Samuel L. Jackson: The Black Millionaire Blueprint for Success

Samuel L. Jackson: The Black Millionaire Blueprint for Success
Jackson joined many of the cast members, including director Spike Lee, at the 20th anniversary of "Do the Right Thing" in NYC.

FIRST BIG BREAK:


In 1981, while working on Charles Fuller’s A Soldier’s Play, Jackson had two life-changing encounters: He met fellow actor Morgan J. Freeman, who became a great friend and convinced Jackson that he could be a successful actor, and a New York University film student named Spike Lee, who expressed his enthusiasm for Jackson’s performances and urged him to appear in the films he planned to make. Jackson consented and kept his word, appearing in several of Lee’s early films including School DaysDo the Right Thing, andMo’ Better Blues.


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