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11	->''"Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in every movie ever made, including all those to be made in the future. If you're working on a funny little home movie with your buddies, Samuel L. Jackson will show up at some point onscreen. If you accidentally leave your camcorder on, he'll end up in front of it. And in homes all over the world, young couples are staring in confusion at their nannycam as Samuel L. Jackson shows up to berate the babysitter."''
12	-->-- '''[[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/GTASA/index.html Jerusalem]]''', writer of ''FanFic/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreasGroveStreet4Life''
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14	[[Film/PulpFiction DESCRIBE WHAT SAMUEL L. JACKSON LOOKS LIKE!]]
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16	Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948 in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) is one of the top leading men and supporting actors in Hollywood today. If you see a badass ScaryBlackMan with NoIndoorVoice in one of your favorite films, chances are good that this guy's playing him (and will likely give you a few lines to remember for ages).
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18	Not to be confused with Creator/LaurenceFishburne. According to both actors' IMDB entries, this happens frequently, in both directions. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTfm8pIuPbY Jackson himself]] acknowledges that he and Fishburne were even mistaken ''while standing next to each other'', but that also "I've been every famous black guy", including Creator/MorganFreeman.
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20	And, for God's sake, don't try to portmanteau his first name and middle initial together, creating "Samuelle Jackson." It never ends well. Though "[[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs Mr. Jackson]]" is entirely appropriate.
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22	For those who still believe that being a nerd and being a badass are two unrelated concepts, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs he's a big fan of anime, videogames, manga and comic books]]. He is known to collect action figures that depict characters that he has portrayed, including [[Film/PulpFiction Jules Winnfield]], [[Film/{{Shaft\|2000}} John Shaft II]], [[Franchise/StarWars Mace Windu]] and [[Franchise/TheIncredibles Frozone]]. [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Oh, and]] ComicBook/NickFury too.
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24	As one might guess, he is a living FountainOfMemes.
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26	Unsurprisingly, he is an element on [[http://shawnvlad.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/pertableawe.jpg the Periodic Table of Awesoments]] - abbreviation '''Mf''' (element 37).
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28	Jackson is also one of those lucky Hollywood few who is HappilyMarried: he has been married to Creator/LaTanyaRichardson, whom he met at Morehouse College, since 1980.
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30	[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb0t9TUNLpg Never let him read a mature parody of a children's book.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP2cIz57Ggw Or sing a]] Music/TaylorSwift song. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzf1dJyLesI Or do slam poetry]] of ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''.
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32	He also did an anti-gun violence PSA, which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=depgWW3wakQ here]], and pro-Obama commercial for the 2012 Presidential campaign.
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34	He's also a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p1dUrVR9ls legendary youth hockey coach.]]
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36	He also ''owns a real life goddamn Lightsaber.''
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38	!![[Film/PulpFiction NOTABLE ROLES, MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU LIST THEM!?]]
39
40	[[foldercontrol]]
41
42	[[folder:Film]]
43
44	* ''Film/ComingToAmerica'' (1989) as Hold-Up Man
45	* ''Film/DoTheRightThing'' (1989) as Mister Señor Love Daddy
46	* ''Film/MoBetterBlues'' (1990) as Madlock
47	* ''Film/TheExorcistIII'' (1990) as Blind Dream Man
48	* ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' (1990) as Stacks Edwards
49	* ''Film/JungleFever'' (1991) as Gator Purify
50	* ''Film/WhiteSands'' (1992) as Greg Meeker
