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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- Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom (2026) as Self - LA Lakers Player / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
- Eight on Eight (2025)
- Gone Before His Time: Kobe Bryant (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- The Life & Times of Kobe Bryant (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- The Legend of the 81-Point Game (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Redeem Team (2022) as Self - USA 2008
- Kobe - Una storia italiana (2022)
- Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022) as Self - Former LA Lakers Guard (archive footage)
- The Book of Kobe Bryant (2022) as Self
- Superstar (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Be Legendary: A Devin Booker Documentary (2021) as Self
- Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey (2021) as Self
- The Day Sports Stood Still (2021) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Tony Parker: The Final Shot (2021)
- Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft (2021)
- The Last Dance (2020) as Self
- LA Originals (2020) as Self
- Legends of The Court (2020)
- Kobe: Life Of A Legend (2020) as self (archive footage)
- American Trial: The Eric Garner Story (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- ATS with Kobe Bryant (2020)
- Kobe Bryant: The Death of a Legend (2020) as Himself
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story (2019)
- Basketball: A Love Story (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Basketball: A Love Story (2018) as Self
- Detail: From the Mind of Kobe Bryant (2018) as Self - Host
- Jalen Vs. Everybody (2017) as Sè stesso
- Dear Basketball (2017) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Dear Basketball (2017) Producer
- Dear Basketball (2017) Writer
- 2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie (2016) as Himself (Archive Footage)
- Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) as Self
- Kobe's Farewell Game (2016) as 主演
- Daddy's Home (2015) as Kobe Bryant
- Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015) as Self - Special Guest
- Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015) as Self
- Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015) Executive Producer
- Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Italian Imports (2015) as self
- Queen Vee (2015) as Self
- Kobe: The Interview (2015) as Himself
- Winner Stays (2014) as Kobe Bryant
- Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (2014) as Self
- Nash (2013) as Self
- Lenny Cooke (2013)
- NB90s (2013)
- Voice (2012)
- I Am Bruce Lee (2012) as Self
- Jack and Jill (2011) as Kobe Bryant (archive footage) (uncredited)
- When They Were Young (2011) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self
- 2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (2010) as Self
- 2009-2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (2010) as Self
- Modern Family (2009) as Himself
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009) as Self - Guest
- Michael Jackson Memorial (2009) as Self
- Kobe Doin' Work (2009) as Self
- 2008-2009 NBA Champions - Los Angeles Lakers (2009) as Self
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2008) as Self
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) as Self
- 科比·布莱恩特 (2006)
- Kobe‘s 81 Points Game (2006) as himself
- Kobe‘s 81 Points Game (2006) Director
- Kobe‘s 81 Points Game (2006) Writer
- One Love Volume 1: The Game, The Life (2005) as Himself
- 2003-2004 NBA Champions - Detroit Pistons (2004)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- 1 Love (2003) as Self
- The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker (2003) as Self
- Born To Ball (2003) as Self
- 2001-2002 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (2002) as Self
- Beyond the Glory (2001)
- 2000-2001 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (2001) as Self
- Diary (2000) as Self
- The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special (2000) as Self
- 1999-2000 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (2000) as Self
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self - Presenter
- The Magic Hour (1998) as Self
- Moesha (1996) as Terry Hightower
- Arli$$ (1996) as Kobe Bryant
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Hang Time (1995)
- Sister, Sister (1994) as Himself
- All That (1994)