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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948 in Washington, DC) is an
American actor who has starred in many Hollywood movies. Jackson holds 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.
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Roger Ebert wrote of him:
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.
He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Quentin Tarantino movies Pulp
Fiction and Jackie Brown, as Jedi Mace Windu in the prequel Star Wars
Trilogy, and the Spike Lee movies Do The Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues and
Jungle Fever. Thus, he is usually cast into roles that involve a cool,
controlled, "in-the-know" character. 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. |
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