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Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, a best-selling author, [12] [13] and a martial artist, having trained in Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee and appeared in his film Game of Death (1972). [14] In 2012, Abdul-Jabbar was selected by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be a U.S. global cultural ambassador. [15]
A social activist and writer, Abdul-Jabbar revealed in 2020 that he had prostate cancer. In 2009, he said he was diagnosed the previous year with chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood.
A social activist and writer, Abdul-Jabbar revealed in 2020 that he had prostate cancer. In 2009, he said he was diagnosed the previous year with chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood.
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said he first noticed symptoms of what would be a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation when he was on vacation with his son in Europe.
In 1979, at the age of 10, Ross landed the role of Joey in the classic comedy feature film Airplane!, notably in a scene with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Peter Graves. Ross went on to co-star in the Academy Award-nominated drama Testament as well as roles on The Love Boat , CHiPs , Little House on the Prairie , Hart to Hart , T.J. Hooker , and many ...
The 1974 martial arts film was completed after Lee's death; out of respect for Lee, Abdul-Jabbar refused to shoot the additional footage with another actor, so producers used a double for him.
Early in their relationship, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar proposed to Grier on the condition that she immediately convert to Islam. [25] Grier refused, and he married a different woman that day. [26] [27] Grier met the comedian Freddie Prinze while promoting her film Coffy in 1973. They began a ...
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had surgery Saturday after falling and breaking his hip, according to his longtime business partner.