Kobe Bryant
Known for: Acting
Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive team and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2008. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring and fourth on the all-time postseason scoring list. Bryant is the first guard in NBA history to play at least 20 seasons. At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history on February 1, 2010 when he surpassed Jerry West. During his third year in the league, Bryant was chosen to start the All-Star Game, and he would continue to be selected to start that game for a record 18 consecutive appearances until his retirement. His four All-Star MVP Awards are tied with Bob Pettit for the most in NBA history. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, Bryant won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his film Dear Basketball. He died on January 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash outside of Calabasas, California, at the age of 41.
Filmography
Series
Modern Family
Himself
2009
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
2007
Series
Moesha
Terry Hightower
1996
Series
Arli$$
Kobe Bryant
1996
Series
Sister, Sister
Himself
1994
Series
All That
1994
Series
Voice
2012
Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Film
Daddy's Home
Kobe Bryant
2015
Series
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2018
Series
Basketball: A Love Story
Self
2018
Film
Jack and Jill
Kobe Bryant (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
Series
The Last Dance
Self
2020
Series
Hang Time
1995
Series
Diary
Self
2000
Series
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Series
The Magic Hour
Self
1998
Film
Lionel Messi - The GOAT - Official Movie
Self (archive footage)
2019
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Be Legendary: A Devin Booker Documentary
Self
2021
Film
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
Self - LA Lakers Player / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
2026
Beyond the Glory
2001
Series
Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2021
1 Love
Self
2003
Film
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Special Guest
2015
Film
The Redeem Team
Self - USA 2008
2022
Film
I Am Bruce Lee
Self
2012
Film
Nash
Self
2013
Film
2003-2004 NBA Champions - Detroit Pistons
2004
Film
The Day Sports Stood Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Film
2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie
Himself (Archive Footage)
2016
Film
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Self
2015
Film
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
2016
Film
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
2009
Film
Winner Stays
Kobe Bryant
2014
Film
LA Originals
Self
2020
Series
Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey
Self
2021
Film
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Italian Imports
self
2015
Film
Tony Parker: The Final Shot
2021
Jalen Vs. Everybody
Sè stesso
2017
Series
Detail: From the Mind of Kobe Bryant
Self - Host
2018
Film
Lenny Cooke
2013
Queen Vee
Self
2015
Film
Kobe‘s 81 Points Game
himself
2006
Film
Kobe - Una storia italiana
2022
Film
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self - Former LA Lakers Guard (archive footage)
2022
Film
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
Self
2008
Film
Kobe Doin' Work
Self
2009
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999
Film
The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special
Self
2000
Film
2001-2002 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Self
2002
Film
American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
2008-2009 NBA Champions - Los Angeles Lakers
Self
2009
Film
Dear Basketball
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
When They Were Young
Self
2011
Film
NB90s
2013
The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker
Self
2003
Film
The Legend of the 81-Point Game
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
One Love Volume 1: The Game, The Life
Himself
2005
Film
1999-2000 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Self
2000
Film
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
Film
Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story
2019
Film
Legends of The Court
2020
Film
2000-2001 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Self
2001
Film
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot
Self
2014
Film
Gone Before His Time: Kobe Bryant
Self (archive footage)
2024
Born To Ball
Self
2003
Film
2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Self
2010
Film
Go Spurs Go! San Antonio Spurs 1998-1999 NBA Champions
Self (Archive Footage)
1999
Kobe: The Interview
Himself
2015
Film
2009-2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Self
2010
Film
The Book of Kobe Bryant
Self
2022
Series
科比·布莱恩特
2006
Film
Kobe: Life Of A Legend
self (archive footage)
2020
Film
ATS with Kobe Bryant
2020
Film
Kobe's Farewell Game
主演
2016
Film
The Life & Times of Kobe Bryant
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Kobe Bryant: The Death of a Legend
Himself
2020
Film
Eight on Eight
2025