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Samuel L. Jackson: Biography

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Birth Name: Samuel Leroy Jackson
Birth Place: Washington, D.C.
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/21/1948, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor; producer

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An explosive and prolific actor who didn't become a household name until after age 40, Jackson started out onstage in the '70s, working with the acclaimed Negro Ensemble Company and New York Shakespeare Festiva... read more

Samuel L. Jackson: TV Guide News

Christmas Spirit: Frank Miller's Latest to Arrive Early | Movie News | 5/7/2008 New
The Christmas Day movie slate just got a little fuller. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate has moved its adaptation of The Spirit, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson, up to a Dec. 25 release date. Written and directed by Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) the flick is based on the comic-book series created by the late Will Eisner, and was originally set to bow Jan. 16, 2009.Producers said fans at last month's Comic-Con confirmed their feeling that an earlier release of the "irresistable piece of entertainment" would be prudent. The film (which with Miller at the helm is likely to be quite gritty) will compete against family fare (Disney's Bedtime Stories) and the romantic comedy Marley and Me.Do you plan to get in The Spirit this holiday season? — Adam BryantMore Movie News:• Juno's Ellen Page to Take in Some Eyre• Jonas Brothers Concert Pic Goes 3-D• WATCH VIDEO: The New Dark Knight Trailer• Sexy Director Speaks on Rumored Death in... read more
Coming Attractions: Sean Penn's Milk Costars Pour In | Today's News: Our Take | 12/5/2007
Got Milk? Josh Brolin, James Franco and Emile Hirsch soon will. The hot properties are close to signing on to appear opposite Robin Wright's better half in Gus Van Sant's flick about the U.S.' first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk. I said openly gay, Larry Craig; don't get your knickers in a knot.... Samuel L. Jackson will star in the thriller Unfinished Country as the chief administrator of an overcrowded South African hospital.... CBS Films has optioned as its first potential feature the novel Beastly, about a schoolteacher who, under a student's spell, turns into a monster. — Ben Katner read more
Samuel L. Jackson Makes Magic for ESPN | Today's News: Our Take | 12/3/2007
Samuel L. Jackson, Wynton Marsalis and NBA star Chris Paul have signed on to narrate Black Magic, an ESPN documentary chronicling the Civil Rights movement through the prism of basketball programs at historically African-American universities.According to the Reporter, the doc will premiere March 16 — following the cabler's NCAA tourney selection show (Go, 'Cuse!) — and wrap up the following night. read more
Denzel Takes the Pelham 1, 2, 3, and More Movie News | Today's News: Our Take | 9/24/2007
Denzel Washington will channel Walter Matthau in an update of the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3, in which four hijackers hold a subway train's passengers for ransom. David Koepp penned the screenplay.... Also per Variety, Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac will dance and sing as soul legends begrudgingly reunited on tour in the comedy Soul Men (C. Thomas Howell not included).... Jason Bateman is joining Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the feature take on the U.K. miniseries State of Play.... Per the Reporter, Ben Kingsley is William Shakespeare in a movie based on Will, a new novel concerning the Bard's deathbed confab with his lawyer. read more
At the Movies: Will Sam Jackson Catch The Spirit? | Today's News: Our Take | 5/18/2007
Per the Hollywood Reporter, Snakes-wrangler Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to play the Octopus, a supervillain with a superlethal punim, in The Spirit, Frank Miller's comic-book adaptation about a murdered cop reborn as a masked mystery man.... Jeff Bridges is Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter in How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, also starring Kirsten Dunst.... Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel) is being eyed for the dramedy Henry Poole Is Here, starring Luke Wilson.... Per Variety, 300's G-e-r-a-r-d Butler will star opposite Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin in Nim's Island. read more

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Samuel L. Jackson, Sharon Stone, 2004 ESPY Awards courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

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Samuel L. Jackson: TV Listings

Samuel L. Jackson: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
Jumper (Actor - Roland)	2008	Movie	Available
Resurrecting The Champ (Actor - Champ)	2008	TV Show Series
The Spirit (Actor - Octopus)	2008	Movie
1408 (Actor - Mr. Olin)	2007	Movie	Available
2007 MTV Movie Awards (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series