Actor
Hakeem Olajuwon
63 years · Lagos, Nigeria · 11 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 11
Mount Mutombo
2025 · Self
Stand
2023 · Self - Houston Rockets (archive footage)
On Paramount Plus Premium
Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters
2017 · Self
On fuboTV
Phi Slama Jama
2016 · Actor
2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie
2016 · Himself (Archive Footage)
Arvydas Sabonis 11
2014 · Himself
The '84 Draft
2014 · Actor
On fuboTV
Going Big
2012 · Self
NB80s
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Double Clutch: Houston Rockets 1994-95 NBA Champions
1995 · Himself
Hakeem Olajuwon - Hakeem the Dream
1995 · Actor