Actor
Larry Bird
December 7, 1956 · West Baden Springs, Indiana, USA
Larry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired as a player in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently holds.
Notable work
Often works with
Danny Ainge
3 titles together
Space Jam, Below the Rim, Boston Celtics: Home of the Brave
Michael Jordan
2 titles together
Space Jam, Below the Rim
Muggsy Bogues
2 titles together
Space Jam, Below the Rim
Shaquille O'Neal
2 titles together
Blue Chips, NB90s
Magic Johnson
2 titles together
Below the Rim, Magic vs. Bird: The 1979 NCAA Championship Game
Bill Walton
2 titles together
Boston Celtics: Home of the Brave, NB90s
Full filmography · 9
Boston Celtics: Home of the Brave
cast
Upcoming
LEGEND: The Complete Story of Larry Bird
as Archive Footage
2025
Basketball Stories: Indiana Glory
as Larry Bird
2024
NB90s
cast
2013
Space Jam
as Larry Bird
19966.8
Below the Rim
cast
1995
Blue Chips
as Larry Bird
19946.1
Magic vs. Bird: The 1979 NCAA Championship Game
as Indiana State Player
1979