HAPPY MF BIRTHDAY: Celebrating Samuel L. Jackson’s 75th Birthday With Some Of His Most Iconic Lines, Characters & Performances

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One
of
the
most
widely
recognized
actors
of
his
generation
turns
75
today!

Samuel
Leroy
Jackson
was
born
in
Washington,
D.C
but
was
raised
by
his
mother
in
Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
Jackson
would
eventually
attend
Morehouse
College,
majoring
in
marine
biology.
He
switched
his
major
to
architecture
before
he
joined
a
local
acting
group
to
earn
extra
points
in
a
class,
finally
settling
on
drama.
He
began
acting
on
stage.
Upon
graduation
in
1972,
appeared
in
several
television
films,
and
made
his
feature
film
debut
in
the
blaxploitation
independent
film

Together
for
Days. In
1976,
he
moved
from
Atlanta
to
New
York
and
worked
on
stage
for
the
next
decade.

In
the
1990s,
Jackson
really
became
a
household
name.
He
got
his
first
starring
role
in
the
comedy National
Lampoon’s
Loaded
Weapon
1. It
wasn’t
until
he
starred
as
Jules
Winnfield
in
1994’s Pulp
Fiction (his
13th
film) that
he
really
broke
out
though.
His
performance
in
the
film
made
him
internationally
recognized
and
he
received
praise
from
critics.
He
was
nominated
for
both
an
Academy
and
Golden
Globe
Award
for
Best
Supporting
Actor.
The
rest
was
then
history,
as
the
people
say.

Jackson
has
since
gone
on
to
become
the
third
highest-grossing
actor
of
all
time,
with
the
films
in
in
which
he
has
appeared
collectively
grossing
over
$27
billion
worldwide.
He
has
also
received
numerous
awards
and
accolades
including
an
honorary
Oscar
that
he
was
presented
earlier
this
year.
Jackson’s
long
and
highly
successful
career
has
made
it
nearly
impossible
for
fans
to
choose
what
their
favorite
characters
and
performances
from
him
are.
To
celebrate
one
of
the
absolute
goats
on
his
75th
birthday,
we
put
together
a
gallery
of
some
of
ours.
Enjoy!

HAPPY
MF
BIRTHDAY
TO
SAMUEL
MF
JACKSON!