We're doomed! This article covers an essential topic and is in need of major additions and/or work. Please follow the guidelines in the Manual of Style and complete this article to the highest level of quality before continuing on smaller articles.

Oh, he's not dead. Not yet. This article concerns a living individual and hence must adhere to the policy on biographies of living persons. Controversial material of any kind that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous.

Samuel L. Jackson
Born	December 21, 1948
Nationality	American
Career
Star Wars work	The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith
Voice acting in	Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Other work of note	Pulp Fiction, Jungle Fever, Snakes on a Plane, Die Hard with a Vengeance

[Source]

Samuel Leroy Jackson is the actor who played Jedi Master Mace Windu in the prequel trilogy. Born on 21st December 1948, in Washington DC, USA, he is well-known for playing a wide variety of characters. He starred in three Spike Lee films in the eighties, and was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction in 1994. He married LaTanya Richardson in 1980, with whom he has one child.^[source?] Jackson was offered the role of Mace Windu after he announced on a radio program that he was a fan of the films.^[1]

Purple LightsaberEdit

Before filming of the Battle of Geonosis began, the actor asked director George Lucas what colors there were for lightsabers. Lucas told him blue and green for the good guys and red for bad guys. When Jackson inquired as to whether purple was a possibility, Lucas only answered: "You might get purple". Mace Windu became the first Jedi depicted in a Star Wars movie to have a lightsaber that was not red, blue, or green.

Prior to the release of Revenge of the Sith, Jackson stated in an interview that his death scene would not have him "going out like a punk".

Star WarsEdit

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Mace Windu
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones - Mace Windu
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Mace Windu
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Mace Windu
• LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game - Mace Windu
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga-Mace Windu

Other workEdit

Other films he has featured in include:

• Jungle Fever
• Deep Blue Sea
• The Incredibles
• Die Hard 3: With a Vengeance
• Jurassic Park
• Snakes on a Plane
• Sphere
• Pulp Fiction
• The Man
• The 51st State
• Iron Man
• Iron Man 2
• Jumper
• XXX: State of the Union
• Patriot Games
• S.W.A.T
• XXX
• The Avengers
• Lakeview Terrace
• GTA: San Andreas (as Officer Frank Tenpenny)
• The Negotiator
• Nick Fury (Upcoming Film)
• Unbreakable
• Django Unchained

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars Insider 51

Notes and ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Samuel L. Jackson's Official Site
• Samuel L. Jackson on Wikipedia
• Samuel L. Jackson at the Internet Movie Database