In the sea of famous celebrities who have been entertaining us for decades, there are some new faces that only recently joined the starry sky.
Child stars and new actors, singer sand reality TV celebrities are starting to win over the hearts of the young and securely making their spot among the already famous.
In today’s text we are going to talk about such a celebrity. This young girl has been on the screens from an early age and managed to win over the hearts of so many people.
This young actress is Skai Jackson. We will talk about her early days, her career and personal life. All the information you wanted to find out, we will share with you today.
So, if you are eager to find out more about this talented young actress, here is an opportunity to do that.
Early Years
Skai Jackson was born on April 8th 2002 in New York City. She grew up in the New York neighborhood Staten Island and there she spent most of her childhood with her family. Skai grew up with her mother and there is no mention of her father.
According to this information, we can only conclude that her mother is a single mother and that her father either died or left them.
Skai began acting when she was very young. Her mother recognized her desire to act and model since she was a little girl, so she decided Skai would have a great career in modelling and acting. Skai was in commercials from the age of 9 months and even then her star qualities could be noticed.
Skai appeared in a lot of commercials over the years and one of the more notable appearances was in the Band Aid commercial for bandages. Even though many judge her mother for letting her be a part of the vicious industry at such a young age, many still say that we wouldn’t have such a talented actress right now if that wasn’t the case.
Besides being in commercials, Skai was also a part of the Sesame Street, Boardwalk Empire and Royal Pains. She also made notable appearances in movies such as Liberty Kid, The Smurfs, Arthur and The Rebound. Skai borrowed her voice to a Little Fish on Bubble Guppies and also to a character called Nick Jr on Dora the Explorer.
Skai also played Zuri on the Disney series that came out in 2011. Skai Jackson started his career doing many national commercials. His first major role was in the independent film Liberty Kid (2007), followed by other films such as: Rescue Me (2008) and Mon babysitter (2009).
In 2009, she was hired by Nickelodeon to give her voice to a small fish in the animated series Bubble Guppies. From 2010 to 2011, Skai appeared in several television series such as: Team Umizoomi, Royal Pains and Boardwalk Empire.
Since November 2011, Skai has played Zuri Ross in the Disney series Disney Channel, alongside Debby Ryan. (She is one of the favorite of the public in Jessie). In 2013 she plays the role of one of the girls of the character “Roadblock” of “G.I. Joe: Conspirati.
She is also one of Selma Seghiouer’s best friends. She is also the little sister of American singer and actor Trevor Jackson. They are both from Uganda, which is in Africa.
Career Path
Skai began her acting career at a very young age. She started acting when she was only 9 months old, and was taken regularly to castings by her mother.
Since she grew up only with her mother, she was in charge of her career from the beginning. Skai started her career by acting in commercials for various products.
From an early on, everyone loved her bubbly personality and natural personality, so she got a lot of jobs as a child model and actress.
One of her bigger commercials was the one she did for Band Aid. After getting enough experience and after she got noticed by the agencies, Skai began appearing in larger shows such as Sesame street, Boardwalk Empire and others. Through her performances in these popular shows, she started gaining more and more attention from the producers.
Larger movie roles started coming up and Skai started becoming more and more famous. Her first biggest movie role was in a movie called Liberty Kid in 2007. She then played a small role in an episode Rescue Me in 2008. Together with Catherine Zeta Jones, she appeared in The Rebound.
Skai appeared in Bubble Gruppies in the role of Little Fish. This was the first time she borrowed her vice to a character in a movie and this was a completely new experience for her. In a series Team Umizoomi, she appeared as a guest star. She also appeared in the Royal Pains and Boardwalk Empire.
Her latest work was in the Disney show called Jessie, where she played the role of Zuri Ross. In 214 she appeared in an episode of Ultimate Spider Man and in 2015 she appeared in a spinoff of Jessie called Bunk’d.
Something many don’t know, is that Skai was an inspiration for the character of Riri Williams, a Marvel character in an Iron Man. The Marvel studios admitted that the character was based on her and the reason why she inspired them was because of her beauty and amazing style.
Her recent projects include Marvel Rising: Initiation where she plays the role of Glory Grant and Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts. She is giving her voice to the Glory character in this project. When it comes to movie projects, the latest one was My Dad’s a Soccer Mom where she played the role of Lacy Casey in 2014.
Whether she is working on something new and interesting, we have to wait and see. So far, she has definitely been noticed by the large companies, and we will definitely see her in more serious roles as soon as she turns 18.
