Ahmad Rashad Biography (1949-)

Original name, Bobby Moore; born November 19, 1949, in Portland, OR; son of O. C. (a barber and shoe shiner) and Condola (a domestic housekeeper) Moore; married second wife, Deidre Waters, 1969 (divorced); married Phylicia Ayers-Allen (an actress as Phylicia Rashad), December 14, 1985 (separated, 2001); children: (previous marriages) Keva, Maiysha, Ahmad, Jr.; (third marriage) Condola Phylea (an actress). Addresses: Office: NBC Sports, 30 RockefellerPlaza, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10112.; Agent: Sean Perry, Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Contact: NBA Entertainment,Inc., 450 Harmon Meadow Rd., Secaucus, NJ 07094.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Broadcaster, actor, producer, professional athlete
Birth Details: November 19, 1949; Portland, Oregon, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Host, Insport, syndicated, 1989
Host, Caesar's Challenge, NBC and syndicated, 1993
Host, NBA Inside Stuff, NBC, beginning 1998
Host, Real TV, syndicated, beginning 2000
Miniseries
Host, The Mole 3 (also known as Celebrity Mole), ABC, 2003
Movies
Larry Braddock, Jailbirds, CBS, 1991
Reporter, Michael Jordan: An American Hero, Fox Family, 1999
Specials
Reporter, Sportsworld Looks at Sports Humor, NBC, 1986
Super Night at the Super Bowl, CBS, 1987
Host, Michael Jackson around the World, NBC, 1988
Anchor, The 1988 Summer Olympic Games, NBC, 1988
The Debbie Allen Special, ABC, 1989
Host, The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1989
Voices that Care, Fox, 1991
Color commentator, Rock 'n Jock Hoops, MTV, 1991
Host, NBC All-Star Stay in School Jam, multiple networks, including NBC, 1991
Host, NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam, multiple networks, including NBC, 1993
Host, NBA below the Rim: The Little Big Men, NBC, 1994
Countdown to Christmas, NBC, 1994

Host, NBA Special: Champions and Challengers, NBC, 1995
Reporter, The 45th Annual NBA All-Star Game, NBC, 1995
Cohost, The 1995 NBA All-Star Stay in School Celebration, NBC, 1995
Pre-game cohost, Super Bowl XXX, NBC, 1996
Host, Peak Performance, The Learning Channel, 1996
Nissan Presents a Celebration of America's Music, ABC, 1996
Host of "Wimbledon Update," Wimbledon '98, NBC, 1998
Nissan Presents: The 2nd Annual Celebration of America's Music, ABC, 1998
Intimate Portrait: Phylicia Rashad, Lifetime, 1998
Host, NBA Team Up Celebration, NBC and Black Entertainment Television, 1998
Presenter, The 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999
Reporter for "Around the Games," 2000 Olympic Games, NBC, 2000
The Great American History Quiz: 50 States, History Channel, 2001
Host, NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration, multiple networks,including NBC, 2002
Episodic
Rodeo announcer, "If the Dress Fits, Wear It," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1988
Late Night with David Letterman, 1989
Dr. Zander, "Success, Lies, and Videotape," A Different World, NBC, 1990
"The Hole," Monsters, syndicated, 1990
Voice of quiz show announcer, "There's Still No Joy in Mudville," TheCosby Show, NBC, 1991
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1991, 1992
Himself, "Come Back, Kid," In the House, UPN, 1996
Himself, "Superstar," Cosby, CBS, 1999
Appeared as a reporter for Entertainment Tonight, syndicated; guest host, Later, NBC; also appeared in episodes of Ghostwriter, PBS; To Tell the Truth, NBC; and Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, PBS.
Television Work
Executive Producer
NBA Inside Stuff (series), NBC, beginning 1998
NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration (special), multiple networks, including NBC, 2002
Film Appearances
Himself, Best of the Best, Taurus Entertainment, 1989
Himself, Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996
Michael Jordan to the Max (documentary), Giant Screen Sports, 2000
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(With Peter Bodo) Rashad: Vikes, Mikes, and Something on the Backside (autobiography), Viking (New York City), 1988

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Rashad, Amhad, and Peter Bodo, Rashad: Vikes, Mikes, and Something onthe Backside, Viking (New York City), 1988
Who's Who among African Americans, 14th edition, Gale, 2001

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