Jackson was born and raised in Harlem, New York and graduated from Fordham Preparatory in Bronx, New York and Harvard College in Cambridge, Master of Arts. He worked with Doug McHenry as co-producer on such projects as Krush Groove, Jason"s Lyric, New Jack City, and Body Count in which he made a cameo appearance as a ticket clerk.
Harvard University; Fordham University.
Jackson was co-director of the second installment of the House Party series. Subsequently he was President of Motown Records and founded an internet-based media company, Urban Box Office, with Adam Kidron and Frank Cooper. Jackson died of a stroke in 2000.
The George Jackson Academy in New York City was founded in his memory.
