Actor

Ernie Johnson

August 7, 1956 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ernie Johnson is the iconic voice of Turner Sports, a five-time Sports Emmy Award winner and long-time host of TNT’s Inside the NBA studio show. With Johnson at the helm, Inside the NBA also has won five Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show – Daily. In addition to his 30 years hosting Inside the NBA, Johnson also has hosted “March Madness” studio coverage since 2011 and has been an integral part of MLB on TBS game and studio coverage since 2007. Johnson became a New York Times best-selling author in 2017 with Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments that Make Life Extraordinary.

Notable work

6.6
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
as Game Announcer
7.7
Hustle (2022)
as Ernie Johnson
8.1
Ghosts (2021)
as Ernie Johnson Jr. / Dream Announcer

Often works with

Kenny Smith
2 titles together
Hustle, Vince Carter: Legacy
Julius Erving
2 titles together
Hustle, Vince Carter: Legacy
Grant Hill
2 titles together
Vince Carter: Legacy, Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
Allen Iverson
2 titles together
Vince Carter: Legacy, Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft

Full filmography · 6

Hustle
as Ernie Johnson
20227.7
Vince Carter: Legacy
cast
2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy
as Game Announcer
20216.6
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
cast
2021