MASTERCLASS 


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ABOUT 
SAMUELL. JACKSON 


Samuel L. Jackson was born in 1948 and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A studious youth, Sam 
developed a love of novels and film early in life. His aunt Edna, who was a schoolteacher, first 
introduced him to acting. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta and studied acting with Dr. 
Baldwin Burroughs at Spelman. He and his wife LaTanya Richardson moved to New York City on 
Halloween night, 1976, where he joined the Negro Ensemble Theater Company and enjoyed a robust 
stage career. Sam found breakout success in film when he played Gator in Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever, 
and went on to earn an Oscar nomination for his performance as Jules in Pulp Fiction. Since then, 
he’s acted in more than 100 films. 


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INTRODUCTION 


CLASS WORKBOOK 

Sam’s Workbook supplements 
each lesson with a Chapter 
Review, Take It Further 
opportunity, and Assignment. 
This printable PDF is filled with 
places for you to take notes as 
you go. 


SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 

To be an active participant in 
Sam's MasterClass, you’ll need 
a camera to record yourself. 
Throughout, we'll encourage 
you to upload your recordings 
to The Hub to get constructive 
feedback from your classmates. 








LESSON DISCUSSIONS 

Share your works in progress 
and ask your peers for help and 
support if you’ve hit a 
roadblock. 





THE HUB 

Continue connecting with your 
MasterClass peers by using our 
community features. 





HOW TO USE SAM’S MASTERCLASS 


The exercises in this workbook are designed to foster strong foundational work, including deep text 
analysis and development of character, to hone an audition piece to perfection. Even if your 
auditions usually consist of reading sides provided by the casting director, it’s always a good idea to 
have an audition monologue in your pocket. 


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