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Biography

Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor. He has starred in many Hollywood movies. His performance in Jungle Fever was so acclaimed, the 1991…more

Born

12/21/1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Birth Name

Samuel Leroy Jackson

Gender

Male

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Star (5)

Role
- Afro Samurai
  Afro Samurai, Ninja Ninja
  - S 2: Ep 1 Resurrection
    1/25/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Justice
    2/1/07
  - S 1: Ep 4 Duel
    1/25/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Clan of the Empty Seven
    1/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Dream Reader
    1/11/07
  - + 1 More Credits
- Iconoclasts
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Samuel L. Jackson on Bill Russell
    11/17/05
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 7: Ep 1 1998 MTV Movie Awards
    5/30/98
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child
  The Mayor
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Pied Piper
    5/4/97
- The Sunset Limited
  Star
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 153 Late Show With David Letterman 06/16/2011
    6/16/11
  - S 16: Ep 163 Show #3138
    6/22/09
  - S 14: Ep 103 Show #2712
    2/23/07
  - S 13: Ep 187 Show #2600
    8/14/06
  - S 12: Ep 146 Show #2365
    5/13/05
  - + 16 More Credits
- The Boondocks
  Gin Rummy
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Story of Lando Freemen
    7/4/10
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 152 Samuel L. Jackson/Lea Michele
    5/4/10
  - S 6: Ep 43 Samuel L. Jackson
    11/6/08
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 104 Samuel L. Jackson
    8/15/06
  - S 10: Ep 112 Samuel L. Jackson
    9/7/05
  - S 10: Ep 5 Samuel Jackson
    1/11/05
  - S 8: Ep 103 Samuel L. Jackson
    2/26/04
  - S 8: Ep 20 Samuel L. Jackson
    8/11/03
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 1005 2006 Olympic Show #5 - Samuel L. Jackson
    2/17/06
  - S 13: Ep 135 Show #2856
    1/18/05
  - S 13: Ep 86 Show #2807
    11/3/04
  - S 12: Ep 162 Show #2658
    2/24/04
  - S 12: Ep 40 Show #2536
    8/1/03
  - + 3 More Credits
- Coming Attractions
  Recurring Role
  - S 6: Ep 13 The Skeleton Key; Bewitched; Into the Blue; XXX: State of the Union
    4/1/05
  - S 6: Ep 8 Hostage; Bambi; The Longest Yard; Cinderella Man; XXX: State of the Union
    2/25/05
  - S 6: Ep 2 Be Cool; Man of the House; XXX: State of the Union; Rebound
    1/14/05
  - S 5: Ep 45 Coach Carter; White Noise; Million Dollar Baby; Elektra
    12/17/04
  - S 5: Ep 41 Christmas With the Kranks; Finding Neverland; Coach Carter; Spanglish
    11/18/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 92 Jackson/Ashanti
    1/11/05
  - S 7: Ep 122 Jackson/O'Reilly
    2/26/04
  - S 6: Ep 227 August 8, 2003
    8/8/03
  - S 6: Ep 33 October 18, 2002
    10/18/02
  - S 5: Ep 64 April 18, 2002
    4/18/02
Guest Star (66)

