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Birthday: Feb 17, 1963
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Michael Jordan

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
Movie Cast Year
Space Jam Michael Jordan 1996
Ultimate Jordan Himself 2001
Michael Jordan to the Max Himself 2000
Michael Jordan's Playground Self 1990
Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me Self 1989
The Dream Team Self 2012
The Official 1993 NBA World Championship Video - Three-Peat 1993
Untouchabulls - The Chicago Bulls' Second Championship Season 1992
NBA Dream Team Self 1993
Unforgettabulls: The 6th NBA Championship Season of the Chicago Bulls himself 1998
Learning to Fly: The World Champion Chicago Bulls Rise to Glory 1991
The Official 1996 NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls Unstop-A-Bulls 1996
Chicago Bulls 1996-97 NBA Championship Season 1997
The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays Himself 2003
Three-Peat - The Chicago Bulls' Historic Third Championship 1993
Michael Jordan & Co Himself 1988
Michael Jordan Himself 1986
Chicago Bulls. Cinco campeonatos de la NBA 1998
NBA Dynasty Series - Chicago Bulls 1970
Jordan Rides the Bus Himself 2010
Game 6: The Movie Self 2020
Informe+. Cuando Jordan jugo en la ACB 1970
Untitled Michael Jordan / Washington Wizards Documentary 1970
Michael Jordan: His Airness Self 1999
Dean Smith 2015
A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant 2020
The Wayman Tisdale Story Self 2011
Luc Longley: One Giant Leap Self 2021
Meeting Michael Himself 2020
Michael Jordan: Air Time Self 1993
Kobe Bryant's Muse Self (archive footage) 2015
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Manuel Baldomir Himself 2006
Below the Rim 1995
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul Self (archive footage) 2022
Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond Self 1996
In Search of Greatness Self (archive footage) 2018
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies Self (archive footage) 2003
David Blaine: The Magic Way Self 2020
Bad Boys Self 2014
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 Himself 2018
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films Self ["Jam"] 1993
The Legend of the 81-Point Game Self (archive footage) 2023
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Self (archive footage) 2020
Great Sports Moments of the 80's Self (archive footage) 1989
He Got Game Michael Jordan 1998
Pyrates Self (archive footage) 1991
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers Self (archive footage) 1990
The Journey of the African-American Athlete Self (archive footage) 1996
Say Hey, Willie Mays! Self 2022
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley Self 1998
The Redeem Team Self (archive footage) 2022
The Making of Trump Self (archive footage) 2015
NB90s 2013
NB80s Self (archive footage) 2011
Rodman: For Better or Worse Self - Bulls Teammate 1995-98 2019
Air Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023
Voices That Care Self 1990
Looney Tunes: Back in Action Himself (archive footage) 2003
Series Cast Year
My Wife and Kids 2001
Late Night with David Letterman Self 1982
ProStars Michael Jordan 1991
Today Self 1952
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
The Last Dance Self 2020
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Michael Jordan 1976
Explained Self (archive footage) 2018
Tiger Himself 2004
They Call Me Magic Self 2022
Basketball: A Love Story Self (archive footage) 2018
Shut Up and Dribble Self (archive footage) 2018
Teen Choice Awards Self - Nominee: Male Athlete 1999
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