51	* ''Film/PatriotGames'' (1992) as Robby Jackson
52	* ''Film/MenaceIISociety'' (1993) as Tat Lawson
53	* ''Film/LoadedWeapon1'' (1993) as Sgt. Wes Luger
54	* ''Film/AmosAndAndrew'' (1993) as Andrew Sterling
55	* ''Film/{{Jurassic Park\|1993}}'' (1993) as Ray Arnold
56	* ''Film/TrueRomance'' (1993) as Big Don
57	* ''Film/{{Fresh}}'' (1994) as Sam
58	* ''Film/PulpFiction'' (1994) as Jules Winnfield
59	* ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'' (1995) as Zeus Carver
60	* ''Film/TheGreatWhiteHype'' (1996) as Rev. Fred Sultan
61	* ''Film/ATimeToKill'' (1996) as Carl Lee Hailey
62	* ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996) as Mitch Henessey [[note]]Also [[CreatorsFavoriteEpisode his personal favorite film of his own]].[[/note]]
63	* ''Film/HardEight'' (1996) as Jimmy
64	* ''Film/TreesLounge'' (1996) as Wendell
65	* ''Film/OneEightSeven'' (1997) as Trevor Garfield
66	* ''Film/JackieBrown'' (1997) as Ordell Robbie
67	* ''Literature/{{Sphere}}'' (1998) as Harry Adams
68	* ''Film/TheNegotiator'' (1998) as Lt. Danny Roman
69	* ''Film/TheRedViolin'' (1998) as Charles Morritz
70	* ''Film/OutOfSight'' (1998) as Hejira Henry
71	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise as Mace Windu
72	** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (1999)
73	** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' (2002)
74	** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' (2005)
75	** ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' (2019) [[note]]Voice cameo[[/note]]
76	* ''Film/DeepBlueSea'' (1999) as Russell Franklin
77	* ''Film/RulesOfEngagement'' (2000) as Col. Terry L. Childers
78	* ''Film/{{Shaft\|2000}}'' (2000) as John Shaft II
79	** ''Film/{{Shaft\|2019}}'' (2019)
80	* ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'' (2000) as Elijah Price/Mr. Glass
81	** ''Film/{{Glass\|2019}}'' (2019)
82	* ''Film/The51stState'' (2002) as Elmo [=McElroy=]
83	* ''Film/ChangingLanes'' (2002) as Doyle Gipson
84	* ''Film/XXx'' (2002) as Agent Augustus Gibbons
85	** ''Film/XXxStateOfTheUnion'' (2005)
86	** ''Film/XxXReturnofXanderCage'' (2017)
87	* ''Film/NoGoodDeed2002'' as Jack Friar
88	* ''Film/{{Basic}}'' (2003) as Sgt. Nathan West
89	* ''[[Film/SWAT2003 S.W.A.T.]]'' (2003) as Sgt. Hondo Harrelson
90	* ''Film/KillBill'' (2004) as Rufus
91	* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' (2004) as Lucius Best/Frozone
92	** ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' (2019)
93	* ''Film/InMyCountry'' (2004) as Langston Whitfield
94	* ''Film/CoachCarter'' (2005) as Ken Carter
95	* ''Film/TheMan'' (2005) as Derrick Vann
96	* ''Film/SnakesOnAPlane'' (2006) as Agent Neville Flynn
97	* ''Film/BlackSnakeMoan'' (2006) as Lazarus Woods
98	* ''Film/FarceOfThePenguins'' (2007) as Narrator
99	* ''Film/FourteenOhEight'' (2007) as Gerald Olin
100	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[Characters/MCUNickFury Col. Nicholas J. "Nick" Fury]]
101	** ''Film/IronMan'' (2008)
102	** ''Film/IronMan2'' (2010)
103	** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' (2011)
104	** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' (2011)
105	** ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' (2012)
106	** ''Series/AgentsOfShield'' (2013, 2014)
107	** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' (2014)
108	** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' (2015)
109	** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018)
110	** ''Film/{{Captain Marvel\|2019}}'' (2019)
111	** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019)
112	** ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' (2019)[[note]]Actually [[spoiler:Talos]] impersonating Fury for most of the film[[/note]]
113	** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2021)
114	** ''Series/{{Secret Invasion\|2023}}'' (2023)[[note]]Jackson also portrays [[Creator/KingsleyBenAdir Gravik]] and [[Creator/EmiliaClarke G'iah]] for scenes where those characters impersonate Fury[[/note]]
115	** ''Film/{{The Marvels\|2023}}'' (2023)
116	* ''Film/LakeviewTerrace'' (2008) as Abel Turner
117	* ''Film/TheSpirit'' (2008) as The Octopus
118	* ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy'' (2009) as Zog
119	* ''Film/MotherAndChild'' (2009) as Paul
120	* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' (2009) as The Narrator (uncredited)
121	* ''Film/{{Unthinkable}}'' (2010) as Henry Harold Humphries
122	* ''Film/TheOtherGuys'' (2010) as Detective PK Highsmith
123	* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' (2012) as Stephen
124	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Turbo}}'' (2013) as Whiplash
125	* ''Film/{{Oldboy\|2013}}'' (2013) as Chaney
126	* ''Film/{{RoboCop\|2014}}'' (2014) as Pat Novak
127	* ''Film/BigGame'' (2014) as President William Alan Moore
