Samuel L. Jackson usually played bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero, as the character Mitch Henessey, in
The Long Kiss Goodnight and in
Die Hard: With a Vengeance. From character player to leading man. His performance in
Pulp Fiction gave him an Oscar nomination for his character Jules Winnfield...See full bio »
1995The 67th Annual Academy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
1995The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
(TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture & Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
Hollywood people tend to think that because one is successful in one aspect of entertainment they can bring them into this particular world and make a success out of them. They ask people like me to be in a film with those people that they are kind of headlining and your name ends up behind them. If you do that...
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