Samuel L. Jackson joined Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 2025 half-time show performance. Here's what his role was and what it all really meant.

Kendrick Lamar teased a big surprise for his Super Bowl LIX halftime show, and that included the show being introduced and narrated in parts by Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson appeared in character as 'Uncle Sam.' He sported a blue coat and patriotic tophat, donning a red, white, and blue ensemble similar to the historic U.S. Army recruiting ads.

In a surprise opening to Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance during Super Bowl LIX, Samuel L. Jackson went front and center dressed as Uncle Sam before introducing Lamar to the stage. In line with the theme of "The Great American Game," Jackson was dressed in full red, white and blue garb to introduce the act and then play a role within it.

Uncle Sam — aka Samuel L. Jackson — nearly stole the Super Bowl halftime show. The “Pulp Fiction” actor was Kendrick Lamar’s special guest during the Super Bowl halftime show. Dressed in patriotic red, white and blue, Jackson introduced the show, exclaiming “this is the great American game.”

With the biggest captive audience of his career, Lamar's performance conjures a medley of hits that spans his 15-year discography.

Kendrick Lamar was preparing to take to the field as the headliner of the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show as the Philadelphia Eagles put 24 unanswered points on the board against the

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The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the biggest musical events in the world, with about 1 out of every 3 Americans tuning in.

The Super Bowl Halftime Show was headlined by Kendrick Lamar, who performed a 12-minute set that included a number of his biggest hits, as well as a cameo from Samuel L. Jackson

What’s Samuel L. Jackson’s net worth? Jackson is worth $250 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which includes his earnings from more than 150 movies-such as The Hatefu