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Top 5 Facts About Michael B. Jordan


he is blowing up right now so you’d be
wise to keep an eye on this talented
thespian welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top five facts about Michael B
Jordan will be selling dope brah you
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content for this list we’re taking a
look at fascinating and fun facts
relating to Black Panther star Michael B
Jordan number five he made time
magazine’s list of the thirty people
under 30 changing the world in 2013
Michael B Jordan took on his most
ambitious project to date when he
accepted the lead role in Fruitvale
station his firecrackers based on true
events the film depicts the hours
leading up to the death of Oscar Grant
the third a 22 year old african-american
man fatally shot by a Bay Area Rapid
Transit officer during an altercation in
Oakland California on New Year’s 2009
Jordans participation in the film helped
raise awareness about police brutality
and time-honoured him in 2013 as one of
their 30 people under 30 changing the
world number four he modeled for Toys R
Us based on his on-screen talent you
might be inclined to believe that acting
was Michael B Jordans first and only
passion but that’s not so I heard about
a third fight between you and Apollo
behind closed doors that’s really the
future Creed star got his start as a
preteen
modeling for businesses like Modell’s
Sporting Goods and retail giant Toys R
Us in fact Jordan only got into acting
after his manager asked him if it was
something he’d be interested in trying
after going many months with no
callbacks things didn’t look very
promising but he stuck with it and later
landed a recurring role in the acclaimed
series The Wire
shit this is me oh right yeah number
three he can tap-dance in a 2013
interview with the Huffington Post
Jordan revealed that in his younger
years he took tap-dancing lessons the
Black Panther star cites his mother is
the reason for his foray into this form
of artistic expression claiming the Chi
coaxed or forced him into it whether or
not we’ll ever see him show off his soft
shoe skills in a film or TV show remains
to be seen but if his acting chops are
in any way reflective of his dancing
ability you can bet that we’ll be
watching with great interest number two
he’s really into anime as if we needed
yet another reason to like this guy the
actor is a self-professed collector of
manga and graphic novels and has a very
special place in his heart for anime he
regularly tweets about it and when asked
has said that the country he most loves
going to is Japan and that quote anime
is the best with multiple superhero
flicks under his belt he played the
Human Torch in 2015’s Fantastic Four and
that deep-seated love for anime and
comic books we can’t wait to see what TV
and film projects Jordan tackles next
did you read Black Panther yeah I mean I
read anything Marvel anything any comic
books and graphic novel yeah I tried to
collect as many as I could so number one
he’s neither related to nor named after
the other Michael Jordan I really want
to talk about that I want to talk about
how the East Dillon lions are gonna win
state despite sharing a moniker Michael
B Jordan and basketball legend Michael
Jordan are in no way shape or form
related including this one right here
approximately how many times have
someone made a reference to the
basketball player Michael Jordan is that
what you’re doing right now I’m doing
that right now
two-minute account in fact the former
Friday Night Lights star has never even
met his Airness at least not yet
many might be inclined to assume he was
named after the iconic former NBA star
but that’s also not true at all Michael
B Jordan was actually named after his
father Michael a Jordan the B initial in
his name stands for Bukhari a Swahili
word meaning noble promise
he continues to use it to differentiate
himself from oops MJ do you agree with
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