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Dwight Howard
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Superman" for his athletic prowess, he is an NBA champion, eight-ti…
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Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Superman" for his athletic prowess, he is an NBA champion, eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time All-Defensive Team member, and three-time Defensive Player of the Year. Howard, who played the center position, spent his high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. He chose to forgo college, entered the 2004 NBA draft, and was selected first overall by the Orlando Magic. Howard set numerous franchise and league records with the Magic and led the team to the 2009 NBA Finals. In 2012, after eight seasons with Orlando, Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he spent three separate one-year stints and won an NBA championship in 2020. He has also played for the Houston Rockets, the Atlanta Hawks, the Charlotte Hornets, the Washington Wizards, and the Philadelphia 76ers. He was elected twice to the 2025 Basketball Hall of Fame as an individual player and member of the 2008 Olympics Redeem Team.
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2025
Inside: USA
TV show Self - Contestant
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2024
The Real Full Monty
Movie Self
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2023
Snake Oil
TV show Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
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2023
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
TV show Self
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2022
The Redeem Team
Movie Self - USA 2008
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self
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2021
Crime Scene Kitchen
TV show Self - Guest Judge
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2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV show Self - Contestant
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2020
Percy
Movie Executive Producer
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2020
I Can See Your Voice
TV show
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2020
Never Have I Ever
TV show Dwight Howard
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2019
The Masked Singer
TV show Self
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2018
Somebody Feed Phil
TV show Self
- 2015
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2015
The Odd Couple
TV show Dwight Howard
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2014
black-ish
TV show Dwight Howard
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2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV show Self
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2013
Free Birds
Movie Cold Turkey (Voice)
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2013
Mighty Med
TV show The Great Defender
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2013
Amazing
Movie Dwight Howard
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2013
Liv and Maddie
TV show Bernard
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2012
The Three Stooges
Movie Dwight Howard
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2011
When They Were Young
Movie Self
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2010
Pair of Kings
TV show The Cook
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2010
Just Wright
Movie Dwight Howard
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2009
The Cleveland Show
TV show
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2008
The Suite Life on Deck
TV show Himself
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2005
Dancing with the Stars
TV show Self - Contestant
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2005
Through the Fire
Movie
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2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV show Self
