Michael B. Jordan Biography

Fast Facts

• Took tap-dancing lessons as a youngster
• Modeled for Modell's Sporting Goods and Toys"R"Us
• Appeared in Pleasure P's 2008 music video for "Did You Wrong
• " Provided the voice of Jace in the video game Gears of War 3
• Was homeschooled but was allowed to play on the basketball team at New Jersey's Newark Arts High School
• Once received a $40,000 royalty check that was supposed to be sent to NBA great Michael Jordan, who starred in Space Jam
• The catchphrase "Where's Wallace?", a reference to his teen drug-dealer role in HBO's The Wire, became popular among fans of the series
• His middle name, Bakari, is Swahili and means "of noble promise
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