MJ
Michael Jordan
Actor
Born February 17, 1963 (59 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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Filmography
| 2022 | They Call Me Magic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Captain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy · as Self - North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Player |
| 2021 | Dans la tête des champions · as Self |
| 2021 | Kobe Bryant: The Greatest of All · as Self |
| 2020 | Console Wars · as Self |
| 2020 | Rodman · as Himself |
| 2020 | The Last Dance (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Vice Versa (TV Series) · as Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Meeting Michael · as Himself |
| 2020 | Legends of the Court · as Self |
| 2020 | Kobe Bryant: A Tribute · as Self |
| 2018 | Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 · as Himself |
| 2018 | In Search of Greatness · as Self |
| 2018 | Goatface · as Self |
| 2018 | Explained (TV Series) · as Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Kobe Bryant's Muse · as Himself (archive footage) |
| 2015 | I Am Chris Farley · as Self |
| 2014 | Bad Boys · as Himself |
| 2014 | SNL Sports Spectacular · as Self |
| 2014 | Unusually Thicke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Sport in America: Our Defining Stories · as Self |
| 2012 | The Dream Team · as Self |
| 2011 | The Dotted Line · as Self |
| 2011 | The Wayman Tisdale Story · as Self |
| 2011 | The Decade You Were Born: The 1980's · as Self |
| 2011 | Feherty (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Client 9 · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Jordan Rides the Bus · as Himself |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | 9 - Un chiffre, un homme · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | 2007 Trumpet Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Greatest Moments in NBA History · as Self - Chicago Bulls (1984-98) |
| 2005 | BET Awards 2005 · as Self |
| 2004 | Super Size Me · as Self |
| 2004 | Hit Celebrity TV Commercials · as Self |
| 2004 | Tiger: The Authorised DVD Collection · as Self |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action · as Himself (archive footage) |
| 2003 | CNBC Originals (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | A Season on the Brink · as Self (player, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics) |
| 2000 | Michael Jordan to the Max · as Himself |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | 2000 Essence Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 1999 | Michael Jordan: His Airness · as Self |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | 30th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | NBA 100 Greatest Plays · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1996 | Michael Jordan, Above and Beyond · as Self |
| 1996 | Australian Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Michael Jordan: Air Time · as Self |
| 1993 | Dangerous: The Short Films · as Himself (Jam) |
| 1993 | Blink · as Self |
| 1993 | Marathon · as Self |
| 1992 | Malcolm X · as Self - End Credits (uncredited) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Pyrates · as Self (archive footage) |
| 1990 | Playground · as Self |
| 1990 | The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards · as Self |
| 1989 | Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Almost Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Chicago Bulls Guard |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - CEO, CBS (segment "Sister Business") |