The American actor is behind many of the major blockbuster successes in Hollywood. His films totally grossed more than $27 billion worldwide making him the highest-grossing actor of all time.
Samuel is one of the most recognized actors around the globe. The highly prolific performer and actor have appeared in more than 150 films in his career.
Samuel L. Jackson Bio, Net Worth, Movies, Age, Career, Personal Life, Height, Weight, And More
The actor has been a global star ever since his portrayal of the Marvel character Nick Fury. He made a cameo appearance in an Iron Man movie and later on went to sign a nine-movie deal with Marvel.
Samuel L. Jackson Bio
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and producer born on December 21, 1948, in Washington D.C., USA. Jackson probably is the most recognized actor of his generation.
He is the only child of Roy Henry Jackson (late) and Elizabeth Harriett. He was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee by his mother while his father lived away in Kansas City, Missouri. Samuel’s father died of alcoholism and he met Roy only on two occasions.
Samuel L. Jackson Personal Life, Education
Samuel was the only child of his parents and was raised by his mother alone. A hardworking woman who was a factory worker and a supplies buyer for a mental institution.
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The actor was also raised by his grandparents Edgar and Pearl Montgomery. His genes happened to be descended from the Benga people of Gabon as a result of a DNA test and became a citizen of Gabon in 2019.
The actor graduated from Riverside High School, Chattanooga. In the school orchestra, Samuel played Piccolo, French horn, and trumpet. His interests Shifted to many areas.
After intending to pursue a career in Marine Biology from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia he ended up developing an interest in acting and switched his major. It was his teaming up with a local acting group to earn extra points in class that made him shift his major completely.
Samuel married producer LaTanya Richardson in 1980 and shares a daughter named Zoe born in 1982. The couple also started a charity organization to help support education.
Samuel L. Jackson Career
After appearing in some telefilms Jackson moved to New York City in 1976 and spent a decade in NY being in stage plays including the Yale Repertory Theater premiers The Piano Lesson and Two Trains Running. In the 1980s he appeared in small roles with the director Spike Lee.
The actor’s many major breakthroughs happened in the 1990s when he played the criminal Big Don in True Romance written by Quentin Tarantino.
After this, in 1994 Jackson was asked to play a character especially written for him in the all-time cult classic Pulp Fiction. Tarantino wrote the character Jules Winnfield for the actor that nominated him for the Academies for the best actor in a supporting role.
Then came his box office successes in Die Hard With a Vengeance alongside Bruce Willis and A time To Kill after some poor critic reviews for his performance in films like Kiss of Death, The Great White Hype, and Losing Isaiah.
The actor became a global star in the 21st century after his portrayal of the Marvel Comic’s Nick Fury. It was in 2002 when the actor gave consent to design their Ultimate version of Nick Fury.
The actor made a cameo appearance in The Iron Man (2008) and later on signed a nine-movie deal with Marvel and Played Nick Fury in all their films over a decade.
Samuel L. Jackson Net Worth
The highest-grossing actor ever has a net worth of a whopping $250 million and his films grossed more than $17 billion worldwide excluding his cameos. Jackson has a salary of $10 million to $20 million for each character he plays in a major production.
