Kobe Bryant
Biography
Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive team and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2008. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring and fourth on the all-time postseason scoring list. Bryant is the first guard in NBA history to play at least 20 seasons. At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history on February 1, 2010 when he surpassed Jerry West. During his third year in the league, Bryant was chosen to start the All-Star Game, and he would continue to be selected to start that game for a record 18 consecutive appearances until his retirement. His four All-Star MVP Awards are tied with Bob Pettit for the most in NBA history. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, Bryant won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his film Dear Basketball. He died on January 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash outside of Calabasas, California, at the age of 41.
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Movies (40)
Eight on Eight
2025
The Life & Times of Kobe Bryant
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Gone Before His Time: Kobe Bryant
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Legend of the 81-Point Game
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Redeem Team
as Self - USA 2008
2022
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
as Self - Former LA Lakers Guard (archive footage)
2022
Kobe - Una storia italiana
2022
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Book of Kobe Bryant
as Self
2022
Be Legendary: A Devin Booker Documentary
as Self
2021
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
The Day Sports Stood Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Tony Parker: The Final Shot
2021
Legends of The Court
2020
American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
as Self (archive footage)
2020
LA Originals
as Self
2020
ATS with Kobe Bryant
2020
Kobe Bryant: The Death of a Legend
as Himself
2020
Kobe: Life Of A Legend
as self (archive footage)
2020
Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story
2019
Jalen Vs. Everybody
as Sè stesso
2017
Dear Basketball
as Himself / Narrator (voice)
2017
Kobe's Farewell Game
as 主演
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self
2016
Daddy's Home
as Kobe Bryant
2015
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Special Guest
2015
Queen Vee
as Self
2015
Kobe Bryant's Muse
as Self
2015
Kobe: The Interview
as Himself
2015
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot
as Self
2014
Lenny Cooke
2013
NB90s
2013
Nash
as Self
2013
I Am Bruce Lee
as Self
2012
Jack and Jill
as Kobe Bryant (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
The Black Mamba
as Himself
2011
When They Were Young
as Self
2011
2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
as Self
2010
2009-2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
as Self
2010
2008-2009 NBA Champions - Los Angeles Lakers
as Self
2009
TV Shows (10)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey
as Self
2021
Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Last Dance
as Self
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Detail: From the Mind of Kobe Bryant
as Self - Host
2018
Voice
2012
Conan
as Self
2010
Modern Family
as Himself
2009