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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brigitte Nielsen to Bill Owen
Shaquille O'Neal Biography (1972-)
Full name, Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal; born March 6, 1972, in Newark, NJ; son of Philip A. Harrison (an army sergeant) and Lucille O'Neal; biological son ofJoe Toney; children: Taheara (some sources cite name as Taahirah). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Professional basketball player, actor, producer, singer, songwriter
- Birth Details
- March 6, 1972
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Himself, CB4, Universal, 1993
- Neon, Blue Chips, Paramount, 1994
- Title role, Kazaam, Buena Vista, 1996
- John Henry Irons and song performer, Steel, Warner Bros., 1997
- Himself, Good Burger, Paramount, 1997
- Himself, He Got Game, Buena Vista, 1998
- Norman, The Wash, Lions Gate Films, 2001
- Shaquille, Freddy Got Fingered, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
- Himself, The Brothers (also known as The Bros.), Screen Gems, 2002
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Film Work
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Executive Producer
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Kazaam, Buena Vista, 1996
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Steel, Warner Bros., 1997
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Host, Nickelodeon Sports Theatre with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, beginning in 1996
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Specials
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Sports Illustrated for Kids Slam Dunk, Home Run, Touchdown TV Sports Quiz, HBO, 1993
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The 12 Most Fascinating People of 1993, ABC, 1993
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AT&T Presents: Queen Latifah and Friends, Fox, 1994
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Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1994
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The Cindy Crawford Special, MTV, 1994
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One on One with Magic Johnson, Fox, 1994
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Earth Day at Walt Disney World, The Disney Channel, 1996
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NBA at 50, TNT, 1996
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All-Star Moms, CBS, 1997
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I Am Your Child (also known as From Zero to Three and Johnson & Johnson Presents: I Am Your Child), ABC, 1997
- Himself, The Story of Fathers & Sons (documentary), 1999
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MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001
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Episodic; as Himself
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In Living Color, Fox, 1993
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Martin, Fox, 1993
- "A Man of Our Times," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 1996
- "Special Effects: Anything Can Happen" (also known as "Special Effects"),Nova, PBS, 1996
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The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
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Sin City Spectacular, ABC, c. 1999
- "The Model Client," For Your Love, The WB, 2001
- "Mom's Away," My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2001
- "Perfect Dad," My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2001
- "Shaq," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2001
- "You Are Your Priorities," Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, 2001
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Jackass, MTV, 2001
- Also appeared in Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC; and Yo! MTV Raps, MTV.
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, 1993 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1993
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The 1995 Billboard Music Awards, 1995
- Presenter, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1997
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Other
- Narrator, Broken Record, 1997
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Television Work
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Producer; Series
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Nickelodeon Sports Theatre with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, beginning in 1996
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Director; Episodic
- Directed an episode of the series Cousin Skeeter, Nickelodeon.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Shaq Diesel, TWIsM/Jive Records, 1993
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Shaq Fu--Da Return, TWIsM, 1994
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Best of Shaquille O'Neal, 1996
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You Can't Stop the Reign, TWIsM/Trauma/Interscope, 1996
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Respect, TWIsM, 1998
- Performed on the Miles Tackett album Leading to the Light, Chrysalis.
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Singles
- Performed with Fu-Schnickens on the single "What's Up, Doc? Can We Rock?"; also performed "2Bad" with Michael Jackson on Jackson's album HIStory: Past and Present.
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Music Videos
- 311, "You Wouldn't Believe," 2001
- Also appeared in "Bad Boy for Life," by P. Diddy, Black Rob, and Mark Curry; and "That's How I Beat Shaq," by Aaron Carter.
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
- (With Jack McCallum) Shaq Attaq!, Hyperion (New York City), 1993
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Shaq Talks Back, St. Martin's Press (New York City), 2002
- Also the author of Shaq and the Beanstalk.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Who's Who among African Americans, 14th edition, Gale, 2001
Periodicals
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Ebony, March, 1995, pp. 84-86
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Interview, May, 1995, pp. 82-87
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Movieline, Volume 7, issue 10, 1996, pp. 68-71, 84
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Sport, December, 1994, pp. 32-34
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Sports Illustrated, December/January, 1996, pp. 22-25; April 16, 2001, p. R7
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Starlog, September, 1997
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Washington Post, June 12, 2002, pp. D1, D3
Electronic
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Shaquille O'Neal, http://www.shaq.com, June 16, 2002
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