For what does the 'L' stand in Samuel L Jackson?
"he recited various fan-written monologues and a popular scene from the AMC series ""Breaking Bad"". In August 2013, he started a vegan diet for health reasons, explaining that he is ""just trying to live forever"", and attributed a weight loss to his new diet. By March 2017, he abandoned the diet. He launched a campaign called ""One for the Boys"", which teaches men about testicular cancer and urges them to ""get themselves checked out"". 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"
"Samuel L. Jackson filmography Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor director and film producer. In 2009, the collective total of all box-office receipts for films that Jackson has starred in (including minor roles and cameos) is the highest of any on-screen actor. As of December 2015, Jackson appeared in over one hundred films with a worldwide box-office gross of approximately $16 billion to date. Jackson's film career started in 1972 with a role in the film ""Together for Days"". Over the next nineteen years he was cast in multiple films as minor characters up until his breakthrough role as"
"Wall"". Jackson also received Golden Globe nominations in 1996 for ""A Time to Kill"" and in 1997 for ""Jackie Brown"". In 2000, Jackson was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2006 put his hand and footprints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Samuel L. Jackson filmography Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor director and film producer. In 2009, the collective total of all box-office receipts for films that Jackson has starred in (including minor roles and cameos) is the highest of any on-screen actor. As of December 2015, Jackson appeared in over one hundred films with"
"video games, including the roles of Lucius Best / Frozone in Pixar Animation Studios' films ""The Incredibles"" (2004) and ""Incredibles 2"" (2018), Mace Windu in """" (2008), Afro Samurai in the anime television series ""Afro Samurai"" (2007), and in the video game """" (2004). Jackson has achieved critical and commercial acclaim, surpassing Frank Welker as the actor with the highest-grossing film total of all time in October 2011. He has received numerous accolades and awards. Jackson is married to LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has a daughter, Zoe. Samuel L. Jackson is ranked as the highest all-time box office star"
"Samuel L. Jackson in the Finnish-American thriller film ""Big Game"". In 2014, he starred in the film ""Divergent"", based on the first book of ""The Divergent Series"", written by Veronica Roth. He reprised his role in the sequels, """", released in March 2015, and """", released in March 2016. He is known for playing the character of legionary Titus Pullo in the BBC/HBO television series ""Rome"". He shares the lead starring role in the series with Kevin McKidd. Other TV-work includes guest appearances in popular TV series including ""Waking the Dead"" and ""Murphy's Law"" as well as lead roles in"
"Lawrence Jackson Lawrence Christopher Jackson (born August 30, 1985) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC. He is referred to as LJ or LoJack. Jackson played football and ran track at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. In 2002, Jackson was a consensus prep All-America, All-West, All-State, All-City and All-League selection as well as his leagues MVP. He had 142 tackles, with 11 sacks, plus 4 fumble recoveries and 2"
"L. K. Samuels L.K. Samuels (born December 7, 1951), also known as Lawrence Samuels, is an American author, classical liberal, and libertarian activist. He is best known as the editor and contributing author of ""Facets of Liberty: A Libertarian Primer"" and ""In Defense of Chaos: The Chaology of Politics, Economics and Human Action."" He coined the phrase ""social chaology"", which refers to the studies of complex, holistic, and self-organizing nature of society in relationship to the linear, predatory and ""planned chaos"" predispositions of government. Samuels graduated from Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California, attended Fullerton Junior College, and in"
"2012 by Jackson, John Legend and Ty Siklorius to develop and produce multicultural content for commercial audiences. Under GLFC, Jackson has Executive Producer credits on NBC's Emmy winning ""Jesus Christ Superstar""; Lionsgate’s Oscar nominated film, “La La Land,” written and directed by Damien Chazelle; the critically acclaimed original drama series, “Underground” on WGN; the docu-series, “Sing It On”; IM Global’s ""Southside With You,” starring Tika Sumpter; Neal Brennan's one-man Netflix show, “3 Mics”; the one man play about the life of iconic comedian Dick Gregory, “Turn Me Loose”; and the 2017 Tony Award winning Broadway production of August Wilson's “Jitney.”"
