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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
Ice Cream seller
for Ice Cream seller in What About The Geraniums?
Suggested by jakubduda
Alex, country boy with a knack for taking care of family and home. His grandparents went on trip with his grandmother's sister and her husband. They leave Alex in charge of garden, pets and house, where he grew up and he knows all in the village, he always liked to come back from big city. Alex discovers that the beautiful garden has fallen into disarray and the geraniums, his grandmother's favorite flower, need tending. He has a lot of work to do. After finishing it, Alex decided to go to the square and in the store he met beautiful Amélie, who is into a conflict with her ex bf, and when Alex saw that he used violence, he stood up for her. Alex and Amélie spend evening walking and having fun. Amélie is interested in the garden, especially grandma's beloved geraniums. Invites her to come help with garden next day and is surprised when she really came, they spend all day together and while hiding their feelings, begin to fall in love. In the evening he invites her for ice cream, they notice a sign on building and continue the journey and go through places where they spent childhood. Alex asks if she believes in love, she says yes and tells about a boy she met when she was 6 and fell in love, when he left after holidays, they said goodbye and she gave him photo so he wouldn't forget. Alex smiled and looked into her glassy eyes, then reached into pocket and pulled out a grubby lil piece of paper, handed it to her. When she opened it, she burst into tears. It was the old photo.
