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John Salley

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John Salley
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John Salley is an American retired professional basketball player, and talk show host. He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three 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 decades.

After being drafted in the first round out of Georgia Tech in 1986, the 6'11 (2.11 m) Salley played both power forward and center for the Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Panathinaikos B.C. and Los Angeles Lakers. He was a long-time host of the former Fox Sports Net show The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2001). He is a vegan activist, chef, and wellness entrepreneur.

John Salley had a role in Bad Boys (1995) and Bad Boys II (2003) as a thick-glassed computer hacking nerd who gets out of jail because he helps crack files for the Miami Police Department. In 1996, Salley appeared as a veteran basketball player alongside Whoopi Goldberg in the film Eddie (1996), about a fan who takes over as coach of the New York Knicks.
BornMay 16, 1964
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BornMay 16, 1964
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    Known for

    Isla Fisher in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
    Confessions of a Shopaholic
    5.9
    • D. Freak
    • 2009
    Will Smith, Téa Leoni, and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys (1995)
    Bad Boys
    6.8
    • Hacker 'Fletcher'(as John Spider Salley)
    • 1995
    Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
    Bad Boys: Ride or Die
    6.5
    • Fletcher
    • 2024
    Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys II (2003)
    Bad Boys II
    6.6
    • Fletcher
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Unexpected Ties (2024)
      Unexpected Ties
      Short
      • Coach Moore
      • 2024
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
      Bad Boys: Ride or Die
      6.5
      • Fletcher
      • 2024
    • Morris Chestnut and Diarra Kilpatrick in Diarra from Detroit (2024)
      Diarra from Detroit
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Tony Kincaid
      • 2024
    • Taye Diggs, Chelsea Tavares, Greta Onieogou, Cody Christian, Samantha Logan, Hunter Clowdus, Daniel Ezra, Bre-Z, and Michael Evans Behling in My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me (2021)
      All American
      7.6
      TV Series
      • John Salley
      • 2023
    • Chosen Jacobs in Sneakerella (2022)
      Sneakerella
      4.9
      • Darius King
      • 2022
    • Layla Warren in Represented (2022)
      Represented
      Podcast Series
      • 2022
    • Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union in L.A.'s Finest (2019)
      L.A.'s Finest
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Fletcher
      • 2019–2020
    • James Buckley in I Feel Bad (2018)
      I Feel Bad
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Josh
      • 2018
    • Sanaa Lathan in Nappily Ever After (2018)
      Nappily Ever After
      6.4
      • Tyson Edwards
      • 2018
    • Tales of Titans (2017)
      Tales of Titans
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Tommy Squib
      • 2017
    • Justin Baldoni, Gina Rodriguez, and Brett Dier in Jane the Virgin (2014)
      Jane the Virgin
      7.8
      TV Series
      • John
      • 2016
    • Sin City Saints (2015)
      Sin City Saints
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Tom
      • 2015
    • Tatyana Ali and Bresha Webb in Love That Girl! (2010)
      Love That Girl!
      5.9
      TV Series
      • John Salley
      • 2014
    • Cook Her Pants Off (2011)
      Cook Her Pants Off
      TV Series
      • Ronald Stern
      • 2012
    • David Alan Grier, Kevin Hart, and Tasha Smith in Something Like a Business (2010)
      Something Like a Business
      3.7
      • Deacon Windfall
      • 2010

    Producer



    • God Bless Bitcoin (2024)
      God Bless Bitcoin
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • John Cronk, Pete Spratt, Kit Cope, and Mike Seal in Venom Fighting First Strike (2004)
      Venom Fighting First Strike
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Challen Cates and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in A Fare to Remember (1999)
      A Fare to Remember
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 1999

    Soundtrack



    • Chosen Jacobs in Sneakerella (2022)
      Sneakerella
      4.9
      • performer: "Finale"
      • 2022

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    • Alternative name
      • John Spider Salley
    • Height
      • 6′ 11″ (2.11 m)
    • Born
      • May 16, 1964
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Natasha DuffyJuly 31, 1993 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Co-Host of Fox Sport's "The Best Damn Sports Show Period" (2001-2002)
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      • 1 Article
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      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).
    • Nickname
      • Spider

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    • How old is John Salley?
      61 years old
    • When was John Salley born?
      May 16, 1964
    • Where was John Salley born?
      Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • What is John Salley's birth name?
      John Thomas Salley
    • How tall is John Salley?
      6 feet 11 inches, or 2.11 meters

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