Samuel L. Jackson | Zoe

One of the most popular actors in his generation, Samuel L. Jackson, started his acting career on stage in plays such as The Threepenny Opera, Home, and A Soldier’s Play. Initially, the actor majored in marine biology before switching to architecture but eventually settled in drama after taking a public speaking class in the 1970s. It wasn’t long before Jackson began appearing in several big-screen and television films. In 1972, the actor made his film debut in the independent film Together for Days. From then onward, he starred in many commercially successful films such as Coming to America, Goodfellas, Patriot Games, Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, and Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

In 1980, Jackson met his future wife, actress and producer LaTanya Richardson, while attending Morehouse College. They have a daughter named Zoe, born in 1982. Now grown up, she’s following in the footsteps of her parents, with her profession being an actress and a producer—credit to her parents.

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