Rehabilitation

Samuel L. Jackson got honest about his past at the Hollywood premiere of The Legend of Tarzan. He says his wife and daughter gave him the courage to "save" himself.

Everyone thinks Samuel L Jackson is about 15 years younger than he really is. It's the hair, probably, or the absence of it. I think we've all come to accept that Jackson keeps a rotating carousel of different movie wigs somewhere at home, and that none of his movie hair is ever real. No steady progression from dark to grey to white means the ageing process seems almost to have halted itself, and the man before me today, shaven-headed, tall, enviably lean and energetic, talkative and affable, could pass for a fit 45-year-old. Except heâ??s 67.

It's hard to imagine popular actor Samuel L. Jackson as anything but thriving and successful, but for the versatile movie star, the climb to the top didn't begin until after he hit rock bottom. Samuel Leroy Jackson was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the only child of working class parents.

Any recovering addict will tell you that their success is directly related to their sobriety. Here is Samuel L. Jackson's story of overcoming addiction.

By his late 30â??s, when he still had not landed a breakthrough role on stage or in film, he turned more heavily to marijuana and crack cocaine. He admits that during this reckless period he rehearsed and performed plays on drugs.

Celebrities often face challenges with drugs or alcohol. The blockbuster movie actor, Samuel L. Jackson, is not an exception to the rule. The actor has been in several famous movies, including Pulp Fiction, The Negotiator, Shaft, Star Wars, and The Avengers. Despite his success in the film industry, his lifestyle of drug and alcohol abuse ultimately led to seeking help from a rehab facility.

Samuel L Jackson says he managed to hide the fact he was hooked on booze and drugs when he first hit Hollywood. The 64-year-old Pulp Fiction actor revealed it was...

We can all gain inspiration from the rags to riches story of Samuel L Jackson. Learn more about this iconic actor today!

It should surprise no one that the Hollywood megastar doesn't take acting seriously at all - his only aim is to enjoy every minute of it for as long as he can.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C His father (he met him only twice in his life) died of alcoholism. Later Jackson would have his own near-death experiences with addiction. Jacksonstruggled with alcoholism and heroine and cocaine addictions. He entered rehab in the 1990s and has been sober for years.

Samuel L Jackson used drugs steadily throughout his career. Read his story of addiction and how he struggled throughout his career to come out on top.

Samuel L Jackson's 91 films, among them 'Pulp Fiction', 'The Incredibles' and the eagerly awaited 'Star Wars III', have grossed more than 3 billion. But, he tells John Hiscock, it's easy money.

'I was out of my mind a lot of the time.'

The illustrious actor is two decades sober and swimming in Cristal-which he won't drink.