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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Had a favorable song written about him, "Jesse Jackson," by Kris Kristofferson... more
NewsDesk:
(94 articles)
Acid attack survivor to deliver Channel 4's alternative Christmas message
(From The Guardian - TV News. 11 December 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
John Lithgow on 'The Early Show,' Jason Bateman on 'Fallon' & 'Alexa Chung'
(From Zap2It - From Inside the Box. 7 December 2009, 2:23 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - TV News. 11 December 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
John Lithgow on 'The Early Show,' Jason Bateman on 'Fallon' & 'Alexa Chung'
(From Zap2It - From Inside the Box. 7 December 2009, 2:23 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. | Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. | Elvis Jackson | Rev Jesse Jackson | Rev. Jesse L. Jackson | Rev. Jesse Jackson | Rev. Jessie Jackson | Reverend Jesse Jackson | The Reverend Jesse Jackson | The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
Filmography
Actor:
- "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" .... Cocky Locky (1 episode, 1999)
- Henny Penny (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Cocky Locky
Soundtrack:
- "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1984)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Jesse Jackson/Andrae Crouch, Wintley Phipps (1984) TV episode (performer: "Red Rubber Ball")
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Wattstax (1973) (consultant) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
Thanks:
- People I Know (2002) (the producers wish to thank: Rainbow/Push Coalition) (as The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr.)
... aka Der innere Kreis (Germany: video title)
... aka Im inneren Kreis (Germany) - Last Party 2000 (2001) (special thanks) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
... aka The Party's Over (USA: video title) - Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings (1985) (thanks) (as Elvis Jackson)
... aka Elvis Gratton - Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983) (TV) (special thanks) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
Self:
- Law & Disorder: The Insanity Defense (2009) (post-production) .... Himself - Senator
- When the World Breaks (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (2009) (completed) .... Himself
- "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself / ... (7 episodes, 2004-2009)
- Episode dated 7 December 2009 (2009) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson) .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 October 2009 (2009) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson) .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 February 2007 (2007) TV episode (as Reverend Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 August 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
(2 more) - "The Brian McKnight Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 20 November 2009 (2009) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson) .... Himself - Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009) .... Himself
- "Larry King Live" .... Himself (6 episodes, 2006-2009)
- Michael Jackson Prescription Drug Addiction (2009) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson) .... Himself
- Inauguration Eve (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Maher & Moore (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Reaction to Barack Obama's Victory (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Remebering James Brown (2007) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - Michael Jackson Memorial (2009) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Michael Jackson Memorial Service (USA: alternative title) - "Today" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 6 July 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 July 2008 (2008) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - Journey Into America (2009) .... Political/religious figure
- The Nine Lives of Marion Barry (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Christianity: A History" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- The Future of Christianity (2009) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.) .... Himself - "Black to the Future" (2009) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- Glenn & Linus Michael Attend the Million Man March (2009)
- "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1995-2009)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode #16.82 (2009) TV episode (as Reverend Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - Visits the Superbowl
- Episode dated 18 October 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House (2009) .... Interviewee
- "Unsung" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Donny Hathaway (2008) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - "The Daily Politics" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 5 November 2008 (2008) TV episode (as Rev Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - US Election Night (2008) (TV) (as Reverend Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- "Frontline" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1996-2008)
- The Choice 2008 (2008) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson (1996) TV episode .... Himself - New Orleans Story (2008) .... Himself
- 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Memorable Moments (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Building Blocks for America (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Breaking New Ground (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "Inside Edition" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 10 July 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Free for All! (2008) .... Himself
- Ballou (2008) .... Himself
- Split: A Divided America (2008)
- King in Chicago (2008) .... Himself
- 16th Annual Trumpet Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 8 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - State of the Black Union: Jamestown - Memorable Moments (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- State of the Black Union: Jamestown - The First 400 Years (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007) (TV)
- "Big Ideas That Changed the World" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Egalitarianism (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "BBC Four News" .... Himself - US Civil Rights Campaigner (1 episode, 2007)
... aka The World (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 6 March 2007 (2007) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - US Civil Rights Campaigner - Manufacturing Dissent (2007)
... aka Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore (International: English title) - King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Dear Mister President (2006) .... Himself
- Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Episode dated 18 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
- Episode dated 11 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colbert Report" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Rev. Jesse Jackson (2006) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - 2006 Trumpet Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- 21st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 7 September 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Good Morning America" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Episode dated 9 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - 2005 Trumpet Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #3.6 (2005) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- Episode #2.20 (2004) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Hannity & Colmes" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
- Episode dated 30 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 29 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "This Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 10 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Paula Zahn Now" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 2 December 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
