Shaquille O'Neal Biography (1972-)

Full name, Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal; born March 6, 1972, in Newark, NJ; son of Philip A. Harrison (an army sergeant) and Lucille O'Neal; biological son ofJoe Toney; children: Taheara (some sources cite name as Taahirah). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Professional basketball player, actor, producer, singer, songwriter
Birth Details
March 6, 1972
Newark, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Himself, CB4, Universal, 1993
  • Neon, Blue Chips, Paramount, 1994
  • Title role, Kazaam, Buena Vista, 1996
  • John Henry Irons and song performer, Steel, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Himself, Good Burger, Paramount, 1997
  • Himself, He Got Game, Buena Vista, 1998
  • Norman, The Wash, Lions Gate Films, 2001
  • Shaquille, Freddy Got Fingered, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
  • Himself, The Brothers (also known as The Bros.), Screen Gems, 2002
  • Film Work
  • Executive Producer
  • Kazaam, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Steel, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Host, Nickelodeon Sports Theatre with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, beginning in 1996
  • Specials
  • Sports Illustrated for Kids Slam Dunk, Home Run, Touchdown TV Sports Quiz, HBO, 1993
  • The 12 Most Fascinating People of 1993, ABC, 1993
  • AT&T Presents: Queen Latifah and Friends, Fox, 1994
  • Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1994
  • The Cindy Crawford Special, MTV, 1994
  • One on One with Magic Johnson, Fox, 1994
  • Earth Day at Walt Disney World, The Disney Channel, 1996
  • NBA at 50, TNT, 1996
  • All-Star Moms, CBS, 1997
  • I Am Your Child (also known as From Zero to Three and Johnson & Johnson Presents: I Am Your Child), ABC, 1997
  • Himself, The Story of Fathers & Sons (documentary), 1999
  • MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001
  • Episodic; as Himself
  • In Living Color, Fox, 1993
  • Martin, Fox, 1993
  • "A Man of Our Times," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 1996
  • "Special Effects: Anything Can Happen" (also known as "Special Effects"),Nova, PBS, 1996
  • The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
  • Sin City Spectacular, ABC, c. 1999
  • "The Model Client," For Your Love, The WB, 2001
  • "Mom's Away," My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2001
  • "Perfect Dad," My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2001
  • "Shaq," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2001
  • "You Are Your Priorities," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 2001
  • Jackass, MTV, 2001
  • Also appeared in Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC; and Yo! MTV Raps, MTV.
  • Awards Presentations
  • Presenter, 1993 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1993
  • The 1995 Billboard Music Awards, 1995
  • Presenter, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1997
  • Other
  • Narrator, Broken Record, 1997
  • Television Work
  • Producer; Series
  • Nickelodeon Sports Theatre with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, beginning in 1996
  • Director; Episodic
  • Directed an episode of the series Cousin Skeeter, Nickelodeon.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Shaq Diesel, TWIsM/Jive Records, 1993
  • Shaq Fu--Da Return, TWIsM, 1994
  • Best of Shaquille O'Neal, 1996
  • You Can't Stop the Reign, TWIsM/Trauma/Interscope, 1996
  • Respect, TWIsM, 1998
  • Performed on the Miles Tackett album Leading to the Light, Chrysalis.
  • Singles
  • Performed with Fu-Schnickens on the single "What's Up, Doc? Can We Rock?"; also performed "2Bad" with Michael Jackson on Jackson's album HIStory: Past and Present.
  • Music Videos
  • 311, "You Wouldn't Believe," 2001
  • Also appeared in "Bad Boy for Life," by P. Diddy, Black Rob, and Mark Curry; and "That's How I Beat Shaq," by Aaron Carter.
  • WRITINGS
  • Nonfiction
  • (With Jack McCallum) Shaq Attaq!, Hyperion (New York City), 1993
  • Shaq Talks Back, St. Martin's Press (New York City), 2002
  • Also the author of Shaq and the Beanstalk.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Who's Who among African Americans, 14th edition, Gale, 2001
    Periodicals
    • Ebony, March, 1995, pp. 84-86
    • Interview, May, 1995, pp. 82-87
    • Movieline, Volume 7, issue 10, 1996, pp. 68-71, 84
    • Sport, December, 1994, pp. 32-34
    • Sports Illustrated, December/January, 1996, pp. 22-25; April 16, 2001, p. R7
    • Starlog, September, 1997
    • Washington Post, June 12, 2002, pp. D1, D3
    Electronic
    • Shaquille O'Neal, http://www.shaq.com, June 16, 2002

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