Role
- Feherty
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 10 Samuel L. Jackson
    4/30/12
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 301 Episode #4.301
    8/22/11
  - S 4: Ep 271 Episode #4.271
    7/18/11
  - S 4: Ep 152 Episode #4.152
    3/1/11
  - S 4: Ep 75 Episode #4.075
    12/1/10
  - S 3: Ep 260 Episode #3.260
    7/6/10
  - + 12 More Credits
- WWE Monday Night Raw
  Guest Star
  - S 16: Ep 18 Born in the U.S.A.
    5/2/11
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 192 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 08/03/2010
    8/3/10
- American Music Awards
  Presenter
  - S 37: Ep 1 2009 American Music Awards
    11/22/09
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 22 Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Connolly, Andrew Bird
    7/7/09
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    6/21/09
- The Grammy Awards
  Himself
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
    2/8/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 85 Samuel L. Jackson/Jason Hudy
    2/4/09
  - S 5: Ep 67 Samuel L. Jackson/Death Cab for Cutie
    12/17/08
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 250 December 15, 2008
    12/15/08
  - S 56: Ep 168 August 22, 2007
    8/22/07
  - S 55: Ep 161 August 14, 2006
    8/14/06
- The Tyra Banks Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 45 Miley Cyrus/Samuel L. Jackson
    11/7/08
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 1 Richard & Judy's New Position - Episode 1
    10/7/08
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 12 September 16, 2008
    9/16/08
  - S 20: Ep 106 February 12, 2008
    2/12/08
  - S 18: Ep 232 August 15, 2006
    8/15/06
  - S 18: Ep 4 September 8, 2005
    9/8/05
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 2 Trinny & Susannah, Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, KT Tunstall.
    9/14/07
  - S 5: Ep 9 Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Forsyth, Alex Parks, Radiohead.
    11/7/03
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 23 September 12, 2007
    9/12/07
  - S 4: Ep 22 September 11, 2007
    9/11/07
  - S 4: Ep 14 August 30, 2007
    8/30/07
  - S 4: Ep 7 August 21, 2007
    8/21/07
  - S 3: Ep 29 February 20, 2007
    2/20/07
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 207 Samuel L. Jackson/The Clicks
    8/23/07
  - S 3: Ep 66 Samuel L. Jackson/Avi Liberman/Hinder
    12/21/06
  - S 2: Ep 98 Samuel L. Jackson/Cokie Roberts/the Lashes
    2/23/06
  - S 1: Ep 14 Samuel L. Jackson/Maria Bello/Collective Soul
    1/20/05
- The Henry Rollins Show
  Self
  - S 3: Ep 18 Samuel L. Jackson, Manu Chao
    8/17/07
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 1 2007 MTV Movie Awards
    6/3/07
  - S 15: Ep 1 2006 MTV Movie Awards
    6/8/06
  - S 12: Ep 1 2003 MTV Movie Awards
    5/31/03
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 67 Samuel L. Jackson/Eric Mabius
    1/3/07
  - S 3: Ep 156 Summer Preview Show
    5/9/06
  - S 3: Ep 112 Samuel L. Jackson/Famke Janssen/Natasha Bedingfield
    2/22/06
  - S 2: Ep 45 Samuel L. Jackson/David Ortiz/Rachel Bilson
    11/5/04
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 107 Reza Aslan
    8/21/06
  - S 6: Ep 123 Samuel L. Jackson
    4/15/02
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 122 Samuel L. Jackson, Elisha Cuthbert, Cobra Starship
    8/18/06
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 13: Ep 190 Show #2603
    8/17/06
  - S 8: Ep 57 Show #1515
    11/22/00
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 78: Ep 1 The 78th Annual Academy Awards
    3/5/06
  - S 77: Ep 1 The 77th Annual Academy Awards
    2/27/05
  - S 74: Ep 1 The 74th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/02
  - S 73: Ep 1 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/01
  - S 72: Ep 1 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/00
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Boondocks
  Gin Rummy
  - S 1: Ep 11 Let's Nab Oprah
    2/12/06
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 61 Oprah's Embarrassing Night
    1/16/06
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 2 Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Lewis, Brad Paisley
    9/7/05
  - S 12: Ep 63 Samuel L. Jackson, Maura Tierney, Tegan & Sara
    1/11/05
  - S 11: Ep 76 Samuel L. Jackson, James Carville, Van Hunt
    2/26/04
- TRL
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 2 September 7, 2005
    9/7/05
  - S 5: Ep 7 10/18/02
    10/18/02
  - S 1: Ep 5 August 7, 2003
    9/18/98
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 50 Show #2994
    9/6/05
- Extras
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5: Samuel L. Jackson
    8/18/05
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 14: Ep 1 2005 MTV Movie Awards
    6/4/05
  - S 9: Ep 1 2000 MTV Movie Awards
    6/3/00
  - S 8: Ep 1 1999 MTV Movie Awards
    6/5/99
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 Series 5, Episode 3
    2/26/05
- Parkinson
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Samuel L. Jackson, Dara O'Briain, Lucie Silvas, Twiggy
    2/19/05
- Coming Attractions
  voice
  - S 5: Ep 29 Resident Evil: Apocolypse; Ladder 49; National Treasure; The Incredibles
    8/26/04
- Coming Attractions
  (voice)
  - S 5: Ep 17 Spider-Man 2; White Chicks; The Incredibles; The Bourne Supremacy
    6/10/04
- GMTV Today