- Episode dated 27 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2004)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 21 October 2004 (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 January 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Diary of a Political Tourist (2004) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Alexandra Pelosi's Diary of a Political Tourist (USA: promotional title) - "Tanner on Tanner" (2004) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- What'd I Say?: A Tribute to Ray Charles (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- 2004 Trumpet Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "Breakfast with Frost" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 16 February 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Seasons of Change: The African American Athlete (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr." (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- The Execution of Wanda Jean (2002) .... Himself
- Last Party 2000 (2001) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
... aka The Party's Over (USA: video title) - See How They Run (2001) .... Himself
- "BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka BET Tonight (USA: new title)
... aka BET Tonight with Ed Gordon (USA: new title)
- Attack on America (2001) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... (2001) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.) .... Himself
- "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
- Jackie Robinson (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Arthur Ashe (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Walter Payton (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Joe Louis (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Hank Aaron (2000) TV episode .... Himself - All God's Children (2001) (V) (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson) .... Himself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1997-2000)
- Episode dated 23 October 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 January 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Death by Hanging (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- 69th Annual Bud Billiken Back-to-School Parade (1998) (TV) .... Host
- "The Chris Rock Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode #1.13 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - 4 Little Girls (1997) (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.) .... Himself (Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition)
- Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- The Alternative Christmas Message (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- "Baseball" (1994) TV series .... Himself (delivers eulogy at Jackie Robinson's funeral) (unknown episodes)
- The Essence Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- The Last Party (1993) (uncredited) .... Himself (addresses AIDS parade)
- "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
- Episode dated 8 June 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself - "Both Sides with Jesse Jackson" (1992) TV series .... Host
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1991)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Michael Jordan/Public Enemy (1991) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Jesse Jackson/Andrae Crouch, Wintley Phipps (1984) TV episode (as The Reverend Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - Host - American Dream (1990) .... Himself
- Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990) .... Himself
... aka Listen Up - "The Jesse Jackson Show" (1990) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Route One USA (1989) .... Himself
... aka Route 1/U.S.A. (USA: review title) - "A Different World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
- Citizen Wayne (1989) TV episode .... Himself - 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- Decade (1989) .... Himself
- The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- All-Star Celebration: The '88 Vote (1988) (TV) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- Jackie Robinson: An American Journey (1988) (TV) .... On Screen Narrator
- "Tanner '88" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1988)
... aka Tanner: A Political Fable
- The Boiler Room (1988) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Great Escape (1988) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - The Making of 'Black Mayors' (1986) (TV) (as Reverend Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- In Remembrance of Martin (1986) .... Himself
- Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid (1986) (V) .... Himself
- "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
- Episode dated 28 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself - The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- Samantha Smith Goes to Washington: Campaign '84 (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience Member
... aka Live on the Sunset Strip (Australia) - The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "Lou Grant" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
- Schools (1978) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself - "Black Journal" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 15 February 1976 (1976) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson) .... Himself - "Soul Train" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
- The Best of Soul Train: 1973-1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Save the Children (1973) .... Himself
- Wattstax (1973) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 13 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #2.55 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- WWE: Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection (2009) (V) .... Himself
-
"The O'Reilly Factor"
- Episode dated 17 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 August 2008 (2008) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 July 2008 (2008) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 July 2008 (2008) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 July 2008 (2008) TV episode (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
(6 more) -
"Video on Trial"
- Episode #2.8 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - American Hardcore (2006) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly"
- Protecting Barry Bonds (2006) TV episode .... Himself -
"Noche Hache"
- Episode #1.21 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Letter to the President (2005) (V) .... Himself
- "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004) .... Himself
- 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Tragedy to Triumph: The Maryland Terrapin Odyssey (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Tupac: Resurrection (2003) .... Himself
- Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
- Undercover Brother (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself - Shouting 'I Am Somebody'
- Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002) .... Himself
- Look Out Haskell, It's Real: The Making of 'Medium Cool' (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Our Friend, Martin (1999) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself - pallbearer
- "Cold War" (1998) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995) .... Himself
- The Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy (1995) (V) .... Himself (at Lorraine Motel, pallbearer for King)
- Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- Malcolm X (1992) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Qui a tué Martin Luther King? (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (at King's final speech, at Lorraine Motel)
- JFK (1991) (uncredited) .... Himself - after Assassination of Martin Luther King
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Malcolm X (1972) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1995) TV commercial for "New York Times" newspaper
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Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 6 Interviews | 6 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos
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