Samuel L. Jackson recently had a very distinctive 75th birthday celebration!
On Wednesday, PEOPLE caught up with the actor at the premiere of his latest film Argyll. While on the red carpet at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, Jackson shared how he rang the milestone.
“I had a nice sushi dinner and went to bed,” Jackson says of how he spent his Dec. 21 birthday “quietly.”
In the upcoming action thriller, Jackson plays the ally of Elly Conway (played by Bryce Dallas Howard) — “a retired author of a string of best-selling spy novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home with his computer and her. the cat, Alfie,” according to a synopsis shared by Universal Pictures.
Claudia Schiffer’s cat attracts attention Argyll The premiere — see the photos!
Samuel L. Jackson in ‘Argylle’.
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However, her world is soon turned upside down as she becomes intertwined with the lives of her characters.
“Accompanied by Aiden (Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell), a cat-allergic spy, Elly (carrying Alfie in a backpack) races across the globe to stay one step ahead of the killers as the lines between Elly’s fictional world and her real one begin to blur,” the synopsis continues.
When asked what his favorite part of filming was, the answer was easy Glass star.
“Working with Sam [Rockwell]. Because I’ve known him forever and we’ve acted in four movies together and this is the first time we’ve met face to face in front of the camera. It was kind of great,” Jackson tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Samuel L. Jackson at the world premiere of the film ‘Argylle’.
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Argyll also starring Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena and more. The upcoming film is directed by Matthew Vaughn.
although Jurassic Park alum may have had a rather relaxing 75th birthday, the previous year was undoubtedly different.
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In December 2022, Jackson received a surprise celebration from Reverend Al Sharpton.
The Kong: Skull Island talent starred in the Broadway revival of August Wilson Piano lesson at the Ethel Barrymore Theater when his fellow actors flipped the script.
During the show’s curtain call, cast members (incl PurpleDanielle Brooks) sang the song “Happy Birthday” together.
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Samuel L. Jackson and Al Sharpton. Tricia Baron
As the group sang and danced with the crowd cheering them on, Sharpton, 69, appeared on stage holding a cake with candles already lit.
“I just wanted to bring out the cake for a man who has probably entertained more people around the world than anyone, and he’s done more to help humanity and he’s doing it very quietly,” the civil rights leader said on stage after trading the cake for a microphone.
“And when he played Martin Luther King on Broadway, Tanya, his wife, and I conspired to do it again. So you’re still having birthdays, and we’re going to keep surprising you,” Sharpton said at the time.
Argyll hits theaters nationwide on February 2nd.
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