Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 8, 1941
Place of Birth
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Also Known As
- Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
Jesse Jackson
Biography
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 - Movies
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
LA 92
as Self (archive footage)
A Man's Story
as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self
4 Little Girls
as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
as Self
Last Party 2000
as Self
Known For - TV Shows
The Daily Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
A Different World
as Himself
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Cocky Locky (voice)
Dinah!
as Self
Explained
as Self (archive footage)
Robins
as Self - Guest