MJ
Michael Jordan
ActorBorn February 17, 1963 (61 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2023 | S.O.G.: The Book of Ward · as Self |
| 2023 | Air · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | The Legend of the 81-Point Game · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Butterfly in the Sky · as Self |
| 2022 | Say Hey, Willie Mays! · as Self |
| 2022 | The Redeem Team · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | The Grizzlie Truth · as Self - 6x Nba Champion, Chicago Bulls |
| 2022 | Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey · as Self |
| 2022 | The Captain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | They Call Me Magic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible · as Self |
| 2021 | Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam · as Self |
| 2021 | Dans la tête des champions · as Self |
| 2021 | Moment of Truth (2021) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The Day Sports Stood Still · as Self |
| 2021 | Kobe Bryant: The Greatest of All · as Self |
| 2021 | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Dream Team: Birth of the Modern Athlete (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2020 | Meeting Michael · as Self |
| 2020 | Console Wars · as Self |
| 2020 | Rodman · as Self - Bulls Teammate 1995-98 |
| 2020 | Kobe Bryant: A Tribute · as Self |
| 2020 | The Last Dance (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | David Blaine: The Magic Way · as Self |
| 2018 | Goatface · as Self |
| 2018 | Shut Up and Dribble (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | In Search of Greatness · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Basketball: A Love Story (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Explained (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 · as Self |
| 2017 | Abstract: The Art of Design (TV Series) · as Self - 6 Time Nba Champion |
| 2015 | The Making of Trump · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | I Am Chris Farley · as Self |
| 2015 | Kobe Bryant's Muse · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | Bad Boys · as Self |
| 2014 | Unusually Thicke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | SNL Sports Spectacular · as Self |
| 2013 | Sport in America: Our Defining Stories · as Self |
| 2013 | 9/11: The Heartland Tapes · as Self |
| 2013 | The Doctor · as Self |
| 2013 | One on One with Ahmad Rashad (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2012 | The Dream Team · as Self |
| 2012 | The Announcement · as Self |
| 2011 | The Decade You Were Born: The 1980's · as Self |
| 2011 | The Dotted Line · as Self |
| 2011 | Feherty (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | ESPN Films Presents (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Wayman Tisdale Story · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Jordan Rides the Bus · as Himself |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | 9 - Un chiffre, un homme · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2007 | 2007 Trumpet Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? · as Self |
| 2006 | Greatest Moments in NBA History · as Self - Chicago Bulls (1984-98) |
| 2005 | BET Awards 2005 · as Self |
| 2005 | The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tiger: The Authorised DVD Collection · as Self |
| 2004 | Super Size Me · as Self |
| 2004 | Hit Celebrity TV Commercials · as Self |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | CNBC Originals (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | Roots: Celebrating 25 Years · as Self |
| 2001 | Ultimate Jordan · as Self |
| 2000 | Michael Jordan to the Max · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | 2000 Essence Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 1999 | NBA 100 Greatest Plays · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 1999 | 30th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | SportsCentury (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Michael Jordan: His Airness · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | He Got Game · as Michael Jordan |
| 1996 | Space Jam · as Michael Jordan |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Australian Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Whoever That Fails (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Michael Jordan, Above and Beyond · as Self |
| 1996 | NBA at 50 · as Self |
| 1994 | Crooklyn Dodgers: Crooklyn · as Michael Jordan |
| 1993 | There Are No Children Here · as Self |
| 1993 | Blink · as Self |
| 1993 | Dangerous: The Short Films · as Self ["jam"] |
| 1993 | Michael Jordan: Air Time · as Self |
| 1993 | Marathon · as Self |
| 1992 | Malcolm X · as Self - End Credits |
| 1992 | Boomerang · as Michael Jordan |
| 1992 | Michael Jackson: Jam · as Michael Jordan |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Pyrates · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1991 | ProStars (TV Series) · as Michael Jordan |
| 1991 | Voices That Care · as Self |
| 1991 | A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan · as Self |
| 1990 | The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards · as Self |
| 1990 | Playground · as Self |
| 1989 | Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Almost Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SportsCenter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Chicago Bulls Guard |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Ceo, Cbs (segment "sister Business") |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | Formula 1 (TV Series) · as Self - Spectator |