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birth date	December 21, 1948
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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film ''Goodfellas'' before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in ''Jungle Fever'' in 1991, he appeared in films such as ''Patriot Games'', ''Amos & Andrew'', ''True Romance'' and ''Jurassic Park''. In 1994, he was cast as Jules Winnfield in ''Pulp Fiction'', and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim.

Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'', ''The 51st State'', ''Jackie Brown'', ''Unbreakable'', ''The Incredibles'', ''Black Snake Moan'', ''Shaft'', ''Snakes on a Plane'', as well as the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's ''Kill Bill Vol. 2'' and ''Inglourious Basterds''.

He played Nick Fury in ''Iron Man'', ''Iron Man 2'', ''Thor'', ''Captain America: The First Avenger'', and ''Marvel's The Avengers'', the first five of a nine-film commitment as the character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest-grossing actors at the box office. Jackson has won multiple awards throughout his career and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and songs. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has a daughter, Zoe.

In October 2011, Jackson surpassed Frank Welker as the highest grossing film actor of all-time.

Early life

Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. He grew up as an only child in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his mother, Elizabeth Jackson (née Montgomery), who was a factory worker and later a supplies buyer for a mental institution, and his maternal grandparents and extended family. His father lived away from the family, in Kansas City, Missouri, and later died from alcoholism; Jackson had only met his father twice during his life. Jackson attended several segregated schools and graduated from Riverside High School in Chattanooga. Between the third and twelfth grades, he played the French horn and trumpet in the school orchestra. Initially intent on pursuing a degree in marine biology, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. After joining a local acting group to earn extra points in a class, Jackson found an interest in acting and switched his major. Before graduating in 1972, he co-founded the "Just Us Theatre".

Civil Rights Movement involvement

After the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackson attended the funeral in Atlanta as one of the ushers. Jackson then flew to Memphis to join an equal rights protest march. In a ''Parade'' interview Jackson revealed: "I was angry about the assassination, but I wasn’t shocked by it. I knew that change was going to take something different – not sit-ins, not peaceful coexistence." In 1969, Jackson and several other students held members of the Morehouse College board of trustees (including a nearby Martin Luther King, Sr.) hostage on the campus, demanding reform in the school's curriculum and governance. The college eventually agreed to change its policy, but Jackson was charged with and eventually convicted of unlawful confinement, a second-degree felony. Jackson was then suspended for two years for his criminal record and his actions (although he would later return to the college to earn his Bachelor of Arts in Drama in 1972). While he was suspended, Jackson was employed as a social worker in Los Angeles. Jackson decided to return to Atlanta, where he met with Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and others active in the Black Power movement. Jackson revealed in the same ''Parade'' interview that he began to feel empowered with his involvement in the movement, especially when the group began buying guns. However, before Jackson could become involved with any significant armed confrontation, his mother sent him to Los Angeles after the FBI told her that he would die within a year if he remained with the Black Power movement.

Acting career

1970s–1980s

Jackson initially majored in marine biology at Morehouse College before switching to architecture. He later settled on drama after taking a public speaking class and appearing in a version of ''The Threepenny Opera''. After these initial roles, Jackson proceeded to move from Atlanta to New York City in 1976 and spent the next decade appearing in stage plays such as ''The Piano Lesson'' and ''Two Trains Running'', which both premiered at the Yale Repertory Theater. At this point in his early career, Jackson developed alcoholism and cocaine addictions, resulting in him being unable to proceed with the two plays as they continued to Broadway (actors Charles S. Dutton and Anthony Chisholm took his place). Throughout his early film career, mainly in minimal roles in films such as ''Coming to America'' and various television films, Jackson was mentored by Morgan Freeman. He also played a minor role in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film ''Goodfellas'' as real-life Mafia associate Stacks Edwards and also worked as a stand-in on ''The Cosby Show'' for Bill Cosby for three years.

1990s

While completing these films, Jackson's drug addiction had worsened. After previously overdosing on heroin several times, Jackson gave up the drug in favor of cocaine. After seeing the effects of his addiction, his family entered him into a New York rehab clinic. When he successfully completed rehab, Jackson appeared in ''Jungle Fever'', as a crack cocaine addict, a role which Jackson called cathartic as he was recovering from his addiction. Jackson commented on the transition, "It was a funny kind of thing. By the time I was out of rehab, about a week or so later I was on set and we were ready to start shooting." The film was so acclaimed that the 1991 Cannes Film Festival created a special "Supporting Actor" award just for him. After this role, Jackson became involved with multiple films, including the comedy ''Strictly Business'', dramas ''Juice'' and ''Patriot Games'', and then moved on to two other comedies: ''National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1'' (his first starring role) and ''Amos & Andrew''. Jackson then worked with director Steven Spielberg, appearing in ''Jurassic Park''.

