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.
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 | Self | 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 |