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  1. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor. 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 highest-grossing actor of all time.

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  2. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor. 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 highest-grossing actor of all time.

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    Trevor Garfield is a high school science teacher in Brooklyn. Dennis Broadway, a gangster student to whom he had given a failing grade, threatens to murder him, writing the number 187 (the police code for homicide) on every page in a textbook. Garfield reports his concerns to the administration, who ignores Garfield's warning. Soon afterwards, Denn...

    On Rotten Tomatoesthe film has an approval rating of 30% based on reviews from 27 critics. Roger Ebertrated the film 2 out of 4 stars, complimenting the "strong and sympathetic performance" by Samuel L. Jackson and saying that the movie "has elements that are thoughtful and tough about inner-city schools" but it also contains "elements that belong ...

    The film's soundtrack was released under the title Music from the Motion Picture 187 on July 29, 1997, through Atlantic Records. Unlike films like Dangerous Minds and The Substitute that dealt with similar subject matter, this soundtrack did not receive an urban music soundtrack. Instead the soundtrack was made up of trip hop, a combination of hip ...

    Bernstein, Nell. "little monsters." at the Wayback Machine (archived August 18, 2000)(Archive, Alternate URL at the Wayback Machine (archived January 28, 1999), Archive) Salon.com. August 6, 1997....
    Fassett, Deanna L.; Warren, John T. "A Teacher Wrote This Movie": Challenging the Myths of "One Eight Seven" [movie review]. Multicultural Education, v7 n1 p30-33 Fall 1999. ISSN ISSN 1068-3844. ER...
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    • Swearing helped Samuel L. Jackson manage his stutter. Before he was one of Hollywood's most accomplished actors, Samuel L. Jackson had trouble speaking in front of others.
    • Samuel L. Jackson was an usher at Martin Luther King, Jr.’ s funeral. The assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968 thrust a young Jackson into the Civil Rights Movement.
    • Samuel L. Jackson almost became a marine biologist. Jackson attended college in the 1960s with the intention of becoming a marine biologist. After he held the lock-in at Morehouse, he saw a performance by the Negro Ensemble Company that inspired him to pursue acting.
    • Samuel L. Jackson was a stand-in on The Cosby Show. Before he made it big in Hollywood, Jackson worked as a stand-in for Bill Cosby during tapings of the sitcom.
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  4. Jackson in 2019. Samuel L. Jackson (born December 21, 1948 [1]) is an American actor and producer. He has starred in many films, including The Avengers, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Django Unchained and Pulp Fiction .

  5. Samuel L. Jackson. Samuel L. 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 ...

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