After a turn as the criminal Big Don in the 1993 Tarantino-penned ''True Romance'' directed by Tony Scott, Tarantino contacted Jackson for the role of Jules Winnfield in ''Pulp Fiction''. Jackson was surprised to learn that the part had been specifically written for him, "To know that somebody had written something like Jules for me. I was overwhelmed, thankful, arrogant – this whole combination of things that you could be, knowing that somebody's going to give you an opportunity like that." Although ''Pulp Fiction'' was Jackson's thirtieth film, the role made him internationally recognized and he received praise from critics. In a review by ''Entertainment Weekly'', his role was commended: "As superb as Travolta, Willis, and Keitel are, the actor who reigns over ''Pulp Fiction'' is Samuel L. Jackson. He just about lights fires with his gremlin eyes and he transforms his speeches into hypnotic bebop soliloquies." For the Academy Awards, Miramax Films pushed for the supporting actor nomination for Jackson (although he had about the same screen time as Travolta, who was nominated for best actor). For his performance, Jackson received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In addition, Jackson received a Golden Globe nomination and a BAFTA Best Supporting Actor award win.

After ''Pulp Fiction'', Jackson received multiple scripts to play his next role: "I could easily have made a career out of playing Jules over the years. Everybody's always sending me the script they think is the new ''Pulp Fiction''." With a succession of poor-performing films such as ''Kiss of Death'', ''The Great White Hype'', and ''Losing Isaiah'', Jackson began to receive poor reviews from critics who had praised his performance in ''Pulp Fiction''. This ended with his involvement in the two successful box office films ''A Time To Kill'', where he depicted a father who is put on trial for killing two men who raped his daughter, and ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'', starring alongside Bruce Willis in the third installment of the ''Die Hard'' series. For ''A Time to Kill'', Jackson earned a NAACP Image for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and a Golden Globe nomination for a Best Supporting Actor.

Quickly becoming a box office star, Jackson continued with three starring roles in 1997. In ''187'' he played a dedicated teacher striving to leave an impact on his students. He received an Independent Spirit award for Best First Feature alongside first-time writer/director Kasi Lemmons in the drama ''Eve's Bayou'', for which he also served as executive producer. He joined up again with director Quentin Tarantino and received the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival and a fourth Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of arms merchant Ordell Robbie in ''Jackie Brown''. In 1998, he worked with other established actors such as Sharon Stone and Dustin Hoffman in ''Sphere'' and Kevin Spacey in ''The Negotiator'', playing a hostage negotiator who resorts to taking hostages himself when he is falsely accused of murder and embezzlement. In 1999, Jackson starred in the horror film ''Deep Blue Sea'', and as Jedi Master Mace Windu in George Lucas' ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace''. In an interview, Jackson claimed that he did not have a chance to read the script for the film and did not learn he was playing the character Mace Windu until he was fitted for his costume (he later said that he was eager to accept any role, just for the chance to be a part of the ''Star Wars'' saga).

2000s

Film roles

On June 13, 2000, Jackson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which can be found at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. He began the next decade in his film career as a Marine colonel put on trial in ''Rules of Engagement'', co-starred with Bruce Willis for a third time in the supernatural thriller ''Unbreakable'', and starred in the 2000 remake of the 1971 film ''Shaft''. Jackson's sole film in 2001 was ''The Caveman's Valentine'', where he played a homeless musician in a murder thriller. The film was directed by Kasi Lemmons, who previously worked with Jackson in ''Eve's Bayou''. In 2002, he played a recovering alcoholic attempting to keep custody of his kids while fighting a battle of wits with Ben Affleck's character in ''Changing Lanes''. He returned for ''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'', seeing his minor supporting role develop into a major character. Mace Windu's purple lightsaber in the film was the result of Jackson's suggestion; he wanted to be sure that his character would stand out in a crowded battle scene. Jackson then acted as a NSA agent alongside Vin Diesel in ''xXx'' and a kilt-wearing drug dealer in ''The 51st State''. In 2003, Jackson again worked with John Travolta in ''Basic'' and then as a police sergeant alongside Colin Farrell in the television show remake ''S.W.A.T.'' A song within the soundtrack was named after him, entitled ''Sammy L. Jackson'' by Hot Action Cop. Jackson also appeared in HBO's documentary Unchained Memories, as a narrator along many other stars like Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg. He uses terminology such as paddy rollers (which can be seen on the slave patrol page) when reading his narration.