128	* ''Film/{{Kite\|2014}}'' (2014) as Karl Aker
129	* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' (2015) as Richmond Valentine
130	* ''Film/BarelyLethal'' (2015) as Hardman
131	* ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' (2015) as Major Marquis Warren
132	* ''Literature/{{Cell}}'' (2016) as Tom [=McCourt=]
133	* ''Film/TheLegendOfTarzan'' (2016) as George Washington Williams
134	* ''Film/IAmNotYourNegro'' (2016) as Narrator
135	* ''Film/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' (2016) as Mr. Barron
136	* ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' (2017) as Lt. Col. Preston Packard
137	* ''Film/TheHitmansBodyguard'' (2017) as Darius Kincaid
138	** ''Film/TheHitmansWifesBodyguard'' (2021)
139	* ''Film/UnicornStore'' (2017) as The Salesman
140	* ''Film/TheBanker'' (2020) as Joe Morris
141	* ''Film/{{Spiral\|2021}}'' (2021) as Marcus Banks
142	* ''WesternAnimation/PawsOfFuryTheLegendOfHank'' (2022) as Jimbo
143	* ''Film/{{Argylle}}'' (2024) as Alfred "Alfie" Solomon
144	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldMovie'' (2024) as Vic
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146	[[/folder]]
147
148	[[folder:Television]]
149
150	* ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (1991) as Defense Attorney Louis Taggert
151	* ''Series/{{Roc}}'' (1991) as Larry
152	* ''Film/AgainstTheWall'' (1994) as Jamaal
153	* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' (2001) as Joseph (episode: "Seven Days of Kwanzaa")
154	* ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' (2007) as Afro Samurai and Ninja Ninja (5 episodes)
155	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' (2010) as Gin Rummy (3 episodes)
156
157	[[/folder]]
158
159	[[folder:Video Games]]
160
161	* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' (2004) as Frank Tenpenny
162	* ''VideoGame/IronMan2'' (2010) as Nick Fury
163	* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth'' (2010) as Announcer
164	* ''[[VideoGame/DisneyInfinity Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes]]'' (2014) as Nick Fury
165
166	[[/folder]]
167
168	[[folder:Theater]]
169
170	* ''Theatre/ASoldiersPlay'' (1982) as Private Henson (Jackson was part of the original cast)
171	* ''The Mountaintop'' (2011-12) as UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr
172
173	[[/folder]]
174
175	[[folder:Audio Books]]
176
177	* ''[[Literature/TheBible Inspired by... the Bible Experience]]'' (2007) as {{God}} (New Testament)
178	* ''Literature/GoTheFuckToSleep'' (2011) as Narrator
179
180	[[/folder]]
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182	!![[Film/DieHardWithAVengeance That's right, list tropes, motherfuckers!]]
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184	* AbilityOverAppearance: He was cast in the MCU as Nick Fury despite Fury being depicted in the comics as Caucasian (though he was depicted as... Samuel L. Jackson in the Ultimate Marvel series). But Jackson's take on the character was received so well that the main comic version of Fury was changed to African-American. [[note]]It was also a part of the agreement for his image to be used for the Ultimate version that he would have the right of first refusal for any film roles with the character.[[/note]]
185	* ActorAllusion:[[invoked]] You don't portray many iconic characters and become a FountainOfMemes without your later career being full of winks and nods to the fact that you're Samuel L. Jackson.
186	* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: He has portrayed at least two roles in which he is presumed dead in a NoOneCouldHaveSurvivedThat situation, only to turn up at his funeral, more-or-less in one piece. These are meta nods to the fact that the man makes his living playing badass characters.
187	* BaldOfAuthority: He portrays the bald leader of SHIELD, Nick Fury, in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. In fact, the version of Nick Fury he plays was originally based on his likeness in the comics.
188	%% * BaritoneOfStrength: All the better to deliver his trademark ClusterFBomb.
189	* CharacterCatchphrase: His characters say the word "motherfucker" in nearly every role he plays. Jackson has said enough that the Huffington Post [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0LBi1MHoaU made a four-minute long video compilation of every "motherfucker" he's ever said]]. Only in ''Big Game'' does Jackson use the word in a PG-13-rated movie.
190	* ChronicallyKilledActor: Along with the six deaths before ''Pulp Fiction'', there are many others, given that bad guys or DeadStarWalking define a good chunk of his roles. See [[https://cinemorgue.fandom.com/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson here]].
