"to Mia Wallace's heart is on ""Premiere""s list of ""100 Greatest Movie Moments"". The scene of Travolta and Thurman's characters dancing has been frequently homaged, most unambiguously in the 2005 film ""Be Cool"", starring the same two actors. The image of Travolta and Jackson's characters standing side by side in suit and tie, pointing their guns, has also become widely familiar. In 2007, BBC News reported that ""London transport workers have painted over an iconic mural by 'guerrilla artist' Banksy ... The image depicted a scene from Quentin Tarantino's ""Pulp Fiction"", with Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta clutching bananas"
"Terrace"", among other films. Jackson played Marvel Comics character Nick Fury in the films ""Iron Man"", ""Iron Man 2"", ""Thor"", """", ""The Avengers"", """", """", """" and ""Captain Marvel"", of his nine-film commitment as the character for Marvel Studios. He is also scheduled to appear in """". For his role in ""Pulp Fiction"", Jackson won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for ""Best Supporting Actor"" and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 1994, he was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a miniseries for ""Against the"
"Daniel Jackson (Stargate) Daniel Jackson, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the military science fiction franchise ""Stargate"", and one of the main characters of the series ""Stargate SG-1."" He is portrayed by James Spader in the 1994 film ""Stargate"", and by Michael Shanks in ""Stargate SG-1"" and other ""SG-1"" derived media. Jackson is the only ""Stargate"" character to appear in all of the films and series in the franchise (not including the non-canonical ""Stargate Infinity""); the main character Jack O'Neill did not appear in the 2008 film """". In the 1994 film, Dr. Jackson is an archaeologist who is a"
"Samuel L. Jackson Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as ""Goodfellas"" (1990), ""Jungle Fever"" (1991), ""Patriot Games"" (1992), ""Amos & Andrew"" (1993), ""True Romance"" (1993), ""Jurassic Park"" (1993) and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including ""Pulp Fiction"" (1994), ""Jackie Brown"" (1997), ""Django Unchained"" (2012), and ""The Hateful Eight"" (2015). He is a highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including ""Die Hard with a Vengeance"" (1995), ""A Time to Kill"" (1996), ""The Long Kiss Goodnight"" (1996),"
"""The Negotiator"" (1998), ""Deep Blue Sea"" (1998), ""Unbreakable"" (2000), ""Shaft"" (2000), ""xXx"" (2002), ""Snakes on a Plane"" (2006), """" (2017) and the ""Star Wars"" prequel trilogy (1999–2005). With Jackson's permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury. He has also played Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films ""Iron Man"" (2008), ""Iron Man 2"" (2010), ""Thor"" (2011), """" (2011), ""The Avengers"" (2012), """" (2014), """" (2015) and """" (2018), as well as the TV show ""Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."". Jackson has provided his voice to several animated films, television series and"
"Gator, a crack addict, in the 1991 Spike Lee film ""Jungle Fever"", for which Jackson won a special jury prize for best supporting actor at the Cannes International Film Festival. Later, Jackson was cast in starring roles in ""Amos & Andrew"", ""Pulp Fiction"", ""The Great White Hype"", ""A Time to Kill"" and ""The Negotiator."" In 1999, Jackson started playing the recurring character Mace Windu in both the ""Star Wars"" prequel trilogy and in the animated film """" In 2000, he had been cast as the lead in the remake of ""Shaft"", ""S.W.A.T."", ""Coach Carter"", ""Snakes on a Plane"" and ""Lakeview"
"felt personally like I just wanted to thank them because I really believe that their prayers mean a lot."" """" (2012) """" (2013) """" (2013) """" (2014) ""Christmas with Nashville"" (2014) """" (2014) """" (2015) """" (2015) """" (2016) """" (2017) """" (2017) """" (2017) ""The Music of Nashville: Season 6, Volume 1"" (2018) ""The Music of Nashville: Season 6, Volume 2"" (2018) Jonathan Jackson (actor) Jonathan Stevens Jackson (born May 11, 1982) is an American actor, musician (see Enation) and author. His first well known character was Lucky Spencer on the ABC Daytime soap opera ""General Hospital"", a role"
"in 2000 for the episode ""Forever in a Day"". After a 2004 Leo win in the category ""Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance by a Male"" for ""Lifeboat"", Shanks was nominated for a 2005 Leo Award in the same category for the episode ""Threads"". Shanks was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category ""Best Supporting Actor on Television"" in 2001, 2004 and 2005. Daniel Jackson (Stargate) Daniel Jackson, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the military science fiction franchise ""Stargate"", and one of the main characters of the series ""Stargate SG-1."" He is portrayed by James Spader in the 1994"