According to reviews gathered by Rotten Tomatoes, in 2004 Jackson starred in both his lowest and highest ranked films in his career. In the thriller ''Twisted'', Jackson played a mentor to Ashley Judd. The film garnered a 2% approval rating on the website, with reviewers calling his performance "lackluster" and "wasted". He then lent his voice to the computer-animated film ''The Incredibles'' as the superhero Frozone. The film received a 97% approval rating, and Jackson's performance earned him an Annie Award nomination for Best Voice Acting. He then went on to do a cameo in another Quentin Tarantino film, ''Kill Bill, Vol. 2''.

In 2005, he began with the sports drama, ''Coach Carter'', where he played a coach (based on the actual coach Ken Carter) dedicated to teaching his players that education is more important than basketball. Although the film received mixed reviews, Jackson's performance was praised despite the film's storyline. Bob Townsend of the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' commended Jackson's performance, "He takes what could have been a cardboard cliche role and puts flesh on it with his flamboyant intelligence." Jackson also returned for two sequels: ''XXX: State of the Union'', this time commanding Ice Cube, and the final ''Star Wars'' prequel film, ''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith''. His last film for 2005 was ''The Man'' alongside comedian Eugene Levy. On November 4, 2005, he was presented with the Hawaii International Film Festival Achievement in Acting Award.

On January 30, 2006, Jackson was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater; he is the seventh African American and 191st actor to be recognized in this manner. He next starred opposite actress Julianne Moore in the box office bomb ''Freedomland'', where he depicted a police detective attempting to help a mother find her abducted child while quelling a citywide race riot. Jackson's second film of the year, ''Snakes on a Plane'', gained cult film status months before it was released based on its title and cast. Jackson's decision to star in the film was solely based on the title. To build anticipation for the film, he also cameoed in the 2006 music video "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" by Cobra Starship. On December 2, 2006, Jackson won the German Bambi Award for International Film, based on his many film contributions. In December 2006, Jackson starred in ''Home of the Brave'', as a doctor returning home from the Iraq War.

On January 30, 2007, Jackson was featured as narrator in Bob Saget's direct-to-DVD ''Farce of the Penguins''. The film was a spoof of the box office success ''March of the Penguins'' (which was narrated by Morgan Freeman). Also in 2007, he portrayed a blues player who imprisons a young woman (Christina Ricci) addicted to sex in ''Black Snake Moan'', and the horror film ''1408'', an adaptation of the Stephen King short story. In 2008, Jackson reprised his role of Mace Windu in the CGI film, ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', followed by ''Lakeview Terrace'' where he played a racist cop who terrorizes an interracial couple. In November of the same year, he starred along with Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes (who both died prior to the film's release) in ''Soul Men''. In 2008, he portrayed the villain in ''The Spirit'', which was poorly received by critics and the box office. In 2009, he again worked with Quentin Tarantino when he narrated several scenes in the World War II film, ''Inglourious Basterds''. In 2010, he starred in the drama ''Mother and Child'' and portrayed an interrogator who attempts to locate several nuclear weapons in the direct-to-video film ''Unthinkable''. Alongside Dwayne Johnson, Jackson again portrayed a police officer in the opening scenes of the comedy ''The Other Guys''. He also co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones for a film adaptation of ''The Sunset Limited''.

Throughout Jackson's career, he has appeared in many films alongside mainstream rappers. These include Tupac Shakur (''Juice''), Queen Latifah (''Juice''/''Sphere''), Method Man (''One Eight Seven''), LL Cool J (''Deep Blue Sea''/''S.W.A.T.''), Busta Rhymes (''Shaft''), Eve (''xXx''), Ice Cube (''xXx: State of the Union''), Xzibit (''xXx: State of the Union''), David Banner (''Black Snake Moan''), and 50 Cent (''Home of the Brave''). Additionally, Jackson has appeared in four films with actor Bruce Willis (National Lampoon's ''Loaded Weapon 1'', ''Pulp Fiction'', ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'', and ''Unbreakable'') and the actors were slated to work together in ''Black Water Transit'' before both dropped out.

