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J.J. Watt

ActorBorn March 22, 1989 (35 years)
JJ Watt is a professional football player, who was selected #11 overall by the Houston Texans in the 2011 NFL Draft. JJ and his younger brothers, TJ and Derek, grew up in Pewaukee, WI, and all three played college football for the University of Wisconsin. JJ began his college football career at Central Michigan University, before transferring to Wisconsin as a walk-on Defensive End. In 2010, his final season at Wisconsin, JJ was awarded the Ronnie Lott Trophy, honoring college football’s defensive best in character and performance; voted Second Team All-American both by Sports Illustrated and the Associated Press (AP); selected to the All Big-Ten First Team; and voted the Wisconsin Team MVP. Throughout his eight-year tenure in the NFL, JJ won the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award three times; he is a five-time NFL Pro Bowl selection; and was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated. He holds the Houston Texan’s franchise records both for sacks and forced fumbles, and in 2014, JJ became the first player in NFL history to record two 20+ sack seasons in a career. Outside of football, JJ is President and Founder of the JJ Watt Foundation, an organization he formed in 2011 to help fund after-school athletic programs for kids in various communities. In 2017, he launched a social media campaign to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey, which ultimately raised more than $41 million, far surpassing JJ’s original goal of $200,000.

Filmography

2025
Luv Ya, Bum! · as Self
2021
CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self
2020
2020
Ultimate Tag (TV Series) · as Self - Host
2020
Regular Heroes (TV Series) · as Self
2019
WWE's The Bump (TV Series) · as Self
2019
Peyton's Places (TV Series) · as Self
2015
The 2015 ESPY Awards · as Self - Presenter
2015
Garbage Time With Katie Nolan (TV Series) · as Self
2014
The Rich Eisen Show (TV Series) · as Self
2014
The Men In Blazers Show (TV Series) · as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self
2014
2011
New Girl (TV Series) · as J.j. Watt
2009
The League (TV Series) · as J.j. Watt
2009
30 for 30 (TV Series) · as Self
2007
The Dan Patrick Show (TV Series) · as Self
2006
Football Night in America (TV Series) · as Self
2006
Mike & Mike (TV Series) · as Self - Houston Texans
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self
2001
Hard Knocks (TV Series) · as Self - Houston Texans Defensive End
1996
Fox News Sunday (TV Series) · as Self - Power Player Of The Week
1984
Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver
1981
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
1979
SportsCenter (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self
1970
NFL Monday Night Football (TV Series) · as Self
1956
The NFL on CBS (TV Series) · as Self - Houston Texans Defensive End
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

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