"Blue Sea""/""S.W.A.T.""), Busta Rhymes (""Shaft""), Eve (""xXx""), Ice Cube (""xXx: State of the Union""), Xzibit (""xXx: State of the Union""), David Banner (""Black Snake Moan""), and 50 Cent (""Home of the Brave""). Additionally, Jackson has appeared in four films with actor Bruce Willis (National Lampoon's ""Loaded Weapon 1"", ""Pulp Fiction"", ""Die Hard with a Vengeance"", and ""Unbreakable"") and the actors were slated to work together in ""Black Water Transit"" before both dropped out. In 2002, Jackson gave his consent for Marvel Comics to design their ""Ultimate"" version of the character Nick Fury after his likeness. In the 2008 film ""Iron"
"Michael Shanks Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is known for playing Dr. Daniel Jackson in the long-running Canadian–American military science fiction television series ""Stargate SG-1"" and as Dr. Charles Harris on the Canadian medical drama ""Saving Hope"". Shanks was born in Vancouver, and grew up in Kamloops, British Columbia. He attended the University of British Columbia and was in the BFA Acting Program from 1990 to 1994 and later appeared in several stage productions, serving a two-year apprenticeship with the prestigious Stratford Festival in Ontario. He made guest appearances on"
"""Freedomland"", where he depicted a police detective attempting to help a mother find her abducted child while quelling a citywide race riot. Jackson's second film of the year, ""Snakes on a Plane"", gained cult film status months before it was released based on its title and cast. Jackson's decision to star in the film was solely based on the title. To build anticipation for the film, he also cameoed in the 2006 music video ""Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)"" by Cobra Starship. On December 2, 2006, Jackson won the German Bambi Award for International Film, based on his many"
"I Fly"" won the Swedish Guldbagge Film Award for best documentary of the year 2011. A documentary titled ""Spoon,"" by Michka Saäl, premiered in 2015. ""Words of Realness"", a suite for chorus and orchestra by Swedish composer Stefan Säfsten based on Jackson's poems, premiered on October 5, 2008 in Kista, Stockholm. More recent music productions are the album ""The Prison Music Project"" (2015), produced by Zoe Boekbinder and Ani DiFranco, and ""Die Jim Crow"" (2016) produced by Fury Young. Jackson has won four awards from PEN American Center Prison Writing Program. Spoon Jackson Spoon Jackson (Stanley ""Spoon"" Russell Jackson) was"
"Award for Best Supporting Role. In the wake of ""Pulp Fiction"", Jackson received multiple scripts to play his next role: ""I could easily have made a career out of playing Jules over the years. Everybody's always sending me the script they think is the new ""Pulp Fiction""."" With a succession of poor-performing films such as ""Kiss of Death"", ""The Great White Hype"", and ""Losing Isaiah"", Jackson began to receive poor reviews from critics who had praised his performance in ""Pulp Fiction"". This ended with his involvement in the two successful box office films, ""Die Hard with a Vengeance"", starring alongside"
"World War I documentary film ""They Shall Not Grow Old"" (2018). He produced ""District 9"" (2009), ""The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn"" (2011), ""West of Memphis"" (2012) and ""Mortal Engines"" (2018). Jackson began his career with the ""splatstick"" horror comedy ""Bad Taste"" (1987) and the black comedy ""Meet the Feebles"" (1989) before filming the zombie comedy ""Braindead"" (1992). He shared a nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his partner Fran Walsh for ""Heavenly Creatures"", which brought him to mainstream prominence in the film industry. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career,"
"worked as a director, writer, producer and actor for both Gwar's live videos and long-form movies including ""Phallus in Wonderland"" (for which he also illustrated the cover art) and ""Skulhedface"". Jackson, a self-described ""game geek"" and contributor to d8 magazine, was also instrumental in designing Gwar's 1999 board game ""Rumble in Antarctica"". Though not an instrumentalist, Jackson contributed occasional live vocals for Gwar's shows, and most notably sang lead on the songs ""The Morality Squad"" on ""America Must Be Destroyed"" (as his characters Edna P. Granbo and Corporal Punishment), ""The Private Pain of Techno Destructo"" on ""Carnival of Chaos"" (as"
"Jonathan Jackson (actor) Jonathan Stevens Jackson (born May 11, 1982) is an American actor, musician (see Enation) and author. His first well known character was Lucky Spencer on the ABC Daytime soap opera ""General Hospital"", a role that has won him five Emmy Awards. In 2002, he played Jesse Tuck in the film ""Tuck Everlasting"". In 2004 he started the band Enation with his brother, actor and drummer Richard Lee Jackson and friend Daniel Sweatt. From 2012–2018, he portrayed Avery Barkley in the ABC/CMT musical drama series, ""Nashville"". Jackson was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of Jeanine (née Sharp),"