Television and other roles

In addition to films, Jackson also appeared in several television shows, a video game, music videos, as well as audiobooks. Jackson had a small part in the Public Enemy music video for "911 Is a Joke". Jackson voiced several television show characters including the lead role in the anime series, ''Afro Samurai'', in addition to a recurring part as the voice of Gin Rummy in several episodes of the animated series ''The Boondocks''. He guest-starred as himself in an episode of the BBC/HBO sitcom ''Extras''. He voiced the main antagonist, Officer Frank Tenpenny, in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''. Jackson also hosted a variety of awards shows. Thus far, he has hosted the MTV Movie Awards (1998), the ESPYs (1999, 2001, 2002, and 2009), and the Spike TV Video Game Awards (2005, 2006, and 2007). In November 2006, he provided the voice of God for ''The Bible Experience'', the New Testament audiobook version of the Bible. He was given the lead role because producers believed his deep, authoritative voice would best fit the role. He further expanded his audio book legacy by then reading the Audible.com production of the number one Amazon.com best seller ''Go the Fuck to Sleep''. For the Atlanta Falcons 2010 season, Samuel L. Jackson portrayed Rev. Sultan in the Falcons "Rise Up" commercial to help improve tickets sales.

Upcoming films

Jackson has several upcoming film projects between 2010 and 2012. In 2001, Jackson gave his consent for Marvel Comics to design their "Ultimate" version of the character Nick Fury after his likeness. In the 2008 film ''Iron Man'', he made a cameo as the character in a post-credit scene. In February 2009, Jackson signed on to a nine-picture deal with Marvel which would see him appear as the character in ''Iron Man 2'', ''Thor'', ''Captain America: The First Avenger'', and ''The Avengers'' as well as any other sequels they would produce.

He will appear in Quentin Tarantino's film, ''Django Unchained''. He is also set to produce a live-action movie of ''Afro Samurai'', and is assuming the role of Sho'nuff in a remake of ''The Last Dragon''.

Box office performance

Jackson has said that he chooses roles that are "exciting to watch" and have an "interesting character inside of a story", and that in his roles he wanted to "do things [he hasn't] done, things [he] saw as a kid and wanted to do and now [has] an opportunity to do". Throughout the 1990s, A.C. Neilson E.C.I., a box office tracking company, determined that Jackson appeared in more films than any other actor that grossed $1.7 billion domestically. For all the films in his career, where he is featured as a leading actor or supporting co-star, his films have grossed a total of $2.81 to $4.91 billion at the North American box office, placing him as the seventh (as strictly lead) or the second highest-grossing movie star (counting supporting roles) of all time; behind only that of voice actor Frank Welker. The 2009 edition of ''The Guinness World Records'', which uses a different calculation to determine film grosses, stated that Jackson is the world's highest grossing actor, having earned $7.42 billion in 68 films.

Personal life

In 1980, Jackson married actress and sports channel producer LaTanya Richardson, whom he met while attending Morehouse College. The couple have a daughter, Zoe, born in 1982. In 2009, they started their own charitable organization to help support education. Jackson and Richardson live in Los Angeles, California.

Jackson has revealed in an interview that he sees every one of his movies in theaters with paying customers claiming that "Even during my theater years, I wished I could watch the plays I was in – while I was in them! I dig watching myself work." He also enjoys collecting the action figures of the characters he portrays in his films, including Jules Winnfield, Shaft, Mace Windu, and Frozone. He is a comic book and anime fan.

Jackson is bald, but enjoys wearing unusual wigs in his films. Jackson has reflected on his decision to go bald: "I keep ending up on those bald is beautiful lists. It's cool. You know, when I started losing my hair it was during the era when everybody had lots of hair. ... All of a sudden I felt this big hole in the middle of my afro, I couldn't face having a comb over so I had to quickly figure what the haircut for me was." His first bald role was in ''The Great White Hype''. Jackson usually gets to pick his own hairstyles for each character he portrays. Although he did poke fun at his baldness the first time he appeared bald on ''The Tonight Show'', explaining that he had to shave his head for one role, but then he kept receiving more and more roles afterward, and had to keep shaving his head so wigs could be made for him. Laughingly, he ended the tale by lamenting to Jay Leno, "The only way I'm gonna have time to grow my hair back, is if I'm not workin'!".

