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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

The General
for The General in Legends United
Suggested by mcjuggernuggets3thepowerofinternet

Universes seemingly unite after the Dr. Doom's attempt to return to the Negative Zone goes wrong. With now Marvel, DC, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other universes stitched together in one world, alliances are forged and enemies are made as no one knows what to do with the other universe. With Iron Man seemingly wanting to get rid of all Transformers, and Captain America aligning himself with Optimus Prime, tensions rise. Batman also has his eyes set on destroying all of the Transformers and tries to do so with the help of Iron Man and the United States Military. This causes an all out war with one side led by Superman and Captain America and the other by Batman and Iron Man. But in the midst of all the fighting, Ultron, Megatron, and Magneto have secretly come in contact with Kylo Ren, one of the heads of the First Order. The three begin their plan to conquer the universe, and head directly to Earth to destroy it. Meanwhile, Marvel, DC, and Transformers characters have figured out their enemies’ plan and decide to work together to stop them. Traveling to the Star Wars universe, they come in contact with Rey, Finn, Han Solo and company and recruit them to stop Ultron, Magneto, the Decepticons, and The First Order from destroying their home, Earth. The Battle For The Ages Begins Here...

