Jesse Jackson
Birthday: 1941-10-08 | Place of Birth: Greenville, South Carolina, USAJesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is 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 was the founder 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".
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2021
2020
Obama
as Self
2018
I Am MLK Jr.
as Self
2016
Fantastic Lies
as Himself (archive footage)
2014
We Are Many
as Self
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
2009
Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self
2009
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
as Self
2009
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
2002
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