Jackson enjoys playing golf, a game he has been reported to have become very proficient at. Jackson has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf during production. He has played in the Gary Player Invitational charity golf tournament to assist golf icon Gary Player raise funds for needy children in South Africa. He stated that the golf course is the only place where he "can go dressed as a pimp and fit in perfectly". He also became a Liverpool F.C. fan after filming ''The 51st State'' in Liverpool. Jackson, a known lover of Ireland, also supports a Dublin based football team Bohemian F.C.

Jackson campaigned during the 2008 Democratic Primary for then Illinois Senator Barack Obama in Texarkana, Texas. He said "Barack Obama represents everything I was told I could be growing up. I am a child of segregation. When I grew up and people told me I could be president, I knew it was a lie. But now we have a representative... the American Dream is a reality. Anyone can grow up to be a president." Jackson also said "I voted for Barack because he was black. ’Cuz that’s why other folks vote for other people – because they look like them".

Filmography

References

Bibliography

Further reading

Dils, Tracey E. ''Samuel L. Jackson (Black Americans of Achievement)''. Chelsea House Publications, 1999. ISBN 0-7910-5282-6.

External links

Extensive biography of Samuel L. Jackson

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name	Željko JoksimovićЖељко Јоксимовић
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birth date	April 20, 1972
birth place	Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
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Željko Joksimović or often credited Zeljko Joksimovic (Serbian: Жељко Јоксимовић, pronounced ; born 20 April 1972 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian singer, composer and producer. He is also well known in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Austria and other European countries. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Lane moje", placing 2nd behind Ukrainian singer Ruslana. He will represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Career

Early beginnings

Željko Joksimović was born on 20 April 1972 in Belgrade and grew up in the city of Valjevo. Željko’s first international success came at the age of 12, when he won the title of ''First Accordion of Europe'' at the prestigious music festival in Paris. He graduated from the Music University in Belgrade and launched his professional music career in 1997. In 1998 he won a contest at the Pjesma Mediterana festival with the song "Pesma Sirena", which led to opportunities to perform at more prestigious festivals in Belarus. The Serbian musician won the "Grand-Prix" award at two festivals in that country. Joksimović can play 11 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar, drums.

Željko is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian.

1999-2004: ''Amajlija'', ''Vreteno'' and ''111''

In 1999, Joksimović signed with City Records, a music label owned by a private Serbian television station RTV Pink. The young singer was promoted then as a folk and pop artist. His first studio album, titled ''Amajlija'', included "Pesma Sirena" along with seven other tracks. His first big success was with the single "Telo Vreteno", written by himself and Dragan Brajić - Braja. The song went to #1 on the Serbian pop music charts, and became very popular in other former Yugoslav countries.

In 2000 Joksimović released his second studio album ''Vreteno'' named after a song on the album. Other tracks on the album included "Rintam", "Gadura" and "Petak na subotu". Two music videos were produced for songs on this album.

''111'' was released in 2002, soaring to #1 on the pop charts of Serbia and other countries of the region.

In 2003, Joksimović wrote the song "Čija Si" for Macedonian music legend Toše Proeski which led him to win Beovizija - The Serbian festival for choosing a representative for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. However, Proeski did not go to the contest that year, instead representing his home country Macedonia with "Life".

2004: Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Serbia and Montenegro, sending an entrant for the first time to 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, decided on their representative through Evropesma 2004, a music festival and contest in Serbia and Montenegro. Joksimović won the contest with "Lane Moje", composed by Željko himself, along with lyricist Leontina Vukomanović.

In the semi-final, Joksimović placed first. However, in the final he placed second behind Ukrainian singer Ruslana, but did win "The Marcel Bezencon Press award" (Best Composer Award). "Lane Moje" was the best selling single in Serbia and Montenegro and other parts of Europe for many months.

