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Jesse Jackson

Acting
1941-10-08
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (October 8, 1941 — February 17, 2026) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He founded of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. In an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted 'the most important black leader'.
Known For 77 titles
The Daily Show (1996) subtitle poster
The Daily Show
1996 TV
as Self
Subtitles Saturday Night Live (1975) subtitle poster
Saturday Night Live
1975 TV
as Self - Host
Subtitles Saturday Night Live (1975) subtitle poster
Saturday Night Live
1975 TV
as Self (uncredited)
Subtitles Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) subtitle poster
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 TV
as Self
Subtitles Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) subtitle poster
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 TV
as Self
Subtitles A Different World (1987) subtitle poster
A Different World
1987 TV
as Himself
Subtitles Dinah! (1974) subtitle poster
Dinah!
1974 TV
as Self
Subtitles Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) subtitle poster
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 TV
as Cocky Locky (voice)
Subtitles Explained (2018) subtitle poster
Explained
2018 TV
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (2005) subtitle poster
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005 TV
Subtitles Robins (2006) subtitle poster
Robins
2006 TV
as Self - Guest
Subtitles Baseball (1994) subtitle poster
Baseball
1994 TV
as Various (voice)
Subtitles World in Action (1963) subtitle poster
World in Action
1963 TV
Subtitles The Chris Rock Show (1997) subtitle poster
The Chris Rock Show
1997 TV
as Self
Subtitles Not Necessarily the News (1983) subtitle poster
Not Necessarily the News
1983 TV
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Shut Up and Dribble (2018) subtitle poster
Shut Up and Dribble
2018 TV
as Self - Civil Rights Leader
Subtitles Hollywood Black (2024) subtitle poster
Hollywood Black
2024 TV
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Tanner on Tanner (2004) subtitle poster
Tanner on Tanner
2004 TV
as Self
Subtitles Tanner '88 (1988) subtitle poster
Tanner '88
1988 TV
as Himself (uncredited)
Subtitles Joy Behar: Say Anything! (2009) subtitle poster
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009 TV
Subtitles Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) subtitle poster
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021) subtitle poster
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Michael Jackson Memorial (2009) subtitle poster
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009 Movie
as Self
Subtitles We Are Many (2014) subtitle poster
We Are Many
2014 Movie
as Self
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