Jackson Anthony
Jackson Anthony ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී | |
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Jackson's portrait in a album | |
| Born | Conganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony 8 July 1958 |
| Died | 9 October 2023 (aged 65) |
| Education | Hapugoda Junior School St. Mary's College, Bandarawela Galahitiyawa Central College |
| Alma mater | University of Colombo University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
| Occupations | Creative director, Film producer, Actor, Singer, Painter, Dancer, Lyricist, Columnist, Novelist, Dubbing artist, Television host, Historian, Traveler, |
| Years active | 1987–2022 |
| Spouse | Kumari Munasinghe (m.1987) |
| Children | Madhavee Wathsala Akila Dhanuddara Sajitha Anthony |
Conganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony (as ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී; 8 July 1958 – 9 October 2023), commonly known as Jackson Anthony, was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He was referred as Sakalakala Sakwithi in Sinhala cinema 'King of All Arts', Also considered one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema One of the most popular artists in Sri Lanka, Anthony won the award for the Best Actor a record sixteen times. Primarily active as an actor in all three media, he appeared before the public in versatile forms; director, producer, singer, screenwriter, television host, novelist, columnist, lyricist, historian and traveller.