2004-2007: After Eurovison, ''IV'' and ''Platinum Collection''

After the success in the Contest, the same year, Željko Joksimović founded ''MINACORD PRODUCTION''. Since then, he works and composes in his own studio. In middle time he composed and released the single "Ledja o Ledja" which gained a large popularity over the countries where Željko usually performs. In 2005, he once again composed a song for Serbia and Montenegro's national pre-selection for Eurovision called Beovizija. Željko composed the ballad "Jutro" (Morning) which was performed by Jelena Tomašević. The song seemed well-placed to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 contest in Kiev, after it emerged as the highest-scoring qualifier from the Serbian pre-selection, but ultimately missed out to win. In October 2005, he composed and performed a duet with Austrian singer Tamee Harrison. The song was titled ''I Live my Life For You"'' which was a success throughout Europe. Around this time, Željko wrote his first film score. In cooperation with ''Cobra production'' he composed music for the movie ''Ivkova slava'' (Ivko's fame). The same year he released his fourth studio album ''"IV"'' or ''"Ima nešto u tom što me nećes"''. In this album he changed the music style that was typical about him. The songs in the album are pop ballads with some ethnic Serbian folk elements. The CD sold over 800,000 copies over former Yugoslavia. In 2006, he composed the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 song ''Lejla'' for Bosnia and Herzegovina, performed by Hari Mata Hari. The song finished in third place, making it Bosnia's best performance in the contest. He also won the prestigious Best Composer Award (COMPOSERAWARD 2006), assigned to Željko by all composers who participated in that festival. In 2007 he released his second greatest hits compilation called ''Platinum Collection''. The same year, in front of 18,000 people Joksimović made a concert where he sang all of his hits in the Belgrade Arena.

2008-2011: Eurovision hosting and ''Ljubavi''

In early 2008, Željko Joksimović composed a song that was performed by Jelena Tomašević in the Serbian national final for the Eurovision song selection, Beovizija 2008, called "Oro" . The song is a folk ballad with traditional folk Serbian elements. Because the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 has been won by Serbia, the contest that year came in the country. On 24 March 2008 it was announced by the 2008 Eurovision organisers RTS that together with Jovana Janković he would host the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, giving him two roles in the contest. Tomašević's song finished on the 6th place over 25 countries in the final.

After a year of a music pause he released his fifth studio album named ''Ljubavi'' (2009) by the production of Minacord and City Records. "Ljubavi" is the name from the pilot single from the album too. The single has a large success in Serbia and the neighboring countries. In early 2010 he released the second single from the album called "Žena Za Sva Vremena".

On June 12, 2010 he performed his biggest concert yet. It was held on the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which can seat 37,500, though attendance for concerts can be expanded to reach about 80,000, in front of over 40,000 persons.

2012: Eurovision return

On 18 November 2011, it was announced that Joksimović will represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. His song, ''Nije Ljubav Stvar'', was presented to the public on March 10, 2012.

The Serbian entry at the 57th "Eurovision Song Contest" in Azerbaijan is called "Nije ljubav stvar" a song composed and performed by Željko Joksimović. The lyrics are by Marina Tucaković and Miloš Roganović.

Along with the version in Serbian written by Marina Tucaković and Miloš Roganović, the English version of the song called "Synonym" by Ljilja Jorgovanović has also been presented. The arrangements of both versions were done by Željko Joksimović and Alek Alekov.

Along with Željko Joksimović, the Serbian team on the Eurovision stage in Baku will include members of the "Ad Hoc Orchestra": Ksenija Milošević - violin and backing vocals, Olga Vulović - violin and backing vocals, Miloš Nikolić - kaval and backing vocals, Dušan Alagić - backing vocals and instrumentalist, and Dragan Krstić - percussions and backing vocals.

The postproduction and mastering of "Ljubav nije stvar" in Serbian, and of the "Synonim" version in English was done James Cruz, an award-winning audio-mastering engineer in his New York studio.

James Cruz has nine "Grammy" Awards under his belt. He has worked with many show-business greats: Beyonce, Puff Daddy, Mary Mary, Lil Wayne, Nina Simone, etc. In his career Cruz did the audio-mastering for more than 400 albums many of them winning either a gold or platinum certification. He also worked on the film "The Lord of the Rings".

