Biography
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman, former professional basketball player, and former baseball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the wealthiest athlete of all time with official records, and one of the world's richest celebrities, with a $4.3 billion net worth as of 2026.
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Awards & recognition
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2016
- FIBA Hall of Fame · 2015
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame · 2010
- Best NBA Player ESPY Award · 1999
- All-NBA Team · 1998
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- Best NBA Player ESPY Award · 1998
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1998
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1998
- NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award · 1998
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1998
- All-NBA Team · 1997
- Best NBA Player ESPY Award · 1997
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1997
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1997
- 50 Greatest Players in NBA History · 1996
- All-NBA Team · 1996
- Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award · 1996
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1996
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1996
- NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award · 1996
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1996
- All-NBA Team · 1993
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year · 1993
- Best Male Athlete ESPY Award · 1993
- Best NBA Player ESPY Award · 1993
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1993
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1993
- All-NBA Team · 1992
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year · 1992
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1992
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions · 1992
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1992
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1992
- All-NBA Team · 1991
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year · 1991
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1991
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1991
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1991
- Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year · 1991
- All-NBA Team · 1990
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1990
- All-NBA Team · 1989
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1989
- All-NBA Team · 1988
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1988
- NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award · 1988
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award · 1988
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1988
- All-NBA Team · 1987
- NBA All-Rookie Team · 1985
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award · 1985
- ACC Athlete of the Year · 1984
- Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year · 1984
- John R. Wooden Award · 1984
- Naismith College Player of the Year · 1984
- Oscar Robertson Trophy · 1984
- Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year · 1982
- Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award · 2002 · nominated
- BET Award — Athlete of the Century · 2002 · nominated
- Laureus World Sports Award — Comeback of the Year · 2002 · nominated
- Best NBA Player ESPY Award · 1997 · nominated
Filmography31 titles
The Last Dance
The Dream Team
Bad Boys
Malcolm X
We Beat the Dream Team
Explained
The Redeem Team
My Wife and Kids
They Call Me Magic
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Michael Jordan: Air Time
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Meeting Michael
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Saturday Night Live
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Space Jam
In Search of Greatness
He Got Game
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
The Daily Show
The Legend of the 81-Point Game
Jordan Rides the Bus
Blink
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Jerry West: The Logo
The Wayman Tisdale Story
Shut Up and Dribble
Legends of The Court
NB90s
NB80s