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Michael Jordan Biography (1963-)

Full name, Michael Jeffrey Jordan; born February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, NY; son of James (an equipment supervisor) and Deloris (in banking; maiden name, Peoples) Jordan; married Juanita Vanoy, September 2, 1989; children: Jeffrey Michael, Marcus James, Jasmine Mickael. Addresses: Office: Washington Wizards, MCI Center, 601 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20004.; Agent: David Falk, Falk Associates Management Enterprises, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC20015-2030.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Professional basketball player, actor

Birth Details

February 17, 1963

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Himself (at end of credits), Malcolm X, 1992
• Michael Jordan, Above and Beyond, 1995
• Himself, Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996
• Himself, Striptease, Columbia, 1996
• Himself, He Got Game, Buena Vista, 1998
• Michael Jordan to the Max, Giant Screen Sports, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The Quest for the Crown--The NBA's 41st Season, 1986
• Countdown to '88: The Seoul Games (also known as Countdown to '88--Seoul), NBC, 1988
• Kenny Rogers Classic Weekend, ABC, 1988
• Superstars and Their Moms, ABC, 1988
• National Basketball Players Association Awards, 1989
• History of the NBA, HBO, 1990
• Scott Ross: The Search for Real Heroes, The Family Channel, 1990
• The 24th Annual Victor Awards, 1990
• A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan, NBC, 1991
• First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1991
• NBC All-Star Stay in School Jam, NBC and TNT and Nickelodeon, 1991
• Voices That Care, Fox, 1991
• Member of blue hurling team, Clash of the Ash, PBS, 1992
• Michael Jackson: The Dangerous Tour!, Fox, 1992
• This Is Michael Bolton, NBC, 1992
• Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood, ABC, 1993
• Naked Sports: Four Portraits, Showtime, 1993
• American Dreamers, TNT, 1996
• Jammin' with Bugs and Michael, TNT, 1996
• Martha Stewart's Welcome Home for the Holidays (also known as Martha Stewart: Home for the Holidays and Martha Stewart's 1996 HolidaySpecial: Welcome Home for the Holidays), CBS, 1996
• Music in Movies '96, ABC, 1996
• NBA at 50, TNT, 1996
• The American Athlete, syndicated, 1996
• (In archive footage) The Journey of the African-American Athlete,1996
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley, NBC, 1998
• Episodic
• Almost Live!, 1990
• NBC Saturday Sports Showcase, NBC, 1990
• Himself, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1991
• Burt Wolf/Eating Well, PBS, 1992
• Eye to Eye with Connie Chung, CBS, 1993
• The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC, 1993
• Power Plays, PBS, 1994
• Other
• Himself, There Are No Children Here (movie), ABC, 1993
• Roots: Celebrating 25 Years (miniseries), NBC, 2002
• Also appeared in the series ProStars.
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me, 1989
• Michael Jordan: His Airness, 1999
• Appeared in the Michael Jackson music video "Jam."
• WRITINGS
• Nonfiction
• Rare Air: Michael on Michael (memoir), photographs by Walter IoossJr., Collins (San Francisco, CA), 1993
• For the Love of the Game (autobiography), Crown (New York City), 1998
• Michael Jordan Speaks: Insights from the World's Greatest Champion, compiled by Janet Lowe, Wiley (New York City), 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Aaseng, Nathan, Sports Great Michael Jordan, Enslow (Springfield,NJ), 1997
• Business Leader Profiles for Students, Gale, 1999
• Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 21, Gale, 1999
• Greene, Bob, Hang Time, Doubleday (New York City), 1992
• Greene, Bob, Rebound: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan, Viking Penguin (New York City), 1995
• Halberstam, David, Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World HeMade, Random House (New York City), 1999
• Jordan, Michael, For the Love of the Game, Crown (New York City),1998
• Jordan, Michael, Rare Air: Michael on Michael, photographs by Walter Iooss Jr., 1993
• Kornbluth, Jesse, Airborne Again! The Triumph and Struggle of MichaelJordan, Alladin (New York City), 1996
• Patton, Jim, Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came to the Minor Leagues, Addison-Wesley (Reading, MA), 1995
• Raber, Thomas, Michael Jordan: Basketball Skywalker, Lerner (Minneapolis, MN), 1997
• Smith, Sam, Second Coming: The Strange Odyssey of Michael Jordan--FromCourtside to Home Plate and Back Again, HarperCollins (New York City), 1995

Periodicals

• Chicago Tribune, November 8, 1993, section 5, p. 3; February 9, 1994, section 8, p. 14
• Jet, October 27, 1997, p. 50
• National Review, February 22, 1999
• Newsweek, September 22, 1997
• New York Times, October 22, 1993, p. C28; January 20, 2000
• Playboy, May, 1992
• Sports Illustrated, October 27, 1997, p. 68; January 24, 2000

Electronic

• Michael Jordan, http://jordan.sportsline.com

Other

• American Decades (CD-ROM), Gale, 1998