Samuel L. Jackson is a renowned American actor known for his breakthrough role as the crack addict Gator in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever. Jackson's role was appreciated by the audience, and he won a special jury prize for the best supporting actor at the Cannes Film Festival. The 74-year-old actor indeed aced the role of a drug addict, as his real-life resembled his character in the movie. It's not an unknown fact that Jackson once had a tough time dealing with his drug addiction. There was a point in Jackson's life when he thought that he wasn't capable of acting