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Samuel L. Jackson Actor IMDb Profile |
Bio of Samuel L. Jackson
| Born: | 21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (age 60) |
| Birth Name: | Samuel Leroy Jackson |
| Height: | 6' 2½" (1.89 m) |
| Spouse: | LaTanya Richardson (1980 - present) 1 child |
| Nickname: | Sam / King of Cool / Mr Cool |
| Also Known As: | Samuel L. Jackson / Sam Jackson / Samuel Jackson |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. Another 17 wins & 34 nominations more » |
| Credited Years: | 1972 - 2012 |
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 and in Die Hard: With a Vengeance. From character player to leading man. His performance in Pulp Fiction 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). In the eighties he became well known by three movies made by Spike Lee - Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues and Jungle Fever. He received a Silver Berlin Bear for his part in the movie Jackie Brown as Ordell Robbi. Written by: wladimir van Heemst