![]() ![]() "Damn! They got nominated and I didn't? I guess Black folk usually win for doing despicable shit on screen. "My wife and I went to see 'Bugsy,'" Jackson said. Jackson didn't receive an Oscar nomination for his performance in "Jungle Fever," and he told The Times that he was surprised to discover that two actors who starred in Barry Levinson's 1991 film "Bugsy" made the cut over him. Jackson continued to say that he also believes he should've won an Oscar for his performance in Spike Lee's 1991 film "Jungle Fever." In the film, Jackson plays a homeless drug addict opposite Wesley Snipes. He lost out to Martin Landau who won for his performance in Tim Burton's film "Ed Wood." "I should have won that one," Jackson told The Times about being nominated for "Pulp Fiction." Jackson was nominated in the best supporting actor category for his performance in Tarantino's film. Jackson told The Times of London that he believes he should have won an Academy Award for his role in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film "Pulp Fiction," but he is more interested in drawing audiences to the cinema than winning awards for his performances. He has provided his voice to several animated films, television series and video games, including the roles of Lucius Best / Frozone in Pixar's film The Incredibles (2004), Mace Windu in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), Afro Samurai in the anime television series Afro Samurai (2007), and Frank Tenpenny in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. He has also portrayed the character in the second and final episodes of the first season of the TV show, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He later did a cameo as the character in a post-credits scene from Iron Man (2008), and went on to sign a nine-film commitment to reprise this role in future films, including major roles in Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and minor roles in Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). With Jackson's permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character, Nick Fury. Jackson usually played bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero, co-starring with Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Geena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). Going from supporting player to leading man, his performance in Pulp Fiction (1994) gave him an Oscar nomination for his character Jules Winnfield, and he received a Silver Berlin Bear for his part as Ordell Robbi in Jackie Brown (1997). He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Patriot Games (1992), Amos & Andrew (1993), True Romance (1993), Jurassic Park (1993), and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino, including Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), and later Django Unchained (2012). In the eighties, he became well-known after three movies made by Spike Lee: Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990) and Jungle Fever (1991). In the seventies, he joined the Negro Ensemble Company (together with Morgan Freeman). At Morehouse College, Jackson was active in the black student movement. He was raised by his mother, a factory worker, and his grandparents. Samuel Leroy Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth (Montgomery) and Roy Henry Jackson. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ![]()
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