Shaquille O'Neal

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1972-03-06 (52 years old)

Place of Birth Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As Shaq, Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, Shaquille 'Shaq' O'Neal , DJ Diesel

Shaquille O'Neal

Biography

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq”, is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA on TNT. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and weighing 325 pounds (147 kg), he is one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. Throughout his 18-year career, O'Neal has used his size and strength to overpower opponents for points and rebounds. After the retirement of Lindsey Hunter on March 5, 2010, O'Neal became the oldest active player in the NBA. Following a standout career at Louisiana State University, O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He quickly became one of the top centers in the league, winning Rookie of the Year in 1992–93 and later leading his team to the 1995 NBA Finals. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers. He won three consecutive championships, playing alongside Kobe Bryant, in 2000, 2001, and 2002. O'Neal's relationship with Bryant eventually declined into a feud, leading to O'Neal's trade to the Miami Heat in 2004. A fourth NBA championship followed in 2006. Midway through the 2007-2008 season he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. After a season-and-a-half with the Suns, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he played alongside LeBron James in the 2009–10 season. O'Neal played for the Boston Celtics in the 2010–11 season. O'Neal's individual accolades include the 1999–00 MVP award, the 1992–93 NBA Rookie of the Year award, 15 All-Star game selections, three All-Star Game MVP awards, three Finals MVP awards, two scoring titles, 14 All-NBA team selections, and three NBA All-Defensive Team selections. He is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star game MVP and Finals MVP awards in the same year (2000); the other players are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998. He ranks 5th all-time in points scored, 5th in field goals, 12th in rebounds, and 7th in blocks. In addition to his basketball career, O'Neal has released four rap albums, with his first, Shaq Diesel, going platinum. He has appeared in numerous films and has starred in his own reality shows, Shaq's Big Challenge and Shaq Vs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shaquille O'Neal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2024
Lucky 13

as Self - Co-Host

2024
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend

as Self (archive footage)

2023
TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas

as Shaquille O'Neal

2023
Stand

as Self - LSU Teammate, 1989-90

2023
Bill Russell: Legend

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

2022
2022
Hustle

as Shaquille O'Neal

2022
Shaq

as Self

2022
2021
HeadNoise

as (voice)

2021
The Day Sports Stood Still

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021
The Inside Story

as Himself

2020
Hubie Halloween

as DJ Aurora

2020
Shaq Life

as Self

2019
What Men Want

as Shaquille O'Neal

2018
Uncle Drew

as Big Fella

2018
Show Dogs

as Karma (voice)

2018
One Cent

as Himself

2018
Shut Up and Dribble

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Drop the Mic

as Self

2017
OBJECTified

as Self

2017
Beat Shazam

as Self

2015
Shaq & Dale

as Self

2015
2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2015
2014
Blended

as Doug

2014
The Hooping Life

as Himself

2014
The Lego Movie

as Shaq (voice)

2013
2013
The Smurfs 2

as Smooth Smurf (voice)

2013
Grown Ups 2

as Officer Fluzoo

2013
Uncle Grandpa

as Shaquille O'Neal (voice)

2012
Thunderstruck

as Shaquille O'Neal

2011
Jack and Jill

as Shaquille O'Neal

2011
2010
When in Rome

as Self

2010
Conan

as Self

2009
2009
Shaq Vs.

as Himself

2009
Southland

as Detective Earl Dayton

2008
The House Bunny

as Shaquille O'Neal

2007
The Bros.

as Himself

2006
2005
The Kid & I

as Shaq

2005
NBA Street Series Dunks! Volume 1

as Self (archive footage)

2004
After the Sunset

as Shaquille O'Neal

2004
Open Access

as Self

2003
1 Love

as Himself

2003
The Tracy Morgan Show

as Shaquille O'Neal

2003
Punk'd

as Self

2002
Nudes in the News

as Self (archive footage)

2002
2001
The Wash

as Norman

2001
Freddy Got Fingered

as Shaquille

2001
The Bernie Mac Show

as Shaquille O'Neal

2001
My Wife and Kids

as Himself

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Shaquille O'Neal

2000
Static Shock

as Himself (voice)

2000
Jackass

as Self

1999
1998
He Got Game

as Shaquille O'Neal

1997
Steel

as John Henry Irons / Steel

1997
Good Burger

as Shaquille O'Neal

1997
Johnny Bravo

as Shaquille O'Neal (voice)

1996
Kazaam

as Kazaam

1996
Arliss

as Shaquille O'Neal

1996
1995
MADtv

as Self

1994
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

as Shaquille O'Neal (Appearance)

1994
Blue Chips

as Neon

1994
All That

as Self - Musical Guest

1993
CB4

as Self

1989
The Simpsons

as Shaquille O'Neal (voice)

1988
Yo! MTV Raps

as Self

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Producer

2024
The Money Game

as Executive Producer

2021
The Queen of Basketball

as Executive Producer

2021
HeadNoise

as Executive Producer

2019
Foster Boy

as Executive Producer

2017
A Week in Watts

as Executive Producer

2016
This Magic Moment

as Executive Producer

2010
2009
All Star Comedy Jam

as Executive Producer

2009
Shaq Vs.

as Producer

2007
1997
Steel

as Executive Producer

1996
Kazaam

as Executive Producer

Writer

2021
HeadNoise

as Writer

Creator

Love Shaq

as Creator