John Thomas Salley (born May 16, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player, actor and talk show host. He was the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises, as well as the first player (and only one of two, the other being Tim Duncan) in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades.After being drafted in the first round out of Georgia Tech in 1986, the 7'0 (2.13 m) Salley played both power forward and center for the Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Panathinaikos BC and Los Angeles Lakers. He was a long-time host of the former Fox Sports Net show The Best Damn Sports Show Period.
Full Name | John Salley |
Net Worth | $16 million |
Date Of Birth | May 16, 1964 |
Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Height | 2.1 m |
Weight | 104 kg |
Profession | Talk show host, Basketball player, Actor |
Education | Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Natasha Duffy |
Siblings | Ron Salley, Willjay Salley, Jerry Salley |
Nicknames | John Salley, Salley, John |
Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/TheJohnSalley |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/thejohnsalley |
Google+ | http://plus.google.com/103095976599000114162 |
Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/johnsalley |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0758582 |
Movies | Bad Boys, Eddie, Book of Love, Bad Boys II, Coast to Coast, Ladies Night, Naughty or Nice, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Something Like a Business |
TV Shows | The Best Damn Sports Show Period, He's a Lady, Game On! With John Salley, Come to Papa, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, All American Girl, Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, Ballers |
Star Sign | Taurus |
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1 | Father of Taya Salley. |
2 | Was a member of the late 1980s-early 1990s Detroit Pistons team that was nicknamed the "Bad Boys". Ironically he also starred in both Bad Boys (1995) and Bad Boys II (2003). |
3 | Currently a DJ for 100.3 The Beat's morning show in Los Angeles, California. [May 2005] |
4 | Longtime friend of Nancy O'Dell. |
5 | Won 4 championships with 3 different teams (2 with the Detroit Pistons, one with the Chicago Bulls, and one with the Los Angeles Lakers), in 3 different decades (with Detroit in 1989, with Detroit in 1990 and with Chicago in 1996, and with Los Angeles in 2000), and finally in 2 different millenniums (Detroit and Chicago in the 1900s and Los Angeles in the 2000s.). |
6 | He is a vegetarian. |
7 | Salley and Robert Horry are the only two players in NBA history to win championships with three different teams. |
8 | Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. |
9 | Played college basketball for Georgia Tech. He was named to the All-American team in 1986. |
10 | 11th overall draft pick by Detroit Pistons in 1986 NBA draft. |
11 | Won 4 NBA championships: 2 with Detroit Pistons; 1 with Chicago Bulls; 1 with LA Lakers. |
12 | Professional basketball player with the NBA's Detroit Pistons (1986-1992), Miami Heat (1993-1996), Toronto Raptors (1995-1996[start]), Chicago Bulls (1995-1996[end]), and Los Angeles Lakers (1999-2000). |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Food Heals | | Documentary filming | |
The Real | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself |
Fit Club | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Mike & Mike | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Former NBA Player / Himself - Substitute Host |
2015 Soul Train Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
Exhale | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Dads Doin' Dishes | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Q N' A with Mikki and Shay | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
A Healthy You & Carol Alt | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - 4-Time NBA Champ |
30 for 30 | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
BET Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
Four Courses with J.B. Smoove | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
The Millionaire Matchmaker | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
Kendra on Top | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - TV Host & Former NBA Champion |
RuPaul's Drag Race | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Judge |
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
Connected | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Judge |
Lunch Hour | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
Game On! With John Salley | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
The Car Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
The Mo'Nique Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
WWE Tough Enough | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
The Traveler's Guide to Life | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Holy Crap! I Wanna Go Vegan | 2010 | Short | Himself |
Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
Hawthorne | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
The Brian McKnight Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Skin Trade | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
2009 World Series of Poker | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy | 2009 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Shaken Not Stirred | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
Rachael Ray | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
GSN Live | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
11th Annual Prism Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
Heckler | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
The Comebacks | 2007 | | Himself |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
BET's Top 25 Countdown | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
Howard Stern on Demand | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
Ballers | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Host (2007) |
WWE Raw | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
In the Cutz | 2006 | TV Series | Guest |
The Best Damn Sports Show Period | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Stranded with a Star | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself - Panelist |
The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
The Southern Sports Awards 2005 | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host |
Weekends at the DL | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
One on One | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Family Face Off: Hollywood | 2004 | TV Series | Co-host |
He's a Lady | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Judge |
Hair Show | 2004 | | Himself |
The N Word | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
Pyramid | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
Miss USA | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Celebrity Judge |
The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Frankie Muniz HoopLA Celebrity Basketball Event | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
Hollywood Squares | 1998-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
G-Phoria | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The New Tom Green Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Man Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
All American Girl | 2003 | TV Series | Himself / Coach |
Relatively Speaking: Joe Dumars | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Slip N' Slide: All Star Weekend | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
Weakest Link | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
Primetime Glick | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
The Test | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
32nd NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Detroit Pistons, 1986-92 |
The 2000 NBA Finals | 2000 | TV Series | Himself - Los Angeles Lakers Forward / Center |
7th Heaven | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
Linc's | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
BET Live | 1998 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
I Can't Believe You Said That | 1998 | TV Series | Himself - Host (1998) |
V.I.P. | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
The Sport Jerks | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
1998 NBA All-Star Game | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Studio Analyst |
The Daily Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The 1996 NBA Finals | 1996 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - Chicago Bulls Power Forward |
NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
The NBA on CBS | 1987 | TV Series | Himself - Detroit Pistons Forward / Center |