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Michael Jordan

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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 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 regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and 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.


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Born:
Feb 17, 1963 In Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
53
First Appeared:
In the series NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest 1976-01-27
Latest Project:
Movie The Magical Seven 2024-03-30
Known For
Filmography
Movie The Magical Seven Self 2024-03-30
Movie Air Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023-04-05
Series They Call Me Magic Self 2022-04-22
Movie Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul Self (archive footage) 2022-08-30
Movie The Redeem Team Self (archive footage) 2022-10-07
Movie Say Hey, Willie Mays! Self 2022-10-27
Movie Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam Michael Jordan (archive footage) 2021-06-20
Movie Luc Longley: One Giant Leap Self 2021-08-13
Movie A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant 2020-02-24
Movie David Blaine: The Magic Way Self 2020-04-01
Series The Last Dance Self 2020-04-19
Movie Game 6: The Movie Self 2020-05-20
Movie Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Self (archive footage) 2020-12-01
Movie Rodman: For Better or Worse Self - Bulls Teammate 1995-98 2019-09-01
Series Abstract: The Art of Design 2017-02-10
Movie Kobe Bryant's Muse Self (archive footage) 2015-02-28
Movie Dean Smith 2015-03-25
Movie The Making of Trump Self (archive footage) 2015-11-30
Movie Bad Boys Self 2014-04-17
Movie NB90s 2013-09-04
Movie The Dream Team Self 2012-06-13
Movie The Wayman Tisdale Story Self 2011-01-01
Movie NB80s Self (archive footage) 2011-11-30
Movie Jordan Rides the Bus Himself 2010-08-29
Movie Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Manuel Baldomir Self 2006-11-04
Series Tiger Self 2004-11-16
Movie Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies Self (archive footage) 2003-04-24
Movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action Self (archive footage) 2003-11-14
Movie Ultimate Jordan Himself 2001-11-18
Movie Michael Jordan to the Max Self 2000-05-05
Movie Michael Jordan: His Airness Self 1999-01-01
Movie Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley Self 1998-01-01
Movie He Got Game Michael Jordan 1998-05-01
Movie Unforgettabulls: The 6th NBA Championship Season of the Chicago Bulls Self 1998-07-09
Movie Chicago Bulls. Cinco campeonatos de la NBA 1998-05-05
Movie Chicago Bulls 1996-97 NBA Championship Season 1997-07-02
Movie The Journey of the African-American Athlete Self (archive footage) 1996-02-12
Movie Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond Self 1996-05-07
Movie Space Jam Michael Jordan 1996-11-15
Movie The Official 1996 NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls Unstop-A-Bulls 1996-07-16
Movie Below the Rim 1995-01-01
Movie Blink Himself (uncredited) 1993-10-01
Movie NBA Dream Team Self 1993-04-06
Movie The Official 1993 NBA World Championship Video - Three-Peat 1993-07-02
Movie Dangerous: The Short Films Self ["Jam"] 1993-09-28
Movie Untouchabulls - The Chicago Bulls' Second Championship Season 1992-07-23
Movie Learning to Fly: The World Champion Chicago Bulls Rise to Glory Self 1991-07-25
Movie Pyrates Self (archive footage) 1991-12-18
Series ProStars Michael Jordan 1991-09-14
Movie All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers Self (archive footage) 1990-01-01
Movie Great Sports Moments of the 80's Self (archive footage) 1989-10-10
Movie Maxie Reporter 1985-09-27
Series NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Self 1976-01-27