Skai Jackson is a young American actress. She started her career as a child model and there was no turning back for her then. She has acted in numerous movies and animated series. But her work is most loved at Disney sitcom ‘Jessie’. She is an icon for all young talent out there who dreamt to become an actress and she entirely influences them to never give up on a dream.

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Personal and Family Life

Skai Jackson was born on April 8, 2002, in New York City, New York, US, to Kiya Cole and Jacob Jackson. Later, her parents separated and she chose to stay with mom over her dad. She along with her brother and sister has been well brought by her parents in New York City until then. Skai Jackson is still growing up but she currently stands at a height of 4feet and 11 inches and has a weight of 34 kg. She is very confident and all these physical appearances do not bother her at all.

Jackson is still too young to be in a relationship. Moreover, she is currently focused on her professional career and possibly won’t be dating anytime soon. Skai Jackson is so adorable that it is hard for one to take their eyes off of her and those unique hairstyles she tries out often adds more to her look and brings out more of her glamorous side.

 

Career and Professional Life

Skai Jackson was very sure from the very beginning about what she wanted the rest of her life. Her passion and love for acting was at an extreme level and to further support it, she started doing a number of commercials which also includes her appearance for Band-Aid bandages.

When Jackson made her big screen debut with Ilya Chaike ‘Liberty Kid, she was merely 5 years old. The movie certainly introduced her to wider audiences and the Hollywood filmmaker discovered what she was capable of. Following the work she was cast in an episode of 2008 comedy-drama series ‘Rescue Me’ and 2009 ‘The Rebound’. In 2009, she voiced a little fish in Nickelodeon animated series ‘Bubble Guppies’. These minor roles earned Jackson multiple cameos in TV series like ‘Royal Pains’, ‘Broadwalk Empire’, ‘Team Umizoomi and ‘Broadwalk Empire’.

In 2011, she appeared in successful movies like ‘The Smurfs’ and ‘Arthur’. All these time she stayed calm with her work and never made hasty moves for the early success. It was all her hard work and dedication which opened her gate to Disney Channel sitcom ‘Jessie’ and she was simply the best in the leading role of Zuri Ross.

Following her immense popularity, Jackon was guest starred in an episode of Disney XD’s animated series ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ in 2014. Later the year, she appeared in Disney’s spin off series ‘Bunk’d’, playing the role of Zuri Ross’. The same year, she also performed in an episode of American sitcom ‘K.C. Undercover’.

 

Net Worth and Salary

According to celebrity net worth, Skai Jackson has earned a net worth of $500 thousand from her acting career. She is still at the very early stage of her career and there is a lot to come ahead for this young aspiring actress.

 

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Social Media

A young Skai Jackson has a huge fan following and she inspires a lot to the young kids out there to not be scared of following one’s dream. She is all over social networking sites with 3.1 million Instagram fans and 329k Twitter followers. It seems like she too actively participates in social causes. In her Twitter account, she has posed for ‘I Believe In No Kid Hungry’. Jackson Instagram account is full of her gorgeous and adorable pics. 

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