Amar'e Stoudemire

Birth Name:

Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire

Birth Place:

Lake Wales, Florida, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer

Founded a youth outreach program called the Amar'e Stoudemire Foundation to aid at-risk children
Won a bronze medal as a member of Team USA at the 2004 Athens Olympics
First began playing basketball at the age of 14, playing for only two years of high school before entering his name for the NBA Draft
Was drafted by the Phoenix Suns as the ninth overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft
Best known as a professional basketball player who plays power forward and center for the Dallas Mavericks
Prior to joining the Dallas Mavericks, he played for the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks
Created a middle grade book series with Scholastic called "STAT: Standing Tall and Talented" to encourage reading among children
Was a judge for the Miss America pageant in 2013
Was twice featured as the cover athlete for Sony's NBA video game series in 2006 and 2008

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