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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Name in Native Language: "كريم عبد الجبار" (Arabic/AR)
Coach (basketball) / Actor / Film Producer / Author / Screenwriter | * 04/16/1947 (76) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( kə-REEM ab-DOOL jə-BAR; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. ( al-SIN-dər); April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was a 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA Team member, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection. He was a member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, and was twice voted the NBA Finals MVP. He was named to three NBA anniversary teams (35th, 50th, and 75th). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was called the greatest basketball player of all time by Pat Riley, Isiah Thomas, and Julius Erving. Abdul-Jabbar broke the NBA's career scoring record in 1984 with 38,387 points, and held it until LeBron James surpassed him in 2023. Abdul-Jabbar was known as Lew Alcindor when he played at parochial high school Power Memorial in New York City, where he led their team to 71 consecutive wins. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning three consecutive national championships under head coach John Wooden. Alcindor was a... ()
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time. Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, a best-selling author, and a martial artist, having trained in Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Drama

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Awards & Nominations for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

NBA Rookie of the Year Award NBA All-Rookie Team 10x All-NBA Team 2x NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award 6x NBA Most Valuable Player Award 5x NBA All-Defensive Team Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children Presidential Medal of Freedom California Hall of Fame NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children
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Movies with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Actor(38)

as Fifth Floor Fighter (Archival footage)2023 The Final Game of Death
as Self (archive footage)2023 Stand
as himself2020 John Bronco
as Self - Student / Friend2020 Be Water
as Himself (archive footage)2015 Kobe Bryant's Muse
as Self - Narrator2011 On the Shoulders of Giants
as himself2009 Kobe Doin' Work
as himself2008 Yes We Can
as P.J.2007 Weapons
as Sin2007 I Tried
as Julius Higgins2006 Church Ball
as Hank2006 Whitepaddy
as Himself / Hakim2000 Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
as himself1998 BASEketball
as Archangel1995 Slam Dunk Ernest
as himself1995 Forget Paris
as himself1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks
as Man at Sal's House1989 Hoodwinked
as himself1989 Troop Beverly Hills
as himself1986 Ask Max
as himself1985 Fletch
as Roger Murdock1980 Airplane!
as Hakim1978 Game of Death
as Hakim / Mantis1974 The Game of Death

TV Shows/Series with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Actor(40)

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame2023 Bill Russell: Legend
as himself2022 They Call Me Magic
as himself2020 DAVE
as himself2020 Dear…
as himself2017 The Jim Jefferies Show
as himself2016 To Tell the Truth
as himself2012 Good Mythical Morning
as himself2011 New Girl
as himself2007 The Big Bang Theory
as himself2005 The Colbert Report
as himself2001 Scrubs
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1996 Boston Common
as Blind Man1993 Matrix
1993 Matrix
1992 Martin
as Wesley Williams1987 21 Jump Street
1986 Amen
as The Djinn, Jan Bin Jan1984 Tales from the Darkside
1967 Mannix

Movies with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Crew(3)

Production/Executive Producer2022 Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
Writing/Writer2011 On the Shoulders of Giants
Production/Producer1994 The Vernon Johns Story

TV Shows/Series with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Crew(2)

Writing/Writer2004 Veronica Mars
Production/Co-Producer2004 Veronica Mars

Additional Information

Born: Wednesday, 04/16 1947 (April) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 348 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language), American English
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles, Power Memorial Academy
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Children: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jr.
Other names for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lew Alcindor"
"Lewis Alcindor"
"Lewis Ferdinand Alcindor"
"Kareem Abdul-Jabaar"
"كريم عبدالجبار"
"Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr."
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (37x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Eddie Gorodetsky (11x, Crew)
Bruce Lee (10x, Actor)
Stephen Colbert (10x, Actor)
Phil Hartman (10x, Actor)
Al Jean (10x, Crew)
Mike Reiss (10x, Crew)
David Zucker (9x, Crew)
Jon Stewart (9x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12648, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024