"produced. For his role on the series, Alexander was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards and two BET Comedy Awards. In 2004, he portrayed Michael Jackson in the VH1 television biopic """", which garnered him another NAACP Image Award nomination. Alexander returned to ""One on One"" for two more seasons, however, during the last season, his character was written out and reduced to a recurring role when the show's premise was rebooted. Following the end of ""One On One"", Alexander had roles in the 2006 film ""Snakes on a Plane"", opposite Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2007 horror film ""The"
"Jackson later starred in films such as Disney's ""Captain EO"" in 1986, the anthology film ""Moonwalker"" in 1988 and the posthumous documentary ""This Is It"" in 2009. ""Stark Raving Dad"" was the first episode in the third season of ""The Simpsons"". Jackson performed the speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky under the pseudonym John Jay Smith. The producers of the show were legally prevented from confirming that Jackson guest-starred at the time, although many media sources assumed it was really him. The episode was written specifically for Jackson, a fan of the show, who had called Matt Groening, the creator of"
"and ""Amos & Andrew"". Jackson then worked with director Steven Spielberg, appearing in ""Jurassic Park"". After a turn as the criminal Big Don in the 1993 Quentin Tarantino-penned ""True Romance"" directed by Tony Scott, Tarantino contacted Jackson for the role of Jules Winnfield in ""Pulp Fiction"". Jackson was surprised to learn that the part had been specifically written for him: ""To know that somebody had written something like Jules for me. I was overwhelmed, thankful, arrogant – this whole combination of things that you could be, knowing that somebody's going to give you an opportunity like that."" Although ""Pulp Fiction"""
"flesh on it with his flamboyant intelligence."" Jackson also returned for two sequels: """", this time commanding Ice Cube, and the final ""Star Wars"" prequel film, """". His last film for 2005 was ""The Man"" alongside comedian Eugene Levy. On November 4, 2005, he was presented with the Hawaii International Film Festival Achievement in Acting Award. On January 30, 2006, Jackson was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater; he is the seventh African American and 191st actor to be recognized in this manner. He next starred opposite actress Julianne Moore in the box office bomb"
"starred in the horror film ""Deep Blue Sea"", and as Jedi Master Mace Windu in George Lucas' """". In an interview, Jackson claimed that he did not have a chance to read the script for the film and did not learn he was playing the character Mace Windu until he was fitted for his costume (he later said that he was eager to accept any role, just for the chance to be a part of the ""Star Wars"" saga). On June 13, 2000, Jackson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. He"
"Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in ""High Fidelity"" (2000), ""Shallow Hal"" (2001), ""School of Rock"" (2003), ""King Kong"" (2005), ""The Holiday"" (2006), the ""Kung Fu Panda"" franchise (2008–2016), ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008), ""Gulliver's Travels"" (2010), ""Bernie"" (2011), ""Goosebumps"" (2015), and """" (2017). He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock duo Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass."
"Sexplorer"" (1975), ""Secrets of a Superstud"" (1976), ""The Medusa Touch"" (1978), ""Can I Come Too?"" (1979), ""Bear Island"" (1979), ""Don't Open till Christmas"" (1984), and the ""Star Wars"" saga film ""The Empire Strikes Back"" (1980). Mark Jones (actor) Mark Jones (22 April 1939 – 14 January 2010) was an English actor, who appeared frequently in various films and television series. Credits include: ""A Family at War"", ""Z-Cars"", ""Van der Valk"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""The Seeds of Doom""), ""The New Avengers"", ""The Onedin Line"", ""Target"", ""Secret Army"", ""Tales of the Unexpected"", ""Buccaneer"", ""Blott on the Landscape"", ""Casualty"", ""Call Me"
"Sucks"". Black said to the audience beforehand, ""We haven't played [this song] for years, because it just never felt appropriate - But now, we're happy to unleash the beast. The government totally sucks."" Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in ""High Fidelity"" (2000), ""Shallow Hal"" (2001), ""School of Rock"" (2003), ""King Kong"" (2005), ""The Holiday"" (2006), the ""Kung Fu Panda"" franchise (2008–2016), ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008), ""Gulliver's Travels"" (2010), ""Bernie"" (2011), ""Goosebumps"" (2015),"
"Sebastian Stan Sebastian Stan (born 13 August 1982) is a Romanian American actor. On television, he has played Carter Baizen in ""Gossip Girl"", Prince Jack Benjamin in ""Kings"", Jefferson in ""Once Upon a Time"", and T.J. Hammond in ""Political Animals"". The latter earned him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. Stan gained wide recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with 2011's """" and later also in """" (2014), ""Ant-Man"" (2015), """" (2016), ""Black Panther"" (2018) and in """" (2018). In 2015,"
