About
Larry Bird
Overview
Larry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired as a player in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently holds.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Basketball Stories: Indiana Glory | Actor | Larry Bird | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | The Luckiest Guy in the World | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Bill Russell: Legend | Actor | Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92 | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | The Redeem Team | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 62 Fair |
| 2022 | They Call Me Magic | Actor | Self | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | El otro Rey de Chicago | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Kobe Bryant's Muse | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | Bad Boys | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | NB90s | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2012 | The Dream Team | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2011 | NB80s | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Once Brothers | Actor | Himself | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Boston Celtics: 1985-1986 NBA Champions - Sweet Sixteen | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | 1999-2000 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Michael Jordan: His Airness | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Actor | Larry Bird | 67 Fair |
| 1995 | Below the Rim | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1994 | Blue Chips | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 1993 | NBA Dream Team | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Larry Bird: A Basketball Legend | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1987 | Winning Basketball | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | Magic vs. Bird: The 1979 NCAA Championship Game | Actor | Indiana State Player | 59 Average |
| Boston Celtics: Home of the Brave | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 1987 | Winning Basketball | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |