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Jackson (name)
Jackson () is a common surname of English origin eventually becoming a common American surname also. In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most common surname in England and Wales. In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population. Jackson is also commonly used as a first name. Notable people with the name include: Surname Entertainment Film and television * Amy Jackson (born 1992), British actress and model * Andrew Jackson (actor) (born 1963), Canadian actor * Anne Jackson (1925–2016), American actress * Anthony Jackson (actor) (1944–2006), English actor Djxbazz * Bill Jackson (television personality) (1935–2022), American TV personality * Charlotte Jackson (born 1978), English TV presenter * Cheyenne Jackson (born 1975), American actor and singer * David Jackson (British actor) (1934–2005), British actor * Eugene Jackson (1916–2001), American actor * Frederick J. Jackson (1886–1953), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Jackson (actor)
Gordon Cameron Jackson (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was a Scottish actor. He is best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in '' The Professionals''. He also portrayed Capt Jimmy Cairns in '' Tunes of Glory'', and Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, "Intelligence", in '' The Great Escape''. Early life Jackson was born on 19 December 1923 in Glasgow, the youngest of five children. He attended Hillhead High School, and in his youth he took part in BBC radio shows including ''Children's Hour''. He left school aged 15 and became a draughtsman for Rolls-Royce. Early career Jackson's film career began in 1942, when producers from Ealing Studios were looking for a young Scot to act in '' The Foreman Went to France'' and he was suggested for the part. After this, he returned to his job at Rolls-Royce, but he was soon asked to do more films, and he decided to make acting his career. Jackson soon appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama '' Heavenly Creatures'' (1994), the horror comedy '' The Frighteners'' (1996), the epic monster remake film '' King Kong'' (2005), the World War I documentary film '' They Shall Not Grow Old'' (2018) and the documentary '' The Beatles: Get Back'' (2021). He is the fifth-highest-grossing film director of all-time, with his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide. Jackson began his career with the " splatstick" horror comedy '' Bad Taste'' (1987) and the black comedy '' Meet the Feebles'' (1989) before filming the zombie comedy '' Braindead'' (1992). He shared a nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Screenpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Jackson (producer)
Kevin Paul Jackson (born 2 October 1947), credited as Paul Jackson; sometimes as K. Paul Jackson, is an English television director, producer and executive, known for his production roles within the BBC, ITV, and previously, Carlton and Granada. His most famous television work includes ''The Two Ronnies'' and '' The Young Ones'', and as the original producer for the sci-fi sitcom ''Red Dwarf''. In 2006, Jackson was named Director of Comedy and Entertainment at ITV. Early life Jackson was born in London in 1947, the son of BBC Light Entertainment Producer T. Leslie Jackson, whose credits included the 1950s series '' This Is Your Life'' and ''What's My Line''. He graduated from the University of Exeter in 1970. Career BBC Jackson began his career with the BBC, joining it in 1971 as an assistant floor manager. Over the next 11 years he was promoted, becoming a director, producer and eventually executive producer, working on a range of the best-known shows of the time - the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike And Michelle Jackson
Mike and Michelle Jackson were an Australian multi-instrumental duo principally known as children's entertainers. Between 1979 and 1986, the pair featured in a national TV Show (''Playmates'' on ABC Television), created ten albums (three Gold and one Platinum), produced three songbooks and they teamed up with Western Australian author/storyteller Kel Watkins to create an instructional book, ''String Games for Beginners''. They had two albums released through A&M Records in Canada and toured extensively throughout Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. (Alaska). History Mike and Michelle, both singers and multi-instrumental musicians, met on stage at the 1979 Kapunda Celtic Music Festival and married soon after. They toured Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the U.S. almost non-stop for 7 years and in between tours they created three songbooks, co-wrote an instruction book for string figure novices and recorded ten albums - two collections of Australian folk music for adults ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jackson (director)
Mick Jackson (born 4 October 1943) is an English film director and television producer best known for the 1984 BAFTA Award-winning television film ''Threads (1984 film), Threads''. He is also known for directing projects such as the comedy ''L.A. Story'' (1991), the romance drama ''The Bodyguard (1992 film), The Bodyguard'' (1992), the HBO film ''Temple Grandin (film), Temple Grandin'' (2010), and the drama ''Denial (2016 film), Denial'' (2016). Early life and education Jackson was born on 4 October 1943 in the settlement of Aveley in Essex, England. He attended Palmer's College, Palmer's School before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in electronics at the University of Southampton and a postgraduate degree in drama from the University of Bristol. Career Between 1973 and 1987, he directed many documentary and drama productions for BBC TV and Channel 4, including the 1984 Cold War television film ''Threads (1984 film), Threads''. He also directed theatrical feature films, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Jackson
Marion Jackson (December 3, 1879 – November 28, 1962) was an American screenwriter of the late silent and early sound film eras. During her 15-year career she would pen the scripts for over 40 films, both original and adaptations. Biography Born in Walla Walla, Washington, she wrote her first script, an original screenplay, which was produced by Monogram Pictures in 1924, ''The Mask of Lopez'', directed by Albert Rogell. It would be her most prolific year, as she would contribute to 11 screenplays that year, either as the screenwriter, or providing the story, or adapting from another source. One of the films she adapted that year was 1924's ''A Boy of Flanders'', from Marie Louise de la Ramée's 1872 novel, ''A Dog of Flanders''. The film was directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starred Jackie Coogan. Some of her notable films were her 1928 adaptation of ''The Shepherd of the Hills'', based on the 1907 novel of the same name by Harold Bell Wright; her original screenplay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Jackson (actor)
Leonard Jackson (February 7, 1928 – December 22, 2013) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He had roles in several PBS television series for children, including ''Shining Time Station'' and ''Sesame Street'', and also acted in several films, including ''The Brother from Another Planet'', ''Car Wash'', and ''The Color Purple''. Early years and stage career Jackson, in his early years known as L. Errol Jaye, was born February 7, 1928, in Jacksonville, Florida. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After attending Fisk University, his professional acting debut was on the stage, in New York Shakespeare Festival's 1965 off-Broadway production of ''Troilus and Cressida''. In March 1968, he played Mr. Carpentier, the title character, in ''The Electronic Nigger'', part of a trio of one-act plays by Ed Bullins, during The American Place Theatre production of the play's premiere. He played a pastor in the Broadway premiere of ''The Great White Hop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Jackson
Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948), known professionally as Kate Jackson, is an American actress and television producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1979) and Amanda King in the series ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' (1983–1987). Her film roles include ''Making Love'' (1982) and ''Loverboy (1989 film), Loverboy'' (1989). She is a three-time Emmy Awards, Emmy Award nominee and four-time Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award nominee, and ''Photoplay (magazine), Photoplay'' award winner for Favorite TV Actress in 1978. Jackson began her career in the late 1960s in summer stock, before landing major television roles in ''Dark Shadows'' (1970–1971), ''Bonanza'' (1972), and ''The Rookies'' (1972–1976). She also appeared in the film ''Night of Dark Shadows'' (1971). The huge success of her role as Sabrina Duncan on ''Charlie's Angels'' saw her appear on the front cover of Time (magazine), ''Time'' magazine, alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Jackson
Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is an American and Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayals of Pacey Witter on The WB's teen drama ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox science fiction series ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe'' (2008–2013), a troubled married man on Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''The Affair (TV series), The Affair'' (2014–2018), and Christopher Duntsch in the Peacock (streaming service), Peacock crime drama series ''Dr. Death (2021 TV series), Dr. Death'' (2021-present). For the last of these, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor. His other credits include ''When They See Us'' (2019), ''Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries), Little Fires Everywhere'' (2020), and ''Doctor Odyssey'' (2024). Outside of television, he came to prominence with his role in the The Mighty Ducks, ''Mighty Ducks'' film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Jackson (actor)
Jonathan Stevens Jackson (born May 11, 1982) is an American actor, musician, and author. He is best known for his role as Lucky Spencer in the television soap opera ''General Hospital'' (1993–1999, 2009–2011, 2015, 2024-2025 ), which won him five Daytime Emmy Awards. He is also known for his roles in the films '' The Deep End of the Ocean'' (1999), '' Tuck Everlasting'' (2002), '' Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'' (2004), and ''Riding the Bullet'' (2004), as well as the television series ''Nashville'' (2012–2018), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination. Early life Jackson was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of Jeanine (née Sharp), an amateur ventriloquist and businesswoman, and Dr. Rick "Ricky Lee" Jackson, a family physician, country musician and Congressional candidate in the state of Washington. Jackson was raised in Battle Ground, Washington, with his brother Richard Lee Jackson, now an actor and musician, and his sister Candice Jackson, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jackson (writer)
John Jackson is an English television screenwriter. Life and career After leaving Cambridge University, John Jackson developed and script edited the ITV soap Night and Day. Altogether he wrote 35 episodes for the TV Series. In 2009 he wrote the episode ''The King Is Dead, Long Live the King…'' for the BBC One series Robin Hood. From 2010 to 2012 he wrote two episodes of the serial drama Lip Service. From 2011 until 2013 he wrote three episodes for the supernatural drama Being Human. This brought him a Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for Best TV Drama Series. He also wrote two episodes for the ''Being Human'' spin off Becoming Human. In 2014 Jackson wrote an episode for another BBC Three series, In the Flesh. He would become a regular writer on ITV's ''Grantchester'', and in 2020, was lead writer on season 3 of Sky's ''Riviera''. On 2 November 2023, it was announced that Jackson would be lead writer on the television adaptation of ''Rivers of London Rivers of Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
