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Samuel L Jackson has been one of the most prolific names in the industry for decades and decades now and has received significant acclaim in the process. Apart from his brilliant acting skills, which he continues to hone even now, the actor has also been renowned for his fiery personality and honesty in conversations.
One of the memorable times when Samuel L Jackson almost lost his composure and put an entertainment reporter in line was when he was mistaken with Laurence Fishburne at a live television interview. In a 2014 interview, KTLA news anchor Sam Rubin asked Jackson about the buzz surrounding his latest Superbowl commercial, to which the actor responded, "What Super Bowl commercial?"
Samuel L Jackson went on to severely hit out at the anchor, who was later forced to apologize for the error. Jackson said:
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"You're as crazy as the people on Twitter! I'm not Laurence Fishburne. We don't all look alike!...You're the entertainment reporter for this station and you don't know the difference between me and Laurence Fishburne?...There must be a very short line for your job."
Jackson further went on to break down the roles he had done in advertisements and the roles other black actors had done, emphasizing how they all do not look similar.
"We may be all black and famous, but we all don't look alike"- Samuel L Jackson to Sam Rubin after he confused Jackson with Laurence Fishburne
After making this glaring error on live television, Sam Rubin tried to divert the topic elsewhere almost immediately, but the Pulp Fiction star wasn't going to let this one go easily. He went on to list the advertisements he worked on and the ones other black actors worked on, as a way of proving his point.
Dodging Rubin's attempts to change the topic, Samuel L Jackson said:
"I'm the other guy … the other one. 'What's in your wallet?'" he said, in a reference to his commercials for Capital One credit cards. "There's more than one black guy doing a commercial. I'm the 'What's in your wallet?' black guy. [Fishburne's] the car black guy. Morgan Freeman is the other credit card black guy. You only hear his voice, though, so you probably won't confuse him with Laurence Fishburne."
Jackson concluded by stating that while they all might be "black and famous," they don't all look alike.
This controversy ended with Sam Rubin posting a full apology on the KTLA website. He revealed that he didn't intend on making the mistake, admitting that he knew who Jackson was, and that his intent in that question was misread. He also apologized to Samuel L Jackson for this and accepted that he got "the shellacking that was well deserved."
Samuel L Jackson remains the highest-grossing actor of all time with a net collection of $27 billion worldwide. He was also the Academy Honorary Award in 2022. His other achievements include a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, among numerous other awards and accolades.
At 76, he remains active in the industry and will soon appear in Afterburn and The Beast. He also recently reprised his role as Nick Fury in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur in 2025.