"L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Diahann Carroll, and Jurnee Smollett. The film was well-received among critics (currently holding an 80% rate of approval on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes) and won Lemmons an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature as well as a National Board of Review award for Outstanding Directorial Debut. In 2001 she directed Jackson again in ""The Caveman's Valentine"" about a schizophrenic homeless man trying to solve a murder mystery. In 2002 Lemmons conceived and helmed the tribute to Sidney Poitier for the 74th Annual Academy Award show. Shortly afterwards it was announced that Lemmons"
"the same results in 2011 or 2012, posting a combined 46 tackles and 7 sacks over the two seasons. Key Lawrence Jackson Lawrence Christopher Jackson (born August 30, 1985) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC. He is referred to as LJ or LoJack. Jackson played football and ran track at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. In 2002, Jackson was a consensus prep All-America, All-West, All-State, All-City and All-League"
"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"
"Olympia, Washington and ending in Washington, D.C. Since then, Restoring Freedom expanded its focus to other civil rights causes in the United States. Jackson has advocated for the property rights of American indigenous people in relation to the Dakota Access Pipeline. In November and December of 2016, Jackson spoke to audiences of native Americans and activists at the Oceti Sakowin peace camp. In his activism, Jackson has often spoken while wearing his Navy uniform, and carrying an inverted U.S. flag as a symbol of distress in relation to American civil rights. Jackson is a proponent of HB 4113, a bill"
"the same name. Released in the United States as ""In My Country"", it stars Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche. While the film was thought to have its ""heart and politics in the right place"" it was otherwise panned by the Washington Post as a ""formula romance"", in which Binoche fails at the Afrikaans accent and Jackson's character, ""Langston Whitfield"", lacks credibility as a Post reporter. ""A Change of Tongue"", her second work of prose in English, recounts ten years of evolution after South Africa's first democratic elections. A post-modern blend of fiction, poetry, and reportage it explores the surprising"
"Jason Weaver Jason Michael Weaver (born July 18, 1979), also known by his stage name J-Weav, is an American actor and singer best known for his roles as Marcus Henderson on The WB sitcom ""Smart Guy,"" Jerome Turrell on the short-lived ABC sitcom ""Thea"" from 1993–1994, and the pre-teenaged Michael Jackson on the 1992 ABC miniseries "". Jason was also the singing voice of the young Simba in Walt Disney Feature Animation's 1994 film The Lion King.[1] One of Weaver's earliest acting roles was on Oprah Winfrey's 1990 television series ""Brewster Place"". He went on to portray a young Michael"
"television work includes the recurring role of Perry Loftus in the HBO prison drama ""Oz"" and guest appearances on ""Fringe"", ""Gossip Girl"", ""Nurse Jackie"", ""The Good Wife"" and ""White Collar"". Also active as a film and television composer, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for ""What I Am"" for the children's television program ""Sesame Street"". He has also written music for LL Cool J, Sean Kingston, and will.i.am. Born in Metropolis, Illinois and raised in Cairo, Illinois, along with his stepfather Herbert Michael Hodges, Jackson's mother, Jane Adams, is a vocal music teacher. In 1993 he"
"10, Jackson started the ""If I Can Do It, You Can To"" foundation, with which he toured to give motivational speeches to children in auditoriums, while also making appearances on CNN and ""The Ellen DeGeneres Show"". Since 2013, he helped feed families for Thanksgiving and given out large donations of toys to disenfranchised children. Jackson mentions his father Chase as his biggest influence as well as the positive people around him. Corey Jackson (rapper) Corey Jackson (born July 16, 2006), better known by his stage name Corey J. or Lil C-Note, is an American rapper and motivational speaker. He is"