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 61 Thursday 25th March
    3/25/04
- Shootout
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 20 Oscars 2004
    2/29/04
- Shootout
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Samuel L. Jackson
    12/14/03
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 31: Ep 1 2nd December 2003
    12/2/03
- Banzai
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    8/10/03
- S.W.A.T.
  Dan "Hondo" Harrelson
  - — S.W.A.T.
    8/8/03
- Doggy Fizzle Televizzle
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 "Snoop hangs with S.W.A.T"
    7/27/03
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 7 Samuel L. Jackson, Rachael Stirling, Myleen Klass
    10/22/02
- The Electric Playground
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 9 100th Episode Spectacular
    6/22/02
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 13 Samuel L. Jackson
    6/2/02
- The Saturday Show
  Interview
  - S 2: Ep 2 25th May 2002
    5/25/02
- The Proud Family
  Angel Joseph
  - S 1: Ep 11 Seven Days of Kwanzaa
    12/7/01
- Parkinson (1998)
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 7 Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Samuel L. Jackson, Diana Krall
    11/17/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 56 Show #868
    11/21/00
  - S 4: Ep 173 Show #797
    5/31/00
  - S 4: Ep 137 Show #761
    4/10/00
  - S 2: Ep 73 Show #315
    1/7/98
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 14 Samuel L. Jackson: An Actor's Journey
    8/11/99
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 36 Samuel L. Jackson
    5/18/99
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 10 Samuel L. Jackson/Ben Folds Five
    1/10/98
- Dennis Miller Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 26 The Police
    8/8/97
- TFI Friday
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 13 Samuel L. Jackson, Supergrass, Gena Lee Nolin, Longpigs, Texas, East 17.
    12/6/96
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 105 March 1, 1993
    3/1/93
- I'll Fly Away
  Walter
  - S 2: Ep 9 Since Walter
    11/27/92
- Ghostwriter
  Reginald Jenkins
  - S 1: Ep 9 Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? Part 4
    11/22/92
  - S 1: Ep 1 Ghost Story Part 1
    10/4/92
- Ghostwriter
  Mr. Jenkins
  - S 1: Ep 6 Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store? Part 1
    11/1/92
- Roc
  Lenny
  - S 1: Ep 6 Hearts and Diamonds
    10/6/91
- Law & Order
  Louis Taggert
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Violence of Summer
    2/5/91
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Elvis
  - S 3: Ep 7 Here's why you should always make your bed in the morning
    6/3/89
- A Man Called Hawk
  Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 10 Intensive Care
    4/15/89
- Spenser: For Hire
  Ned
  - S 3: Ep 2 My Enemy, My Friend
    10/4/87
- Spenser: For Hire
  Leroy Clancy
  - S 2: Ep 3 White Knight
    10/18/86
- Movin' On
  State Trooper
  - S 2: Ep 19 Woman of Steel
    1/27/76
- Clips & Quips
  Himself
  - S 2005: Ep 1 April 2005
- Movie House
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Cameo (2)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 43 Dick Van Dyke/Kerry Washington
    11/4/10
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Cop
  - S 5: Ep 15 Kristen Bell/Josh Radnor
    9/19/08
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Boondocks
  Gin Rimmi
  - S 2: Ep 3 Thank You for Not Snitching
    10/22/07
Co-Producer (1)

Role
- Afro Samurai
  Co-Producer
  - S 2: Ep 1 Resurrection
    1/25/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Duel
    1/25/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Clan of the Empty Seven
    1/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Dream Reader
    1/11/07
  - S 1: Ep 1 Revenge
    1/4/07
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Afro Samurai
  Executive Producer
  - S 2: Ep 1 Resurrection
    1/25/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Duel
    1/25/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Clan of the Empty Seven
    1/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Dream Reader
    1/11/07
  - S 1: Ep 1 Revenge
    1/4/07

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- Samuel appeared at the 51st Grammy Awards on February 8, 2009 to introduce T.I.'s performance of the song "Dead and Gone" featuring Justin Timberlake.
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- Samuel voices Afro and Ninja Ninja for the Afro Samurai game available for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 which was released January 27, 2009.
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- Samuel is planned to star as Sho'nuff in an upcoming remake of the 1985 cult martial arts classic, The Last Dragon.
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- Samuel: I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say "Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict."
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- Samuel: Nick Fury would be great, I've been reading Nick Fury since when I was a kid. I collect comics... I'm kind of geeky.
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- Samuel: (explaining the reasoning behind why he sees every one of his movies in theaters alongside paying customers) 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.
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