Samuel L. Jackson‘s interview with KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin — during which the “RoboCop” star had to inform Rubin, at length, that he wasn’t Laurence Fishburne — was a high-water mark in cringeworthy television.
But it was far from the only tense moment that Jackson has shared with the media. While others have paid homage to Jackson with sketches and movie-clip compilations, TheWrap is looking back on the actor’s awkward history with reporters. Read on for Jackson’s greatest hits in his ongoing game of Beat the Press.
See video: Samuel L. Jackson Slams KTLA Reporter Sam Rubin, Who Mistook Him for Laurence Fishburne
“I’m Not Laurence Fishburne!”
Might as well stop from the top, with Jackson’s schooling of Rubin, after Rubin apparently mistook Jackson for Laurence Fishburne with a reference to a Super Bowl ad (presumably, Fishburne’s “Matrix”-themed Kia ad).