The Highest Grossing Actor of All Time.

Being a huge fan of the movies industry, at first I was surprised when I found out who the highest grossing actor of all time in U.S. Cinema was. I have asked my friends and family who they thought it was and most of them had some great guesses: Tom Cruise? (nope), George Clooney? (nope), Mel Gibson? (nope), Arnold Schwarzenegger? (nope). And so on, and so on....

Believe it or not, the highest grossing actor in American cinema is Samuel L. Jackson. His movies have total grossed almost 7.5 billion dollars. (Yes that's Billion, with a B.) This may be shocking to some, but if you look at his track record, he has been in some very successful films. Here are some of the highlights:

Star Wars (Episodes 1-3)
Jurassic Park
Pulp Fiction
The Incredibles
Iron Man (I and II)
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Unbreakable

and many many more.

Samuel L. Jackson has become one of the most famous and iconic actors of his time. He has starred in over 100 films and has three big budget blockbusters slotted for next year including the Marvel Super-hero flick The Avengers.

Mr. Jackson doesn't just act in film. He is currently starring in The Mountaintop on Broadway. When asked about his work ethic, he told CBS: "I grew up in a working class family. When I was a kid, all the adults in my house got up and went to work every day. I assumed that's what grown people do. That's what I do. I just happen to have a very interesting job that's kind of cool."

As a businessman and an actor, Mr. Jackson has become one of the most beloved actors in America. He has done pretty well for himself over the past few years as well, making it on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list making 34 million dollars a year.

For More Information Check out the Following Articles:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2054485/Samuel-L-Jackson-named-highest-grossing-actor-time-raking-7-42billion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

http://star-currency.forbes.com/celebrity/samuel-jackson