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Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan

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Born February 17, 1963, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (69)
  • 20269/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later — Self (archive footage)
  • 2026Jerry West: The Logo — Self
  • 2025We Beat the Dream Team — Self
  • 2024The Magical Seven — Self
  • 2024Wetzel Pretzel 3.5 (feat. Dave & Busters) — Self (Archive footage)
  • 2023The Legend of the 81-Point Game — Self (archive footage)
  • 2022El otro Rey de Chicago — Self
  • 2022Say Hey, Willie Mays! — Self
  • 2022The Redeem Team — Self (archive footage)
  • They Call Me Magic — Self
  • 2022Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul — Self (archive footage)
  • 2021Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy — Self (archive footage)
  • 2021Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible — Self (Archive Footage)
  • 2021Kobe Bryant: The Greatest of All — Self
  • 2021Luc Longley: One Giant Leap — Self
  • 2020A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant — Self
  • 2020Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! — Self (archive footage)
  • 2020David Blaine: The Magic Way — Self
  • 2020Game 6: The Movie — Self
  • 2020Meeting Michael — Self
  • The Last Dance — Self - Bulls Guard 1984-98
  • 2019Rodman: For Better or Worse — Self - Bulls Teammate 1995-98
  • Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)
  • Explained — Self (archive footage)
  • 2018In Search of Greatness — Self (archive footage)
  • Shut Up and Dribble — Self (archive footage)
  • 2018Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 — Self
  • 2015Kobe Bryant's Muse — Self (archive footage)
  • 2015The Making of Trump — Self (archive footage)
  • 2014Bad Boys — Self
  • 2012The Dream Team — Self
  • 2011NB80s — Self (archive footage)
  • 2011The Wayman Tisdale Story — Self
  • 2010Jordan Rides the Bus — Self
  • 2007Basketball Man — Self
  • 2007Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team — Self (archive footage)
  • 2006Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Manuel Baldomir — Self
  • The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002 — Self
  • Tiger — Self
  • 2003Looney Tunes: Back in Action — Self (archive footage)
  • 2003Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies — Self (archive footage)
  • 2001Ultimate Jordan — Self
  • 2000Michael Jordan to the Max — Self
  • 1999Michael Jordan: His Airness — Self
  • Teen Choice Awards — Self
  • 1999The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays — Self
  • 1998Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley — Self
  • 1998Unforgettabulls: The 6th NBA Championship Season of the Chicago Bulls — Self
  • 1996Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond — Self
  • 1996The Journey of the African-American Athlete — Self (archive footage)
  • 1993Blink — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1993Marathon — Self
  • 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films — Self (uncredited)
  • 1993Michael Jordan: Air Time — Self
  • 1993NBA Dream Team — Self
  • 1992Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony — Self
  • 1992Untouchabulls - The Chicago Bulls' Second Championship Season — Himself / Himself (Archive Footage)
  • 1991Learning to Fly: The World Champion Chicago Bulls Rise to Glory — Self
  • 1991Pyrates — Self (archive footage)
  • 1990All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers — Self (archive footage)
  • 1990Michael Jordan's Playground — Self
  • 1989Great Sports Moments of the 80's — Self (archive footage)
  • 1989Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me — Self
  • 1988Michael Jordan & Co — Self
  • 1986Michael Jordan — Self
  • Late Night with David Letterman — Self
  • NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest — Self
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
  • Today — Self
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