Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born as Jesse Louis Burns in October 8, 1941) is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. Jackson was also the host of Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to 2000.
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Joe Piscopo as Jesse Jackson on the November 5, 1983 episode during the Astronaut.
Eddie Murphy as Jesse Jackson on the February 25, 1984 episode during the "Hymietown" sketch.
Carl Weathers as Jesse Jackson on the January 10, 1988 episode during the "Democratic Debate 88" sketch.
Darrell Hammond as Jesse Jackson on the January 18, 1997 episode during the "Both Sides" sketch.