Michael Jordan

Known for ActingBorn 1963-02-17 (age 63)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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

Teen Choice Awards

Tiger

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

The 1991 NBA Finals

The Last Dance

Rodman: For Better or Worse

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

Game 6: The Movie

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays

The 1998 NBA Finals

The 1997 NBA Finals

The 1996 NBA Finals

Kobe Bryant's Muse

Below the Rim

The Dream Team

The 1992 NBA Finals

Bad Boys

We Beat the Dream Team

Explained

The Redeem Team

Ultimate Jordan

Malcolm X

Basketball: A Love Story

Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond

Michael Jordan to the Max

My Wife and Kids

They Call Me Magic

Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul

Meeting Michael

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me

Michael Jordan: Air Time

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

The 1993 NBA Finals

In Search of Greatness

Michael Jordan's Playground

David Blaine: The Magic Way

Space Jam

He Got Game

Saturday Night Live

The Legend of the 81-Point Game

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

The Daily Show

Jordan Rides the Bus