Jesse Jackson
Known For
Acting
Born
1941-10-08 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Died
2026-02-17
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'.
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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
Explained
as Self (archive footage)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Cocky Locky (voice)
Dinah!
as Self
Baseball
as Various (voice)
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
The Chris Rock Show
as Self
Uptight
as Self (archive footage)
Nationtime
as Self
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Robins
as Self - Guest
University, Inc.
as Self (Archive Footage)
Decade
as Self
Tanner '88
as Himself (uncredited)
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - Civil Rights Leader