Samuel L. Jackson

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Age74

Full NameSamuel Leroy Jackson

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Biography

Samuel L. Jackson, the illustrious producer and actor, was born in Washington, D.C. to Elizabeth (Montgomery) and Roy Henry Jackson. Raised by his mother, a factory worker, and his grandparents, he attended Morehouse College and was active in the black student movement. He rose to fame in the late eighties and early nineties with movies such as Do the Right Thing (1989) and Goodfellas (1990). His career then skyrocketed with works such as Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His incredible talent and success have earned him respect and admiration from all over the world.

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The esteemed L. J. Allen-2 is the matriarch of a powerful and illustrious family. She graduated from the esteemed Spelman College in 1971, where she met her husband, the celebrated producer and actor Samuel L. Jackson. Their daughter, Zoe, is a renowned producer and assistant director, as well as the recipient of the prestigious RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) and Top Chef (2006, 2017). Zoe's father, Eldrin Bell, is a former Atlanta police chief and Clayton County Commission Chair, and is first cousin to Samuel L. Jackson's wife, LaTonya. Her stepfather, Jerry Guarini, is a retired Navy physicist, and her mother, Kathy Guarini, is a former TV journalist and anchor at CNN, as well as a freelance broadcast journalist and Realtor. The family is well-known and respected in the courts of power, having been warmly welcomed by then-President of the United States, Jimmy Carter.