NBA: 30 NBA players you forgot acted in movies or TV shows

NBA: 30 NBA players you forgot acted in movies or TV shows – Dwight Howard

Blake Griffin is an NBA big man who is sharp and can write funny material. Shaquille O’Neal is naturally goofy and hilarious. Dwight Howard is an NBA big man who tries really, really hard to be both of those things.

As far as on-court success, Dwight Howard has a lot of it. He was the league’s best defensive player for years, winning three Defensive Player of the Year awards with the Orlando Magic. Then in the twilight of his career he won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately, his acting career has not brought any of those accolades.

He has shown up, that’s for sure. He was one of a series of celebrities interacting with Larry, Curly and Moe in The Three Stooges film in 2012. He likewise played himself in the 2010 film Just Wright, briefly appearing alongside Common in the basketball-themed movie.

It continued from there. He voiced a turkey in the animated film “Free Birds” and had a well-marketed but brief role in the Chinese film “Amazing” where a programmer hacks into a basketball game containing such stars as Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Yao Ming and Scottie Pippen.

Howard is still in the Hollywood game, both making cameos and producing content. Hopefully, he will accept the reality of his acting ability and stick to what he is good at. Erm, whatever that is.