Samuel L. Jackson, an American actor, was born in Washington, D.C. in 1948.
Samuel L. Jackson is a legendary Hollywood actor who has acted in over 100 films over his career. Jackson, who was abandoned by his father as a youngster, overcame a rough life to become one of Hollywood's most successful actors. Despite his stuttering, he went on to pursue a profession in acting with persistence and hard effort. Samuel Leroy Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. on December 21, 1948. He was reared by his mother, Elizabeth Jackson, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, since his father lived away from the family and subsequently died of alcoholism. He only met his father twice throughout his life.
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