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

Shaquille O'Neal

After the Sunset

Shaq

Scary Movie 4

Self

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong

Kazaam

Kazaam

Self

All Star Comedy Jam

John Henry Irons / Steel

Steel

(voice)

HeadNoise

Shaquille

Freddy Got Fingered

Self

When in Rome

Himself

1 Love

Shaquille O'Neal

Jack and Jill

Muggsy: Always Believe

Self

Shaq & Dale

Self

Title IX: 37 Words that Changed America

Neon

Blue Chips

Officer Fluzoo

Grown Ups 2

Self

WWE WrestleMania 32

Himself

2001-2002 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers

2005-2006 NBA Champions: Miami Heat

himself

When They Were Young

Self

Blind Eye Artist

Self

The Book of Kobe Bryant

Shaquille O'Neal

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Shaquille O'Neal

Hustle

Himself

The Hooping Life

Shaq

The Kid & I

Himself

Allen Iverson - The Answer

Self

The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker

Self

TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas

Himself

Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life

Himself

Shaquille O'Neal - Like No Other

Shaq (voice)

The Lego Movie

Self

WWE Unforgiven 2002

Self - LSU Teammate, 1989-90

Stand

Himself

The Bros.

Doug

Blended

2003-2004 NBA Champions - Detroit Pistons

Self

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Self

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Self (archive footage)

NBA Street Series Dunks! Volume 1

Self

CB4

Smooth Smurf (voice)

The Smurfs 2

Shaquille O'Neal

Good Burger

Shaquille O'Neal

He Got Game

Big Fella

Uncle Drew

Karma (voice)

Show Dogs

Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam: I'm Still Laughing

Shaquille O'Neal

The House Bunny

Himself

One Cent

Self

2000-2001 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers

Self

1999-2000 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers

Himself

One Love Volume 1: The Game, The Life

Self

Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith

Norman

The Wash

DJ Aurora

Hubie Halloween

A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant

Shaquille O'Neal

What Men Want

Self

Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

DJ Ant-Lo & Master P present No Limit Records Video Collection DVD

This Magic Moment

Self

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Thunderstruck

NB90s

Self

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

Shaquille O'Neal (Appearance)

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Day Sports Stood Still

Self

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Himself

Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Shaq

AEW: Dynamite Awards

Self

The Year of the Yao

Self

ShaqAttack

Self (uncredited)

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-03-06

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Shaq