#ThatAwkwardMoment Samuel L Jackson Gets Mistaken For The Guy In Matrix
A video of an entertainment reporter mistaking Samuel L. Jackson for Laurence Fishburne could not have been more awkward.
By Melody Oei — 11 Feb 2014, 01:12 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Samuel L. Jackson experienced what must be close to THE most awkward moment of his career
Jackson was doing the interview to promote his latest film RoboCop, but he was confused when he was asked by the interviewer about his appearance in a recent Super Bowl ad.
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He was being interviewed by an entertainment reporter to promote his latest film "RoboCop" when...
Samuel L. Jackson was being interviewed on KTLA TV in the US this morning, 11 Feb 2014, when the entertainment reporter, Sam Rubin, confused the movie star for fellow actor Laurence Fishburne.
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"We don't all look alike! We may all be black and famous, but we all don't look alike!"
Samuel L. Jackson added, "I'm the other guy … the other one. 'What's in your wallet?' " Jackson said, referencing his Capital One ads. "There's more than one black guy doing a commercial. I'm the 'What's in your wallet?' black guy."
"He's the car black guy. Morgan Freeman is the other credit card black guy. You only hear his voice, though, so you probably won't confuse him with Laurence Fishburne."
Yes, #thatawkwardmoment when your interviewer mistakes you for the dude in Matrix HAPPENED. Watch the FULL INTERVIEW:
The reporter apologised later on, "I very much apologise to Samuel L. Jackson and anyone else who was offended for what was a very amateur mistake"
Sam Rubin, “We start right now with the beauty and the occasional pain of live television. First and foremost, I do know who Samuel L. Jackson is. I’ve interviewed him several times over the years, but never quite like the conversation we just had.
“I indicated to Samuel that I’d seen him during the Super Bowl, and he thought that I had confused him with the commercial Laurence Fishburne had done for a car company. Of course a “Captain America” ad had also run during the Super Bowl, but I immediately felt so dumb, I didn’t bring that up — and he gave me the shellacking that was well deserved."
“I pride myself on the fact — that unlike a lot of people who do this kind of work — more often than not, I really do know what I’m talking about. But I didn’t 30 minutes ago, and I’m really embarrassed about it, and I very much apologize to Samuel L. Jackson and anyone else who was offended for what was a very amateur mistake.”
