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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).
Samuel L. Jackson
Mace Windu
for Mace Windu in Star Wars Tales: Finn Series (2023)
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Finn reveals to Rey, that he is force sensitive. Rey trains him with the help of the old Jedi´s force ghosts. Luke says to Rey that Finn is not ready to be trained, " He needs to find himself, and only there he could be trained to become Jedi." Finn goes to Coruscant to find out more about his past. There he finds Jannah that has been on a journey, with Lando Calrissian, to find her parents. They meet the Chancellor and Senator Val, that had kids that were kidnapped by the First Order. Finn is led to the planet of Bogano, where his memories are awakened... He meets Hela Syko, who helps him in his journey. Finn finds out that he was a padawan of Master Tobias Murguen, a Jedi master that built his own Jedi Temple. Finn finds out that Master Tobias was killed by a crime lord, Portis Maximus, a Sith Eternal. He finds his master´s lightsaber and keeps him. He tracks down Portis, to the planet Sriluur, where he confronts him. Portis reveals that he was the man behind all the kidnapped kids. Even with an augmentation of his lightsaber skills, Finn can´t stop Portis from killing Jannah. He is visited by his former Master force ghost, which helps him defeat Portis. Finn, with the help of Lando, takes Portis to Coruscant, where he is convicted to life in prison. Finn finds out that Rey has been missing after following a message through the force. Finn has to find her. (END OF THE SERIES) POST CREDIT SCENE: Taron Malicos finds Portis and gets him free.
