Sarunas Jackson is an American actor who has become famous for his appearance on HBO’s Insecure, Games People Play, and Good Trouble. He is also a writer and of late, he has been busy with many projects including the erotic audio that he has recently launched. While he may not be the most famous name in Hollywood at the moment, he is surely building an enviable niche.
All The Interesting Facts To Know About Sarunas Jackson
1. A look at his early life and education
It was on 12 March 1990 that Sarunas J Jackson was born in Inland Empire California to a father who was African American and German, and a mother who is of multiple descents; Panamanian, Jamaican, and Native American.
He was brought up by his mother Yhinyer T Hubbard-Jackson and his father, Romel Jackson alongside two brothers, Darius Daulton Jackson, Marques A. Jackson, and a sister, Giselle Samson. He stated that while he is Afro-Latino, he did not grow up being very much accepted to the Mexican community, hence he was closer to the African Americans.
As regards his education, Jackson went to Roosevelt High School in California from where he graduated, and then he went to Junior College at Saddleback College. He would go on to study sports administration at the Post University in Connecticut.
2. He is not the only famous member of his family
Jackson is not the only member of his family who is blessed with talent or even famous. His sister Giselle is also a model who appeared on America’s Next Top Model, after which she did modeling for some brands. She is also an actress who has appeared in works such as The Null Hypothesis and Black. She is also a dancer.
His brother Darius Jackson is also gradually making his way into the entertainment scenes while Marques A. Jackson remains in the background.
3. He started his acting career with commercials
Jackson fell in love with acting when he was much younger. Each weekend, he would go to the movies together with his mother and brothers, and this drew his attention to acting. His school teacher was quick to realize that he had the talent and she encouraged him that aside from basketball, he should also think acting.
The first door that opened for him as an actor was to appear in a commercial at Paramount Studios. Much later in the future, he returned again to appear in several basketball commercials thanks to Paul Hunter who was known to his family and directed his first commercial.
His acting career began in 2012 with small roles and by 2014, he appeared in works such as Covert and Just life. He appeared in many works along the way. His breakout role was in 2017 when he got his role in Insecure.
4. Sarunas Jackson was an athletic child
When he was growing up, Jackson was drawn to athletics. While it was basketball that he mostly played, he started with football, baseball, and basketball. He revealed that he played them all when he was little before he decided that basketball is what he would love to play.
5. Jackson played a little of professional basketball
Most people are getting to know Sarunas thanks to his acting skills, but even before that, he was a basketball player. He started playing basketball as a young child and remembered a time when he played every day. He would go on to play high school basketball and reach the California state playoffs where he was eliminated by NBA star, Paul George.
In 2013, Sarunas Jackson entered the NBA Draft but was not selected. Having once played on an AAU team with George, he wanted to play abroad so after a few workouts with the Sacramento Kings’ D-League team, he left the US and played in Taiwan for a while, and then he moved to Hong Kong.
6. Jackson had an interest in playing for the Panama National Basketball team
Back in 2017, the actor revealed that he was still working on getting dual citizenship which would allow him to play in Panama which is the home country of his mother. He said he was sure that the USA’s basketball team was not going to pick him but he had a shot with Panama.
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7. He is in a relationship with DomiNque Perry
As regards his love life, the actor has been dating fellow actress, DomiNque Perry. The pair appeared on the HBO show, Insecure together. While Jackson appeared as Dro, DomiNuqe took the role of Tasha. The pair met on the set of the show and they started dating.
Before his relationship with DomiNque, Jackosn once dated Kaylen Zahara. When it became known that he was an item with Perry, many were of the opinion that he cheated on Kaylen. On her part, Zahara revealed that she knew with the world that her former man was having a child and so she went with the world. However, she later came out to say she was cool with Sarunas as there were no games played.
8. He has a daughter
The relationship between Sarunas Jackson and DomiNque Perry produced a daughter, Zen Giselle-Yvette who was born on May 19, 2018. According to Perry although their daughter was not in her plan, she was in the plans of God.
9. He is too tall for Hollywood standard
The average height of actors in Hollywood is put at 5 feet 10 inches. However, Jackson stands at an incredible height of 6 feet 10 inches which makes him very tall for Hollywood standards. This does not affect the roles he is getting in productions thanks to the talent he has.
More so, his height has been beneficial to him when it comes to playing the sport of basketball which is something he has always loved.
10. The actor’s net worth is $1.5 million
All the efforts put in by Sarunas Jackson have not been in vain as he is blessed with a net worth estimated at $1.5 million. He came about his fortune from his career as an actor, the short stint of professional basketball that he has played, as well as some endorsement deals he has had over the years. Some of the brands he has deals with include Old Spice and Lexus.
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