Jesse Jackson
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'.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1941-10-08 · Greenville, South Carolina, USA
- Died
- 2026-02-17
Known for
- The Daily Show (1996) — Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
- LA 92 (2017) — Self (archive footage)
- Explained (2018) — Self (archive footage)
- Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) — Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021) — Self (archive footage)
- A Different World (1987) — Himself
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013) — Self
- 4 Little Girls (1997) — Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
- Baseball (1994) — Various (voice)
- BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) — Self
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) — Self (archive footage)
- Fantastic Lies (2016) — Himself (archive footage)