Michael Jordan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player, active businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. After a standout career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' National Championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record, at the time, 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards. Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6, 2009 and was inducted on September 11, 2009. Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. He is the majority owner and head of basketball operations for the NBA's Charlotte Hornets; he recently won a bidding war to buy controlling interest in the team from founding owner Robert L. Johnson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Untitled Michael Jordan / Washington Wizards Documentary
Movie
Informe+. Cuando Jordan jugo en la ACB
Movie
Jerry West: The Logo
Movie · as Self
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
We Beat the Dream Team
Movie · as Self
Kobe: The Making of a Legend
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Magical Seven
Movie · as Self
The Legend of the 81-Point Game
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Redeem Team
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Movie · as Self
El otro Rey de Chicago
Movie · as Self
They Call Me Magic
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Luc Longley: One Giant Leap
Movie · as Self
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Kobe Bryant: The Greatest of All
Movie · as Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Meeting Michael
Movie · as Self
A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant
Movie · as Self
David Blaine: The Magic Way
Movie · as Self
Game 6: The Movie
Movie · as Self
Legends of The Court
Movie
The Last Dance
TV · as Self - Bulls Guard 1984-98 · 10 eps
Rodman: For Better or Worse
Movie · as Self - Bulls Teammate 1995-98
In Search of Greatness
Movie · as Self (archive footage) - Basketball Player
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Movie · as Self
Shut Up and Dribble
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Basketball: A Love Story
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 9 eps
Explained
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Making of Trump
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dean Smith
Movie
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The '84 Draft
Movie
Bad Boys
Movie · as Self
NB90s
Movie
The Dream Team
Movie · as Self
NB80s
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Wayman Tisdale Story
Movie · as Self
Jordan Rides the Bus
Movie · as Self
Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Basketball Man
Movie · as Self
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Manuel Baldomir
Movie · as Self
NBA Dynasty Series: Chicago Bulls - The 1990s
Movie
Tiger
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002
TV · as Self · 15 eps
NBA Dynasty - Chicago Bulls
TV · 6 eps
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Season on the Brink
Movie · as Michael Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ultimate Jordan
Movie · as Self
My Wife and Kids
TV · 1 ep
Michael Jordan to the Max
Movie · as Self
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Movie · as Self
The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as (archive footage)
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Unforgettabulls: The 6th NBA Championship Season of the Chicago Bulls
Movie · as Self
He Got Game
Movie · as Michael Jordan
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Movie · as Self
Chicago Bulls. Cinco campeonatos de la NBA
Movie
Chicago Bulls 1996-97 NBA Championship Season
Movie
Space Jam
Movie · as Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan: Above & Beyond
Movie · as Self
The Official 1996 NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls Unstop-A-Bulls
Movie
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Below the Rim
Movie
Michael Jordan: Air Time
Movie · as Self
NBA Dream Team
Movie · as Self
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Official 1993 NBA World Championship Video - Three-Peat
Movie
Three-Peat - The Chicago Bulls' Historic Third Championship
Movie
Blink
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marathon
Movie · as Self
Untouchabulls - The Chicago Bulls' Second Championship Season
Movie · as Himself / Himself (Archive Footage)
Doing Whatever It Takes!
Movie
Malcolm X
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Learning to Fly: The World Champion Chicago Bulls Rise to Glory
Movie · as Self
Pyrates
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ProStars
TV · as Michael Jordan · 13 eps
Michael Jordan's Playground
Movie · as Self
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me
Movie · as Self
Great Sports Moments of the 80's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jordan & Co
Movie · as Self
Michael Jordan
Movie · as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep