He was hiding during the show’s interview with his wife, LaTanya Richardson Jackson.
Joy Beharthen urged, “Come on, Sam!”
before the audience applauded, and Goldberg got up from her seat to fetch Jackson from the audience.

Samuel L. Jackson and Whoopi Goldberg on ‘The View’.Credit:ABC (2)
Jackson and Richardson Jackson first met at Morehouse College and married in 1980.
Together, they share a daughter, Zoe, who was born in 1982.
The Viewairs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT onABC.

Samuel L. Jackson and Whoopi Goldberg on ‘The View’.ABC