Željko Joksimović will represent Serbia on 57. Eurovision Song contest in Baku, Azerbaijan in May 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

1999 ''Amajlija'' [City Records]

2001 ''Vreteno'' [City Records]

2002 ''111'' [City Records]

2005 ''IV'' [City Records]

2009 ''Ljubavi'' [Minacord]

Live albums

2008 Željko Joksimović - ''Beogradska Arena Live [Minacord Records

Compilations

2003 ''The Best Of Željko Joksimović''

2007 ''Platinum Collection''

Singles

2004 Željko Joksimović - ''Leđa o leđa'' [City Records]

2004 Željko Joksimović - ''Lane moje'' CD+DVD [PGP RTS]

2004 Željko Joksimović - ''Lane moje/Goodbye'' (maxi-single) [Warner Music Group]

2005 Željko Joksimović & Tamee Harrison - ''I live my life for you'' [Warner Music]

2007 Željko Joksimović - ''Devojka '' [Minacord]

2007 Željko Joksimović - ''Nije do mene'' [Minacord]

2008 Željko Joksimović - ''Ono nase sto nekad bejase'' [Minacord]

Duets

2002 Haris Džinović - ''Šta će meni više od toga''

2005 Dino Merlin -

2005 Tamee Harrison - Live My Life For You''

Soundtracks

2005 "Ivkova slava", (Željko Joksimović, Jelena Tomašević & Nikola Kojo) [Minacord - City Records]

2009 "Ranjeni Orao" [Minacord - City Records]

Other works

2003 Toše Proeski - Song ''Cija Si'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: ''Den Za Nas/Dan Za Nas''

2005 Nava Medina - Song: ''Malah Shomer'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic

2005 Jelena Tomasevic - Song: ''Jutro'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: ''Oro'' [PGP -RTS]

2006 Hari Mata Hari - Song: ''Lejla'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: ''Lejla'' [BiH]

2007 Tose Proeski - Song: ''Nesanica'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: ''Igra Bez Granica''

2009 Halid Bešlić - Song: "Miljacka" - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: ''Halid08 Bešlić''

2008 Jelena Tomasevic - Song: ''Oro'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: ''Oro'' [PGP -RTS]

2008 Eleftheria Arvanitaki - Song: ''To Telos mas Des'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: ''Mirame'' Universal Music

2008 Melina Aslanidou - Song: ''Poso'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: ''Best of - Sto dromo'' Sony BMG

2008 Song: Nikola Tesla (Instrumental) - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic feat. Jelena Tomasevic Album: balkan Routes vol.1:Nikola Tesla[Protasis]

2011 Lepa Brena - Song: ''Biber'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic

2011 Lepa Brena - Song: ''Ne bih bila ja'' - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic

References

External links

Željko Joksimović's Official website

Zeljko Joksimovic Official YouTube

Željko Joksimović's Official Myspace

Željko Joksimović's Official facebook

Radio Lane (Zeljko Joksimovic's radio station)

[RTS http://www.rts.rs/page/rts/sr/pesma+evrovizije/Pesma-Evrovizije-2012.html ]

Zeljko Joksimovic's profile on Story Online

Željko Joksimović lyrics

RTS ESC Facebook http://www.facebook.com/rts.zeljkojoksimovic?ref=tn_tnmn

See also

Evropesma

Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest

Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest

List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters

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name	Michel Hazanavicius
birth date	March 29, 1967
birth place	Paris
death date
occupation	Film director
years active	1988–present
spouse	Bérénice Bejo
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Michel Hazanavicius (; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his 2011 film, ''The Artist'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards. It also won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed spy movie parodies ''OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'' and ''OSS 117: Lost in Rio''.

Life and career

Michel Hazanavicius was born into a Jewish family from Lithuania; his grandparents settled in France in the 1920s. Before directing films, Hazanavicius worked in television, beginning with the Canal+ channel, where he started as a director in 1988. He began directing commercials for companies such as Reebok and Bouygues Telecom, and then, in 1993, he made his first feature-length film, ''La Classe américaine'', for television. The film, co-directed with Dominique Mézerette, consisted entirely of footage taken from various films produced by the Warner Bros. studio, re-edited and dubbed into French. In 1997, Hazanavicius directed his first short film, ''Echec au capital'', and followed it up with his first theatrically released feature, ''Mes amis'', which starred his brother, actor Serge Hazanavicius.

