Samuel L. Jackson

Biography: An explosive and prolific actor who didn't become a household name until after age 40, Jackson started out on stage in the 1970s, working with the acclaimed Negro Ensemble Company and New York Shakespeare Festival and occasionally booking bit parts in TV shows and films. During the 1980s he began a fruitful relationship with director Spike Lee, who gave him small but memorable roles in School Daze, Do the Right Thing and Mo' Better Blues. But it was Jackson's harrowing turn as a crack addict in Lee's 1991 flick Jungle Fever that finally got him noticed---ironic considering the troubled actor had kicked his drug habit the year before. Subsequently, he effortlessly moved from comedies (Amos & Andrew) to action flicks (Jurassic Park ) to dramas (Fresh) and earned an Oscar nod for his flashy turn as a Bible-quoting, fast-food-chain-analyzing hit man in 1994's Pulp Fiction. Around this time, Jackson began appearing in a staggering number of projects, with varying degrees of success,An explosive and prolific actor who didn't become a household name until after age 40, Jackson started out on stage in the 1970s, working with the acclaimed Negro Ensemble Company and New York Shakespeare Festival and occasionally booking bit parts in TV shows and films. During the 1980s he began a fruitful relationship with director Spike Lee, who gave him small but memorable roles in School Daze, Do the Right Thing and Mo' Better Blues. But it was Jackson's harrowing turn as a crack addict in Lee's 1991 flick Jungle Fever that finally got him noticed---ironic considering the troubled actor had kicked his drug habit the year before. Subsequently, he effortlessly moved from comedies (Amos & Andrew) to action flicks (Jurassic Park ) to dramas (Fresh) and earned an Oscar nod for his flashy turn as a Bible-quoting, fast-food-chain-analyzing hit man in 1994's Pulp Fiction. Around this time, Jackson began appearing in a staggering number of projects, with varying degrees of success, including the xXx and Star Wars franchises. His unique attitude and style had already made him a pop-culture icon, but Jackson took his status to new heights with the instant cult hit Snakes on a Plane (2006), which he reportedly signed on for based on the title alone. In 2008 he made an uncredited appearance as Ultimate Nick Fury, a comic-book character who was based on his likeness, in the hit Iron Man. The appearance set the groundwork for a 2009 deal with Marvel in which he signed on to portray Fury for nine potential films. Off screen, Jackson has been married to actress LaTanya Richardson since 1980, and the pair have one daughter together. He's also an avid golfer and has played in several charity tournaments. Expand

Samuel L. Jackson's Scores

Average career score: 67
Highest Metascore: 81 Extras: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 48 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 18
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
10 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The View: Season 19 Sep 8, 2015 Guest tbd
tbd The Graham Norton Show: Season 17 Apr 18, 2015 Guest tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 13 Jan 5, 2015 Guest / Samuel L. Jackson tbd
tbd The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 2 Sep 22, 2014 Guest tbd
tbd Alan Carr: Chatty Man: Season 13 Sep 12, 2014 Guest tbd
tbd The Graham Norton Show: Season 15 Apr 4, 2014 Guest tbd
65 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 1 Feb 18, 2014 Guest 6.3
tbd The Daily Show: Season 19 Sep 30, 2013 Guest 8.0
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 21 Aug 19, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd The Graham Norton Show: Season 13 Apr 5, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 38 Sep 15, 2012 Appearing / Samuel L. Jackson 7.6
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 20 Aug 13, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 10 Jan 13, 2012 Guest 8.2
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 10 Jan 4, 2012 Guest / Samuel L. Jackson tbd
tbd The View: Season 15 Sep 6, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd The Talk: Season 2 Sep 6, 2011 Guest 1.1
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 19 Sep 6, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 18 Jan 13, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 3 Sep 14, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 8 Sep 13, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 14 Sep 7, 2010 Samuel L. Jackson tbd
tbd The Boondocks: Season 3 May 2, 2010 Gin Rummy / Gin Rummy 8.6
48 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 18 Mar 1, 2010 Guest 1.3
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 8 Jan 6, 2010 Samuel L. Jackson tbd
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 2 Sep 15, 2009 Guest 6.4
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 7 Sep 8, 2009 Himself / Guest tbd
tbd Afro Samurai: Season 2 Jan 31, 2009 Afro Samurai, Ninja Ninja / Executive Producer / Afro Samurai tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 7 Jan 7, 2009 Samuel L. Jackson tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 17 Sep 15, 2008 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 16 Sep 10, 2008 Guest / Samuel L. Jackson tbd