Skai’s net worth is estimated at around 500$ thousand. This is a pretty big amount considering that this young actress is only 17 years old and that there is a whole world full of opportunities in front of her.
Personal life
The news of the death of the young actor Cameron Boyce, to his short 20 years, has caused a great commotion among his friends and followers, who have given him endless farewell publications on their social networks.
One of the most outstanding is the message of the actress Skai Jackson, who played the sister of Cameron Boyce in the remembered Disney Channel series “Jessie”. She wrote a meaning comment on the latest photo that Boyce shared on his Instagram.
“I love you. You will always be in my heart, “wrote the young actress. Remember that Cameron Boyce and Skai Jackson played the brothers Luke and Zuri Ross in the well-remembered television series “Jessie”. On the other hand, the director of the films “Descendants”, Kenny Ortega, also used his social networks to say goodbye to Cameron Boyce with a picture of the cast.
Recall that the death of the Disney artist was confirmed by his family, who explained that it was due to a disease that ** Boyce ** faced. “With deep regret we report that this morning we lost Cameron,” a spokesman on behalf of the family told ABC.
Jackson was born in New York in April 2002, his father is Jacob Jackson of Honduran father who reside in Punta Gorda, island of Roatán, insular zone of Honduras. The American actress and comedian visited her grandparents and uncles about 5 years ago and published the images in Facebook account.
She is an actress recognized for her leading role of Zuri Ross in the Disney television series Jessie, which was released in 2011. She returned to play her role in the derivative series Bunk’d. She also played Kicking Girl in The Smurfs and participated in the 2009 film The Rebound.
As a child, she had stakes in Band-Aid advertisements and other advertisements in the United States. He also won a role in the independent film Liberty Kid of 2007. In 2011 he participated in an episode of Boardwalk Empire and HBO. From 2011 to 2013 he was the voice of the character Little Fish in the animated series Bubble Guppies.
He grew up in New York and has a sister and a brother. After the divorce of his parents, Skai remained with his mother, Kiya Cole. The death of Cameron Boyce at the age of 20 ─actor from Disney who died of an illness for which he was being treated─ shocked the film and television industry. Different artists, who worked with him, lamented the event. One of them was the actress Skai Jackson
The young woman, aged 17, who worked with the youth star on the series “Jessie”, where she played her sister. The artist shared a meaning message, on Instagram, which said “be without words” before the death of his friend.
“Not in a million years I thought I would write this, Cam, you were unique in your class, my heart forever will be broken,” said Skai Jackson in his farewell to Cameron Boyce. She remembered the time they spent together during four seasons in the Disney comedy.
She said that she is so happy to have spent almost every day with him on the set, how he gave the best hugs, and she wishes she had hugged him more strongly when she saw you a couple of months ago. She then thanked him for all the time they spent together.
Skai Jackson shared a series of photos and videos in which he appears with Cameron Boyce both on the set of the Disney series and in interviews.
Father of Cameron Boyce after the death of his son said that he is thankful to Skai and to everyone who offered them support. Cameron Boyce was known for his leading role in the trilogy of musical films “Descendants”, where he gives life to the son of Cruella de Vil.
According to “People”, his companions in the film ─Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart─ are in “total shock”. “The cast had a very strong bond and this is unimaginable,” said one source. The premiere of “Descendants 3” is scheduled for August.
Skai’s personal life is pretty closed up and she doesn’t like talking about her personal life that much. As we already mentioned, she grew up with her mother and the two of them spent most of their life on Staten Island in New York.
Skai is very attached to her mother and often shares photos with her on her social media. According to all the info she has given, she is currently single and focused on her career. In 2018, there was a controversy regarding Skai’s relationship with Yung-boi. The young rapper who has a close relationship with gangs, actually broke off the relationship with Skai via live video on Instagram.
He wanted Skai to leave him alone and to end all communication. Many were surprised that she would even be in a relationship with someone like him, since Skai is a sweet girl and he is a gangster rapper.
So far, she hasn’t been linked to anyone else, so we have to wait and see who will be her next boyfriend.
All we know is that Skai is a talented actress and that many roles are waiting for her in the future.
Quick summary
Full name: Skai Jackson
Date of birth: April 8th 2002
Birthplace: New York
Age: 17
Profession: Actress, Model
Height: 1.49 m
Weight: 34 kg
Net Worth: 500$ thousand