Seven years later, Hazanavicius wrote and directed his second feature, ''OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'', a parody of 1960s spy movies and specifically of OSS 117, a popular character created by Jean Bruce in 1949. The $17.5 million film was a modest box office success, with $23 million worldwide receipts. A sequel, ''OSS 117: Lost in Rio'', followed in 2009. Both films were later distributed in the United States by Music Box Films. ''The Artist'', a black and white film without dialogue which takes place in Hollywood on the eve of sound film, screened in competition at the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival. ''The Artist'' was later released to universal acclaim. On 24 January 2012 Hazanavicius received nominations for three Oscars: the Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. Hazanavicius said winning an Oscar would be "like dreaming of going to the moon – you don't really believe it could ever happen." Hazanavicius won the Academy Award for Best Director for ''The Artist'', at the 84th Academy Awards.

He contributed a section to the omnibus film ''The Players'' (''Les Infidèles'') starring Jean Dujardin. He has announced that his next feature film will be a remake of the 1948 Fred Zinnemann film ''The Search''.

Hazanavicius was in a relationship with film director Virginia Lovisone, and they had two daughters together, Simone and Fantine. He is married to Bérénice Bejo, who acted in his films ''OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'' and ''The Artist''. Hazanavicius and Bejo have two children together: Lucien and Gloria.

Filmography

! Year(s)	! Title	! Role	Description
1992	''Derrick contre Superman''	Director	Television short
1992	''Ca détourne''	Director	Television movie
1993	''La Classe américaine''	Director	Television movie
1994	''C'est pas le 20 heures''	Director	Television series
1996	''Les films qui sortent le lendemain dans les salles de cinéma''	Director	Documentary television series
1997	''Echec au capital''	Director	Short film
1999	''Mes amis''	Director	Feature film
2006	''OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies''	Director	Feature film
2009	''OSS 117: Lost in Rio''	Director	Feature film
2011		Director	Feature film
2012		Director	Feature omnibus film (segment) – in post-production
2012	''The Search''	Director	Feature film – in pre-production

Awards

Award !! Year !! Category !! Film !! Result
rowspan="3"	Academy Awards
	''The Artist''
	''The Artist''
		Best Director	''The Artist''
Best Original Screenplay	''The Artist''
Best Editing	''The Artist''
			''The Artist''
	''The Artist''
rowspan="3"		Best Director	''The Artist''
Best Original Screenplay	''The Artist''
Editing	''The Artist''
	Boston Society of Film Critics Award		2011	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director	Best Director	''The Artist''
	64th Cannes Film Festival>Cannes Film Festival		2011	Palme d'Or	''The Artist''
		2008	César Award for Best Writing	Best Writing	''OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies''
		''The Artist''
	''The Artist''
	''The Artist''
		Best Director	''The Artist''
Best Original Screenplay	''The Artist''
		Best Director	''The Artist''
Best Original Screenplay	''The Artist''
Best Editing	''The Artist''
	Denver Film Critics Society		2012	Best Director (tied with Terrence Malick)	''The Artist''
			''The Artist''
Best Screenplay	''The Artist''
	2012	Outstanding Achievement in Directing in a Theatrical Release	''The Artist''
Etoiles d'or Award	2012	Best Director	''The Artist''
Florida Film Critics Circle	2011	Best Original Screenplay	''The Artist''
rowspan="2"			''The Artist''
	''The Artist''
		Best Director	''The Artist''
Best Screenplay	''The Artist''
Best Foreign Film	''The Artist''
rowspan="2"			''The Artist''
	''The Artist''
		Director of the Year	''The Artist''
Screenwriter of the Year	''The Artist''
	New York Film Critics Circle Awards		2011	Best Director	''The Artist''
	New York Film Critics Online		2011	Best Director	''The Artist''
		Best Director	''The Artist''
Best Original Screenplay	''The Artist''
	Online Film Critics Society		2012		''The Artist''
		Best Director	''The Artist''
Best Original Screenplay	''The Artist''
Best Film Editing	''The Artist''
Breakthrough Behind The Camera	''The Artist''
			''The Artist''
	''The Artist''
	Seattle International Film Festival		2006	Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award	''OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies''
	Tokyo International Film Festival		2006	Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo Grand Prix	''OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies''
			''The Artist''
Best Screenplay	''The Artist''
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association		Best Director	''The Artist''

See also

List of accolades received by The Artist (film)

References

External links

Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:French film directors Category:Silent film directors Category:Best Director Academy Award winners Category:Best Director César Award winners Category:BAFTA winners (people) Category:French people of Lithuanian descent Category:French Jews Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

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