Position Shooting guard Nickname Air Jordan, His Airness. Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight 216 lb (98 kg) Nationality  United States Born February 17, 1963, Brooklyn, New York City College North Carolina Draft 3rd overall, 1984 Chicago Bulls   Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player. He became the most effectively marketed athlete of his generation and was instrumental in spreading the appeal of the National Basketball Association around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

Michael Jordan is a Basketball player, born in New York city, USA. He played with the Chicago Bulls from 1984, and was named as the National Basketball Association's most valuable player in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1997.

He is a member of the USA Olympic gold medal-winning team in 1984 and 1992, he holds the record for most points in an NBA play-off game (63), against Boston in 1986, and scored over 50 points in a game on 34 occasions.

Michael Jordan was earned his nickname for his remarkable athleticism. One of the world's most idolized sportsmen, he announced his retirement in 1993, turned to baseball, but returned to the Chicago Bulls in 1995. In addition to his MVP award in 1996, he also took the NBA scoring title for the eighth time to break Wilt Chamberlain's record, and won it again in 1997.

In 1998 he won his sixth NBA title with the Chicago Bulls. Appearances in television commercials led to his role in the Warner Bros part-animated film Space Jam (1996).

You can find all the films where Michael Jordan has cast in at Michael Jordan filmography. He retired in 1999, but made a comeback with the Washington Wizards in 2001, finally retiring in 2003.