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 10 Samuel L. Jackson Facts You Don't Know

Samuel L. Jackson has been in the Hollywood movie industry since 1970, and he’s still going strong to this day! Whether you’re a fan of his acting or just want to learn more about him, these 10 facts you don’t know about Samuel L. Jackson will give you plenty of insight into his life and career.

1) His original name is Samuel Leroy Jackson

10 facts you don't know about this veteran American actor 

2) He has seven children, three sons and four daughters with two ex-wives. His first wife was actress LaTanya Richardson whom he married in 1973 and divorced in 1983, they had two children together, one daughter Jamia and one son Jeevan. Samuel's second wife is singer/songwriter Mayte Garcia who he wed on November 11th, 1992 but sadly their marriage ended in divorce due to his infidelity on January 17th, 2004. Samuel is currently married to model/businesswoman LaTanna Anthony.

2) He was an athlete in his youth

Samuel L. Jackson is a famous American actor, director and film producer born in Washington, D.C., on December 21, 1948. He was a child prodigy in athletics (he had his first success as a decathlete), but gave up the sport at age 14 to pursue an acting career. He attended Morehouse College for one year before he transferred to Pennsylvania State University. 

He has starred in numerous films with Quentin Tarantino: Samuel L. Jackson has acted in many films directed by Quentin Tarantino, who is an American film director and screenwriter. 

In 2017 he played Nick Fury again in Spider-Man: Homecoming: Samuel L. Jackson's most recent project was playing Nick Fury again in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).

3) He attended Morehouse College, in Atlanta, Georgia

Samuel L. Jackson is an actor and film producer known for his on-screen appearances in Pulp Fiction, Shaft, A Time to Kill, Jackie Brown, The Negotiator, Unbreakable and Jurassic Park. He was born as Samuel Leroy Jackson on December 21st, 1948 in Washington D.C., United States of America. He has been married twice; first with LaTanya Richardson from 1978 to 1980 and second with LaDonna Elaine since 1987 who he has three children with. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1994 for his role as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction; this made him the first African American male to win this award.

4) As a child, he had a stuttering problem and still does, sometimes

Samuel L. Jackson Actor was born on December 21, 1948, in Washington D.C., and he still has a stuttering problem sometimes as a child, which he had never been able to overcome completely. His parents divorced when he was six years old, and he grew up living with his mother. After the death of his father from diabetes complications, Samuel L. Jackson Actor moved to Chattanooga Tennessee with his mother; there he attended two years of college but dropped out after that time due to lack of interest in academics.

5) He had the highest number of lines ever recorded on film in a single movie

In the movie Pulp Fiction, Samuel L. Jackson holds the record for most number of spoken words in a single film with 1,197 words and at an average rate of one word per every 2.8 seconds. He had to memorize all of them in just two weeks! The only other actors who came close were John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis with lines at 754 words each respectively. The Guinness World Records reports that Jackson's performance stands as the longest uninterrupted screen performance by a male actor in history.

6) The Guinness Book of Records states he was able to recite the entire script of Pulp Fiction from memory alone

Samuel L. Jackson is an American film actor and one of the most successful actors in Hollywood, with a net worth of $200 million. His career began in 1972 when he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his portrayal of the character won him a 1994 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

7) In 2004, he was voted as one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People

Born on December 21, 1948, in Washington D.C., Samuel L. Jackson is a famous actor and Academy Award-nominated film producer. He has been married three times to LaTanya Richardson since 1987, with whom he has one child; Cheryl Lynn Shain since 2001, with whom he has one child; and his current wife, Alethea Yvette Richardson (since 2013), with whom he has no children.

9) The nickname Jax comes from his time at Morehouse College, where he was known for being real cool and smooth

Jackson's nickname Jax came from his time at Morehouse College, where he was known for being real cool and smooth. He played intercollegiate basketball and ran track, but eventually quit because it interfered with his acting career. He often hung out with the film school students who were more interested in movies than sports.

8) He was born after his father finished serving in the Korean War, who also served during WWII

Samuel Leroy Jackson, Jr. was born in Washington D.C., to Elizabeth and Samuel L. Jackson Sr., who served in the U.S Army during World War II, as well as the Korean War; his father later became a Baptist minister and moved the family to Tennessee before settling in Montgomery, Alabama

10) During his time with Disney Imagineering, he worked on concepts for resorts such as Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge (1995), Euro Disney S.C.A.'s Hotel Santa Fe (1993–94), EPCOT Center's Pleasure Island (1989–90), and Disneyland Paris' Discoveryland (1992).

After some time with Disney Imagineering, he became a full-time actor and moved to Hollywood in 1982 to pursue his acting career. He initially wanted to become a musician but later chose acting as an alternate career choice when he realized he couldn't sing or play any instruments.