"Corey Jackson (rapper) Corey Jackson (born July 16, 2006), better known by his stage name Corey J. or Lil C-Note, is an American rapper and motivational speaker. He is the protégé of Young Thug and Birdman and is currently signed to Fast Life Entertainment. He is best known for his songs ""Crank It"", ""Call'em Crayons"" and ""Me and My Daddy"" as well as for his ""If I Can Do It, You Can To"" foundation. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson began showing signs of his talent by the age of 2 while breakdancing to his father's records. At age 4, while"
"for a celebrity. The majority was due to the sale of the Sony/ATV catalog. It was the seventh consecutive year since his death in which Jackson's annual earnings were over $100 million. Note 1 Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Dubbed the ""King of Pop"", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is also regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made"
"""don't vote for me, don't vote for the city."" Samuels finished11th out of the 15 candidates with 4.55% of the vote. The vote for incorporation failed. Samuels organized and hosts (co-host Jonathan Krost) a weekly radio show on KRXA 540AM in Sand City called ""Left Coast Liberty: The Classical Liberal Hour"" on Monday evenings. The show's first broadcast was on May 28, 2012. L. K. Samuels L.K. Samuels (born December 7, 1951), also known as Lawrence Samuels, is an American author, classical liberal, and libertarian activist. He is best known as the editor and contributing author of ""Facets of Liberty:"
"Michael Jackson (linebacker) Michael Jackson (born July 15, 1957) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Jackson was born in Pasco, Washington. A 1975 graduate of Pasco High School, he has enjoyed greater success and accumulated more career achievements than any other Bulldog. A three-year/three-sport letterman, he was the team captain in both football and baseball while garnering All-State honors and receiving the Denning Award for Outstanding Athlete by the Pasco Jaycees as a senior. At the University of Washington, Jackson earned four varsity"
"state of Mississippi. Jackson is named after the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson (pictured to the right), in recognition for his victory in the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson was originally planned, in April 1822, by Peter Van Dorn in a ""checkerboard"" pattern advocated by Thomas Jefferson, in which city blocks alternated with parks and other open spaces, giving the appearance of a checkerboard. This plan has not lasted to the present day. The state legislature first met in Jackson on December 23, 1822. In 1839, Jackson was the site of the passage of the first state"
"Johnson works to heal a nation and secure his presidency by passing Kennedy's historic Civil Rights Act. The script for ""LBJ"", a political-historical drama written by Joey Hartstone, was one of the winners of the 2014 Black List of unproduced screenplays. On June 16, 2015, Woody Harrelson signed on to play the lead role of 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson, while Rob Reiner signed to direct the film. The film was produced by Acacia Entertainment, Savvy Media Holdings, Castle Rock Entertainment, and Star Thrower Entertainment, and financed by Acacia and Savvy Media. Producers on the film are Matthew George, Reiner,"
"Ronald L. Jackson II Ronald L. Jackson II (born 1970) is an American academic and author. He is President of the National Communication Association and a professor of communication, culture, and media, and a former dean of the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. Jackson is a native of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. He graduated from Covington Latin School, then proceeded to earn a B.A. in speech communication and an M.A. in organizational communication from the University of Cincinnati (UC) before going on to complete his Ph.D. at Howard University in rhetoric and intercultural communication."
