The collective total of all box office receipts for films that Jackson has starred in (including minor roles and cameos) is the highest of any on-screen actor.

At Auburn, Jackson starred in football, baseball and indoor track (he was a nationally ranked sprinter).

In 1978, Jackson starred as Scarecrow in the film musical The Wiz.

In 2005, Jackson starred in the second edition of the VH1 show Celebrity Fit Club.

According to reviews gathered by Rotten Tomatoes, in 2004 Jackson starred in both his lowest and highest ranked films in his career.

In December 2006, Jackson starred in Home of the Brave, as a doctor returning home from the Iraq War.

It is the last film Jackson starred in.

The song was originally titled "Armed and Famous", after the reality television series that Jackson starred in at the time of the single's release.

Jackson has starred in a number of theatrical and TV films, and played the lead role on the short-lived television adaptation of the film Baby Boom.

Jackson starred in several TV movies over the next several years, while working for breast cancer awareness.