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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
We Beat the Dream Team
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2025
The Magical Seven
Character:Self
Release Date:30/03/2024
Air
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:05/04/2023
The Legend of the 81-Point Game
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/03/2023
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2022
The Redeem Team
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/10/2022
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/08/2022
El otro Rey de Chicago
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2022
Luc Longley: One Giant Leap
Character:Self
Release Date:13/08/2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/01/2021
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/12/2020
Meeting Michael
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2020
Legends of The Court
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Release Date:10/10/2020
Game 6: The Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2020
David Blaine: The Magic Way
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2020
A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant
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Release Date:24/02/2020
Rodman: For Better or Worse
Character:Self - Bulls Teammate 1995-98
Release Date:01/09/2019
In Search of Greatness
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/11/2018
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/2018
The Making of Trump
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/11/2015
Dean Smith
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Release Date:25/03/2015
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/02/2015
The '84 Draft
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Release Date:09/06/2014
Bad Boys
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/2014
NB90s
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Release Date:04/09/2013
The Dream Team
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2012
NB80s
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/11/2011
The Wayman Tisdale Story
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2011
Jordan Rides the Bus
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/2010
Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/11/2007
Basketball Man
Character:Self
Release Date:08/08/2007
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Manuel Baldomir
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2006
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/11/2003
The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2003
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/04/2003
A Season on the Brink
Character:Michael Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/2002
Ultimate Jordan
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2001
Michael Jordan to the Max
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2000
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Unforgettabulls: The 6th NBA Championship Season of the Chicago Bulls
Character:Self
Release Date:09/07/1998
Chicago Bulls. Cinco campeonatos de la NBA
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Release Date:05/05/1998
He Got Game
Character:Michael Jordan
Release Date:01/05/1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
Chicago Bulls 1996-97 NBA Championship Season
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Release Date:02/07/1997
Space Jam
Character:Michael Jordan
Release Date:15/11/1996
The Official 1996 NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls Unstop-A-Bulls
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Release Date:16/07/1996
Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/02/1996
Below the Rim
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Release Date:01/01/1995
Blink
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1993
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:28/09/1993
The Official 1993 NBA World Championship Video - Three-Peat
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Release Date:02/07/1993
NBA Dream Team
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/1993
Michael Jordan: Air Time
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/1993
Three-Peat - The Chicago Bulls' Historic Third Championship
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Release Date:23/02/1993
Untouchabulls - The Chicago Bulls' Second Championship Season
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Release Date:23/07/1992
Pyrates
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/12/1991
Learning to Fly: The World Champion Chicago Bulls Rise to Glory
Character:Self
Release Date:25/07/1991
Michael Jordan's Playground
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1990
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Great Sports Moments of the 80's
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/10/1989
Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me
Character:Self
Release Date:26/01/1989
Michael Jordan & Co
Character:Self
Release Date:20/06/1988
Michael Jordan
Character:Self
Release Date:23/06/1986
Television Appearances
They Call Me Magic
Character:Self
The Last Dance
Character:Self - Bulls Guard 1984-98
Shut Up and Dribble
Character:Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Explained
Character:Self (archive footage)
Tiger
Character:Self
The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002
Character:Self
My Wife and Kids
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Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
ProStars
Character:Michael Jordan
Late Night with David Letterman
Character:Self
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Today
Character:Self
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