"for the Bond film ""Quantum of Solace"", where he plays the character of Mr. Slate. He previously starred in the ABC Family original series, ""Make It or Break It"" as Sasha Belov. Additionally, Jackson has appeared as Lucas Hellinger, a Blackout conspirator, on the show ""FlashForward"". In 2010 he starred as the chauffeur Harry Spargo in the BBC revival of ""Upstairs, Downstairs"". Jackson was recently cast in the lead role of Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel in Fairbanks Productions' adaptation of the classic tale, scheduled for 2012. Jackson is patron of UK spinal injuries charity Trust PA, in memory of"
"Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson is a hip hop group from Melbourne, Australia consisting of Harry James Angus (vocals/trumpet; The Cat Empire, The Conglomerate) and Jan Skubiszewski (producer, phrase, and composer; APRA Award winner Two Hands, The Rage in Placid Lake, Last Man Standing). For live performances, they are joined by keyboards, bass, drums and backup vocalists. Jackson Jackson's first album, ""The Fire Is on the Bird"", was released on 24 March 2007. They describe their music as a fusion of hip hop, afrobeat and psychobilly. The duo generated a loyal following through exposure on MySpace, YouTube and on the late-night"
"a 2018 interview with ""Vogue"" he denied ever having been a member of the Black Panther Party. Jackson initially majored in marine biology at Morehouse College before switching to architecture. He later settled on drama after taking a public speaking class and appearing in a version of ""The Threepenny Opera"". Jackson began acting in multiple plays, including ""Home"" and ""A Soldier's Play"". He appeared in several television films, and made his feature film debut in the blaxploitation independent film ""Together for Days"" (1972). After these initial roles, Jackson proceeded to move from Atlanta to New York City in 1976 and"
"album, ""Animal Ambition"", in 2014 and is working on his sixth studio album, ""Street King Immortal"". He executive produces and stars in the show ""Power"", which airs on Starz. During his career Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and won several awards, including a Grammy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards. He has pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film ""Get Rich or Die Tryin'"" (2005), the Iraq War film ""Home of the Brave"" (2006) and ""Righteous Kill"" (2008). 50 Cent was ranked the sixth-best"
"Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Aaron Boseman (born November 29, 1976) is an American actor, director, and producer known for his portrayals of real-life historical figures such as Jackie Robinson in ""42"" (2013), James Brown in ""Get on Up"" (2014) and Thurgood Marshall in ""Marshall"" (2017) and for his portrayal of the superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films """" (2016), ""Black Panther"" (2018), """" (2018) and the upcoming """" (2019). Boseman has also had roles in the television series ""Lincoln Heights"" (2008) and ""Persons Unknown"" (2010) and the films ""The Express"" (2008), ""Draft Day"" (2014) and ""Message from the"
"Jonas Quinn Jonas Quinn is a fictional character in the Canadian-American television series ""Stargate SG-1"", a science fiction show about a military team exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices. Played by Corin Nemec, Jonas is introduced in the season 5 episode ""Meridian."" Jonas fills Daniel Jackson's empty spot on the SG-1 team in season 6 and the beginning of season 7, and last appears in the mid-season 7 episode ""Fallout"". Nemec's character replaced Daniel Jackson (portrayed by Michael Shanks) during season 6 after Shanks had left the show amid controversy after season 5. The producers based"
"he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; and Jack Ryan in the action films ""Patriot Games"" (1992) and ""Clear and Present Danger"" (1994). His career spans six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters, including the epic war film ""Apocalypse Now"" (1979), the legal drama ""Presumed Innocent"" (1990), the action film ""The Fugitive"" (1993), the political action thriller ""Air Force One"" (1997), and the psychological thriller ""What Lies Beneath"" (2000). Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry: ""American Graffiti"" (1973), ""The Conversation"" (1974), ""Star Wars"" (1977), ""Apocalypse Now"" (1979), ""The Empire"
"Leonard Jackson (actor) Leonard Jackson (February 7, 1928 – December 22, 2013) was an African American stage, film, and television actor, perhaps most widely known for his roles in several PBS television series for children as well as his roles in films such as ""The Brother from Another Planet"", ""Car Wash"", and ""The Color Purple"". Jackson, in his early years known as L. Errol Jaye, was born February 7, 1928 in Jacksonville, Florida. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After attending Fisk University, his professional acting debut was on the stage, in New York Shakespeare"