Samuel L Jackson Named By Guinness Book Of World Records As Highest-Ever Grossing Actor

Who's The Highest Grossing Actor Ever? You'll Be Surprised!

Tom Cruise? Harrison Ford? Johnny Depp? You'd be forgiven for thinking any one of these three would have the epithet of Hollywood's highest-grossing actor, with each of them at the helm of at least one lucrative franchise spawning sequels and merchandising along the way.

But no, it turns out the crown belongs to somebody known for an altogether different kind of career. The Guinness Book of World Records have named Samuel L Jackson the highest-grossing actor of all time, with an amazing $7.42billion to his name.

The 62-year-old star has appeared in a string of films in a career spanning four decades, from big-budget hits like Jurassic Park and Star Wars: Attack of the Clones to Quentin Tarantino's offerings Jurassic Park and Jackie Brown.

This year has seen him particularly prolific, in blockbusters Thor and Captain America, and he'll shortly be seen in the highly anticipated superheroes reunion tale, The Avengers.

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