191	* ClusterFBomb: The patron saint of this '''MOTHERFUCKING''' trope. In a real-life SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, he revealed that he used to stutter, and [[http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/which-curse-word-stops-sam-jacksons-stutter.html saying "motherfucker" has helped him get over it]].
192	* ComicBookFantasyCasting: The comic book ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'', a reimagination of ComicBook/TheAvengers, designed Nick Fury after Jackson's likeness. Jackson noticed this and almost sued Marvel for blatantly using his likeness without permission. Fortunately, Jackson and Marvel were able to work things out amicably, leading to him playing a role in the MCU and elsewhere.
193	* CoolOldGuy: Although Jackson is in his early 70s, he continues to play roles that show off a considerable amount of badass.
194	* DeadpanSnarker: Nick Fury should be a clear indicator of how well he can pull it off, and the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director is far from the only example.
195	* LargeHam: Given most of his roles are mean and passionate, Jackson frequently goes over the top and shouty. Even in real life he's this way, as shown by [[https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw his]] Website/{{Twitter}} [[http://i.imgur.com/6aMuKjk.png during]] [[http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2014/06/13/samuel-l-jackson-loves-the-spurs/ sports]] [[http://www.thisisinsider.com/samuel-l-jackson-olympics-tweets-2016-8 events]].
196	* NWordPrivileges: He's defended the use of N-word in dialogue if it's appropriate to the setting[[note]]he's one of Creator/QuentinTarantino's most vocal defenders in this regard[[/note]] and says that he'll add it on his own accord if he feels that a scene needs it. And there's that time when he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOlNHXQCT_4 took the mick out of a white reporter]] who couldn't dare himself to say the word while interviewing him about Film/DjangoUnchained:
197	-->"No? Nobody? None? The word would be...? [...] It wasn't a great question if you can't say the word!"
198	** Notably, in ''Coach Carter'', there is a scene where Ken Carter criticizes his players for using the word.
199	* OldShame: When asked about the movie ''Together for Days'', his first credited acting appearance, he usually replied that he's glad that most people haven't seen it. [[invoked]]
200	* ProductionPosse: He has participated in six Creator/QuentinTarantino movies to this day, more than any actor who worked with the director, as well as working often for his SitcomArchNemesis, Creator/SpikeLee. [[invoked]]
201	* PromotedFanboy:
202	** He is a big fan of ''Franchise/StarWars'' and was thrilled he got to play a role in the prequel trilogy. He got a fairly important role, but said he would play any character, even a random mook, as long as he got to be in the movie. It was also his own request to have a purple lightsaber, so he'd be easy to spot in wide shots; George Lucas actually rewrote a small part of Star Wars canon so purple lightsabers could be canonical.
203	** He's a big fan of comic books. He was quite surprised to find his face in a comic book for Ultimate Nick Fury, and when he contacted Marvel about it, they offered him the right to play him if ever a movie was made. Come ''Film/IronMan'' and since then he's been playing Fury in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. He has become quite happy with this arrangement.
204	* ScaryBlackMan: The quintessential actor for this trope.
205	* SignificantMonogram: The lightsaber used by Mr. Jackson in ''Franchise/StarWars'' has "BMF" engraved on the handle. It stands for "Bad Motherfucker", a line spoken by the actor in previous roles.
206	* SirSwearsALot: It goes without saying. Some movies will downplay or allude to it with a CurseCutShort, but considering the man's catchphrase is the word "motherfucker", expect him to curse in any role he plays.
207	* ThoseTwoActors: He's already done three films (''Film/KongSkullIsland'', ''Film/{{Captain Marvel\|2019}}'', and ''Film/UnicornStore'') with Creator/BrieLarson just between 2017-2019, a number which will likely only grow now that she's in the MCU.
208	** May also count with Creator/RyanReynolds as the two were the stars of Film/TheHitmansBodyguard and its sequel, with the possibility of more if a third movie is greenlit, and with Film/Deadpool now part of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
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211	-->''[[Film/SnakesOnAPlane Enough is ENOUGH! I have HAD it with my MOTHERFUCKIN' TROPES on my MOTHERFUCKIN' PAGE!]]''\
212	''[[Film/PulpFiction Edit this page AGAIN! I dare you! I double-dare you, motherfucker! EDIT THIS TROPE PAGE ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME!]]''\
213	''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas See ya around like a donut, troper!]]''\
214	(snap)\
215	''[[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Oh no... mother...]]''

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