Kobe Bryant

Birth Name:

Kobe Bean Bryant

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

At the age of 34, he became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points
In 1997, he became the youngest player to win the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
In 2007, he founded the Kobe & Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation to help improve the lives of disadvantaged youth
In his senior year of high school, he was named Gatorade Player of the Year
The Los Angeles Lakers retired the jersey numbers 8 and 24 in his honor
Is the son of former NBA player Joe Bryant
Led his high school basketball team to its first state championship in 53 years during his senior year at Lower Merion High School
His parents named him after the beef created in Kobe, Japan
Is the first player to play 20 seasons with the same team
Possesses the ability to speak Spanish, English and Italian
Was a member of the rap group CHEIZAW while in high school
Was only the 27th player in NBA history to enter the draft straight out of high school
Was selected 13th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets
Was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by his classmates during high school

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