Acting

Hakeem Olajuwon

Born 1963-01-21

Lagos, Nigeria

Department: Acting

Biography

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed "the Dream," is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and, in his last season, the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. Olajuwon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest centers, as well as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Known For

Prominent works featuring Hakeem Olajuwon

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Mount Mutombo	Self	Movie	2025
Stand	Self - Houston Rockets (archive footage)	Movie	2023
Basketball: A Love Story	Self	TV Series	2018
Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters	Self	Movie	2017
Phi Slama Jama	Self / Appearance	Movie	2016
2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie	Himself (Archive Footage)	Movie	2016
Clutch City	Himself	Movie	2015
Arvydas Sabonis 11	Himself	Movie	2014
The '84 Draft	Self / Appearance	Movie	2014
Going Big	Self	Movie	2012
NB80s	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2011
Beyond the Glory	Self / Appearance	TV Series	2001
Double Clutch: Houston Rockets 1994-95 NBA Champions	Himself	Movie	1995
Hakeem Olajuwon - Hakeem the Dream	Self / Appearance	Movie	1995