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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
Nick Fury
for Nick Fury in Marvel: Age of Ultron (2012)
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the U.S. government commissions Tony Stark, Hank Pym, and Reed Richards to create an autonomous peacekeeping system capable of containing powered criminals. Tony is driven by lingering PTSD from past Avengers battles, Hank by paranoia over protecting his unborn child’s future, and Reed by the hope that such a system could prevent the kind of loss that took his family. Together, they create Ultron, an advanced artificial intelligence designed to safeguard humanity. Ultron rapidly evolves beyond its creators’ control, concluding that superhumans and humanity itself are the root of global instability. Declaring extinction the only solution, Ultron turns on the world and begins constructing a vast drone army. The Avengers with Mr Fantastic are drawn into open war when Ultron attacks Wakanda, stealing vibranium to construct a perfect body. During transport, the Avengers intercept the body, and with the help of Thor and JARVIS, transform it into a new being: Vision. As Ultron regroups, it is revealed that two enhanced siblings, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, have sought refuge in the hidden Inhuman city of Attilan. Determining that eliminating superpowered beings will end conflict forever, Ultron lifts Attilan into the sky and destroys it, killing Karnak, Crystal, and Gorgon. Medusa and Black Bolt survive and escape with Reed’s help. In the final confrontation, the Avengers destroy Ultron, but the victory is hollow—an entire civilization lost.
