An American actress, YouTuber, and the author is named for Skai Jackson. Moreover, she is also a model who started as a baby model, and currently, she takes a position as a Disney actress-social media personality. She was included in Time's list of Most Influential Teens in 2016. In 2007, she appeared in an independent film "Liberty Kid" for her role as Destiny at the age of 3. From 2009 to 2010 (Season 1 and 2), Jackson played the role of little fish in the preschool children's television series "Bubble Guppies". She rose to fame after her portrayal of Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel series Jessie (2011-2015), and in the sequel, Bunk'd (2015-2018). Additionally, she has also voiced Glory Grant across the Marvel Rising series and voiced Summer in the animated series DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019-2020). In 2019, Jackson released her debut novel, Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback. She has over 2 million followers on her Instagram account. Skai Jackson is using her Twitter to expose racist behavior. Skai Jackson is using her platform to put racist behavior on blast. She has been using her Twitter account to repost screenshots sent to her by fans, exposing their classmates and peers for racist behavior, including videos and social media posts. "If you know a racist, don’t be shy!" Skai wrote to her followers on June 4. "Tweet me the receipts." On Instagram, she added: "During this sensitive time, I’ve seen horrific statements and social media videos made by some Caucasian teens/young adults. Let me say this: If I see you post it, I WILL expose you!! If you think you’re big and bad enough to say it, I will most definitely put your own words on blast!!" Scroll down to get full information about her biography, facts, birthday, wiki, net worth, family details, shows, boyfriend, salary, and more.
Famous For / Best-Known For:
- Being an American child actress.
- For her role in The Rebound, Arthur, The Smurfs, Austin & Ally, and Good Luck Charlie.
- For playing Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom Jessie and it's spin-off series Bunk'd.
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What is the Ethnicity of Skai Jackson? (Early Life)
Skai Jackson was born on 8th April 2002. Her birthplace/hometown is in New York, New York City, the USA. Her nationality is American and she belongs to African-American ethnicity. Her race is black. She was born to her parents; Kiya Cole (mother) and Jacob Jackson (father). Her mom and dad are divorced and her custody is with her mother. She has a sister and a brother but their names are unknown. There is no information regarding her education status. As of 2020, she celebrated her 18th birthday. Her zodiac sign is Aries whereas her religion is unknown.
Skai Jackson's Career (Modeling, Acting, Author/Books)
- Skai Jackson began her career as a child model appearing in numerous national commercials, including for Band-Aid bandages, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Old Navy.
- She made her debut in acting in the year 2005 at the age of five years old and appeared in the film titled "Liberty Kid" as a kid.
- After that, she made her role in "Rescue Me" (2008) and the film "The Rebound" (2009).
- In 2009, she was cast as a member of the Nickelodeon pre-school animated series Bubble Guppies playing the role of "Little Fish".
- In the year 2010, she made her TV debut and appeared in one episode of TV series "Team Umizoomi".
- Because of her minor role she didn't get so much popularity.
- She guest-starred in the television series Royal Pains, and Boardwalk Empire.
- She also had small roles in the 2011 films Arthur and "The Smurfs".
- In the same year 2011, she was cast as Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom "Jessie".
- She was also cast in the role of "Joetta Watson" in the Hallmark Channel television film The Watsons Go To Birmingham.
- In 2014, she guest-starred in an episode of Disney XD's animated series "Ultimate Spider-Man".
- In 2015, a new Disney Channel series "Bunk'd", a spin-off of Jessie, was announced where Jackson reprises her role as Zuri Ross.
- She then made a guest appearance in "K.C. Undercover".
- She then stayed out of film and television for three years, until 2018 when she came back to voice acting with a guest appearance in "Marvel Rising: Initiation", as Glory Grant.
- She reprised this role in 2019 with Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts, and Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands.
- In the year 2019, She was cast in the music video for Panini, a song by Lil Nas X.
- The video gained worldwide popularity and spawned a variety of memes due to her character being unable to escape the rapper.
- In the same year, she announced that she would be publishing and releasing a new book entitled "Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback", which was released in October 2019.
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Awards / Achievements / Nominations of Skai Jackson
In 2015, she appeared in the TV series Bunk'd as Zuri Ross for which she was nominated for Shorty Award for Best Actress in 2016. She has nominated Image Awards for her work on Jessie. She has not received any awards until now. We wish her all the best to achieve an award soon.
Skai Jackson is DATING Smooky MarGielaa (Boyfriend)
Regarding the marital status of Skai Jackson, she is unmarried as she is still a young girl. But she is not single as well. She is currently in a relationship with her boyfriend; Smooky MarGielaa since 2019. Smooky MarGielaa is an American rapper and musician. He is best known for his songs Smooky Story (2017), Diamonds (2017), 23 Bandz (2017), Stay 100 (2017), and more. As of now, the duo is enjoying their life a lot without any disturbances. They seem to be in a serious relationship. Her sexual orientation is straight.
Skai Jackson's Net Worth, Source of Wealth
Skai Jackson is a child actress. She has earned a decent amount of money and fame through her career in the field of the entertainment industry. As per sources, her net worth is believed to have $500 thousand at present. Whereas her salary and asset details are unknown. Talking about her endorsements, she has appeared in several commercials including Band-Aid bandages. As of now, she is satisfied with her earnings and she has to go long in her career which will accumulated her lot of fame and earnings in the future.
How tall is Skai Jackson?
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Skai Jackson is a very beautiful actress with a charming personality and a glowing face attracting a lot of people towards her. She has an average height of 4 feet 11 inches with a bodyweight of 34 Kg. She has a pair of black eyes and her hair color is black. Her body measures 28-23-30 (breast-waist-hip) inches and she has a slim body. Her bra cup size is B. Overall, she has got a healthy body. She has curly hair which is her distinctive feature. Her shoe size is speculated to be 4 (US).
