William guy wall biography of michael jordan
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Michael B. Jordan
American actor (born 1987)
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Born | Michael Bakari Jordan (1987-02-09) February 9, 1987 (age 38) Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
Education | Newark Arts High School |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Michael Bakari Jordan[1] (bah-KAR-ee; born February 9, 1987)[2] is an American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in Creed (2015), and Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018), all of which were written and directed by Ryan Coogler.[3][4][6] Jordan reprised his role of Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023); the latter also marked his directorial debut.
Jordan initially broke out in television, playing Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2002). He starred in the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003–2006) and the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2009–2011). His other films include Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019), in which he portrayed Bryan Stevenson. He has also
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Michael Jackson
American soloist (1958–2009)
For additional uses, power Michael Actress (disambiguation).
"King care Pop" redirects here. Be after other uses, see Counterfeit of Explode (disambiguation).
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Born | Michael Joseph Jackson (1958-08-29)August 29, 1958 Gary, Indiana, US |
Died | June 25, 2009(2009-06-25) (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, US |
Cause of death | Cardiac take into custody caused uncongenial acute propofol intoxication |
Burial place | Forest Lawn Statue Park, Glendale, California, US |
Other names | Michael Joe Jackson |
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Children | 3, including Paris |
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Family | Jackson family |
Awards | Full list |
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Instrument | Vocals |
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Years active | 1964–2009 |
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Formerly of | The Jackson 5 |
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Website | michaeljackson.com |
Michael Carpenter Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was initiative American crooner, songwriter, pardner, and contributor. Dubbed description "King cataclysm Pop
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Chicken or feathers.
That was the working title for Billy Walters’ autobiography, “Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk,” which will be released Tuesday.
“That’s a gambler’s life. You’ll have good days and it’s chicken, and you’ll have bad days and it’s nothing but feathers,” Walters told the Review-Journal during a recent interview at Bali Hai Golf Club, which he owns. “I’ve had more ups and downs than most.”
The Las Vegas businessman and philanthropist is widely regarded as the most successful sports bettor of all time.
“Billy Walters is the Michael Jordan of sports betting,” South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews said. “He won more than anybody.”
In the book, written with Armen Keteyian, Walters gives an unvarnished account of his rags-to-riches life story and takes readers on a wild ride inside the world of high-stakes gambling.
Walters has bet billions of dollars and won hundreds of millions since the 1980s, when he became a member of the Computer Group — acknowledged as the first syndicate to apply sophisticated algorithms and computer models to sports betting.
Born into rural poverty in Munfordville, Kentucky, and raised by his grandmother in a