH:	Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Career:

Samuel Leroy Jackson was born on December 21, 1948 in Washington D.C. born. He grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and began his theater career there.
He came to the theater as a child on the advice of his therapist because he had a stutter as a child.
It helped, and Samuel was so excited about working on stage that after graduating from college he went to drama school in New York and trained to be a professional actor.
After successfully completing school, however, progress was very slow and the large orders were a long time coming. From time to time he got roles in the theater but his wish to come to the screen did not come true.
When things finally picked up again and Jackson was offered a feature film, he was in bad shape and struggling with drug and alcohol problems. For this reason, the offer was withdrawn and the theater no longer wanted to see him on stage.
Something had to change and so Samuel L. Jackson went into rehab.
After getting his life back on track his career took off and he got his first role offer. He played a drug addict opposite Wesley Snipes in Jungle Fever. It was not really surprising that he offered a convincing performance and even won Best Supporting Actor at Cannes.
Jackson was fascinated by Hollywood and was keen to make a name for himself here. So he took on a lot of supporting roles for a while and thus made a name for himself in the film industry.
In 1994 the time had come and his dream came true. Through the Quentin Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction" he went down in film history as a rhetorical and convincing killer with the cold and thus became a star overnight.
The role garnered him many awards, including a Golden Globe nomination. Thus, his breakthrough in Hollywood was made and he was popular as never before.
Like his colleagues Wesley Snipes and Laurence Fishburne, Jackson was now also one of the most sought-after actors of color, but unlike his colleagues, he is more diverse and versatile.
So his subsequent career stretched from arms dealer in the film Jackie Brown, to violin specialist in the red violin, from underwater explorer in the film Sphere to wise Jedi Knight in Star Wars Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3.
His streak of success just didn`t want to end. He always managed to surprise the audience with a new side of him. You could see him in the action film SWAT in 2003, a year later in the thriller Twisted alongside Ashley Judd and in the sports drama Coach Cater. He has traveled a long way and shown us what he is made of.
We can look forward to further projects.

Filmography

1972: Together for Days 1976: The Displaced Person (TV) 1978: The Trial of the Moke (TV) 1981: Ragtime 1987: Uncle Tom`s Cabin (TV) 1987: Magic Sticks 1987: Eddie Murphy Raw 1988: School Daze 1988: The Prince of Zamunda 1988: School Daze 1989: Dead Man Out (TV) 1989: Do the Right Thing 1989: Sea of ??Love - Melody of Death 1990: Family Teaching 1990: Def by Temptation 1990: The Exorcist III 1990: Mo` Better Blues 1990: A Shock to the System 1990: The Return of Superfly 1990: Goodfellas 1990: Betsy`s Wedding 1991: Strictly Business 1991: Jungle Fever 1991: Jumpin` at the Boneyard 1991: Johnny Suede 1991: Revenge of the Mafia (TV) 1992:White Sands - The Big Deal 1992: The Hour of the Patriot 1992: Manny and Dan - To Live and Die in the Bronx 1992: Mob Justice (TV) 1992: Juice 1992: Separate Ways 1993: Simple Justice (TV) 1993: Loaded Weapons 1 1993: Jurassic Park 1993: True Romance 1993: The Street Fighters 1993: Amos & Andrew – two almost perfect messes 1994: The Rocky Road to Justice (TV) 1994: Against the Wall (TV) 1994: Fresh 1994: Pulp Fiction 1994: The New Age 1994: Julius Caesar Superstar 1995: The Other Mother 1995: Kiss of Death 1995: Die Hard Now More Than Now 1995: Fluke - A dog cleans up 1996: The Great White Hype 1996: Last Exit Reno 1996: Trees Lounge – The bar where everything revolves 1996: The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1996: The Jury 1996: Deadly Christmas 1996: Hard Eight 1997: You`re Still Not Fooling Anybody 1997: Eve`s Bayou 1997: Jackie Brown 1997: 187 - A Deadly Number 1998: Sphere 1998: Out of Sight 1998: A matter for negotiation 1998: The Red Violin 1999: Star Wars - Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999: Deep Blue Sea 1999: Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier (TV) 1999: Forever Hollywood 2000: Rules – seconds of decision 2000: Any Given Wednesday 2000: Shaft 2000: Unbreakable 2001: The Caveman`s Valentine 2001: Changing Lanes 2001: The 51st State 2002: Star Wars - Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002: No Good Deed 2002: The Comeback 2002: Changing Lanes 2002: xXx - Triple X 2003: Basic 2003: Coaching the Minors 2003: S.W.A.T. - The Special Forces 2004: A Light Knight`s Odyssey (TV) 2004: Kill Bill - Volume 2 2004: Twisted - The First Suspicion 2004: The Incredibles (voice) 2002: County of my Skull 2005: Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005: Coach Carter 2005: xXx 2 - The Next Level 2005: The Man 2005: The Boondocks (TV Series) 2006: Honor Deferred (TV) 2006: Black Snake Moan 2006: Snakes on a Plane 2006: A Light Knights Odyssey 2006: The Face of Truth 2006: 2004: A Light Knight`s Odyssey 2006: Afuro zamurai (TV Series) 2006: Home of the Brave 2006: Farce of the Penguins 2007: Poker Nights 2007: 1408

Golden Globe nominations:
1994: Best Supporting Actor: Pulp Fiction
1996: Best Supporting Actor: The Jury
1997: Best Actor - Musical/Comedy: Jackie Brown

OSCAR nominations:
1994: Best Supporting Actor: Pulp Fiction