"Libraries"", recommended the book but warned of ""shoddy editing"" and noted that the essays ""vary in quality and proficiency"". Ronald L. Jackson II Ronald L. Jackson II (born 1970) is an American academic and author. He is President of the National Communication Association and a professor of communication, culture, and media, and a former dean of the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. Jackson is a native of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. He graduated from Covington Latin School, then proceeded to earn a B.A. in speech communication and an M.A. in organizational communication from the"
"a close look at a mostly female group of prosecutors and assistants who clearly take visceral joy in their victories.” Lisa F. Jackson Lisa F. Jackson (born 1950) is an American documentary filmmaker, known most recently for her films, """" (2007) and ""Sex Crimes Unit"" (2011), which aired on HBO in 2008 and 2011. Her work has earned awards including two Emmy awards and a Jury Prize from the Sundance Film Festival. She has screened her work and lectured at the Columbia University School of Journalism, Brandeis, Purdue, NYU, Yale, Notre Dame and Harvard University and was a visiting professor"
"their careers and play backup for Michael Jackson. Cameron is married to Jessie Marion, granddaughter of actress Elena Verdugo, and lives in Los Angeles. Their son, Duncan, was born in August 2009. Cameron rarely uses capital letters. Cameron grew up without religion, and was a teen before he realized that ""there was a thing called atheism"". He credits his father with teaching him and his siblings to think critically. Listed as a hard-core Libertarian on Cameron's IMDB profile, he tells interviewer Samm Levine that he prefers the term ""Freedom Fighter"". Cameron is also the inventor of the ""Bill of Rights:"
"movement. Jackson believed that a great church could not be built preaching hate, envy, revenge, and sending the people out on the street after the service mad at the world. He went on to declare that ""no matter how nonviolent, civil disobedience lays the ground for civil hatred and the desire to destroy.""[1] In 1968 Jackson was proclaimed ""Patriot of the Year"" by right wing activist Billy James Hargis, in recognition of Jackson's outspoken law-and-order stance.[1] In 1983 Jackson gave $50,000 to Jackson State University to establish the Joseph H. Jackson Fund for a lecture series and scholarship award program."
"Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Dubbed the ""King of Pop"", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is also regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon"
"the Year. Jackson is active off the field with charities including the March of Dimes, Special Olympics, and the United Way. He has had 14 movie and television roles and was voted into the Pasco High School Hall of Fame in 1996. Michael Jackson (linebacker) Michael Jackson (born July 15, 1957) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Jackson was born in Pasco, Washington. A 1975 graduate of Pasco High School, he has enjoyed greater success and accumulated more career achievements than any other"
"Shelby M. Jackson Shelby Marion Jackson (November 20, 1903 – January 25, 1972) was a Democrat who served from 1948 to 1964 as the superintendent of public education in Louisiana. In the early 1960s, Jackson tried in vain to block federally authorized school desegregation. Jackson was posthumously honored in 1994 by the naming of the ""Shelby M. Jackson Memorial Campus"" of Louisiana Technical College in Ferriday. Jackson was a native of rural Monterey in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana. He held both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. A former educator,"
"an image of Jackson would be placed on the reverse side, though the final decision will be made by his successors. Jackson has appeared on several postage stamps. He first appeared on an 1863 two-cent stamp, which is commonly referred to by collectors as the ""Black Jack"" due to the large portraiture of Jackson on its face printed in pitch black. During the American Civil War, the Confederate government issued two Confederate postage stamps bearing Jackson's portrait, one a and the other a , both issued in 1863. Numerous counties and cities are named after him, including the city of"
"create a project detailing his life and career. The project stalled, but was revived in 2009 by one of the estate's executors, John McClain, who has worked with Michael's sister Janet during her time at A&M. ""Michael wears a golden suit of armor and stares at the viewer as he is crowned by cupids,"" Nelson said. ""He places his hand over his heart and looks directly at the viewer, a symbol of Jackson's big heart and strong connection to his fans and music. A monarch butterfly sits on his shoulder, another symbol of Jackson's metamorphosis as a singer and entertainer,"
"balance the ticket. Lyndon Johnson was later selected. Jackson boasted one of the strongest records on civil rights during the civil rights movement. He supported the 1957 and the 1964 Civil Rights Acts. On July 22, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Water Resources Planning Act into law, noting Jackson as one of the Congress members to ""have made a very invaluable and very farsighted contribution to America's future."" In April 1968, responding to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Jackson gave a speech about the legacy and injustice of inequality. In 1963, Jackson was made chairman of"