Editing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (section)

==Film and television==
[[File:Kareem and I.jpg|thumb|180px|Actor [[Shavar Ross]] and Abdul-Jabbar on the set of ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'', c. 1982]]
Playing in [[Los Angeles]] facilitated Abdul-Jabbar's trying his hand at acting. He made his film debut in [[Bruce Lee]]'s 1972 film ''[[Game of Death]]''.<ref name="Raymond 2021">{{cite web|last=Raymond|first=Nicholas|date=March 20, 2021|url=https://screenrant.com/game-death-movie-bruce-lee-kareem-abdul-jabbar/|title=Bruce Lee's Game Of Death: Why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Really Cameoed|website=Screen Rant|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>

In 1980, Abdul-Jabbar played co-pilot Roger Murdock in ''[[Airplane!]]''<ref name="greatath"/> He has a scene in which a little boy looks at him and remarks that he is in fact Abdul-Jabbar,<ref name=zupanic_04052017/> spoofing the appearance of football star [[Elroy Hirsch|Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch]] as an airplane pilot in the 1957 drama that served as the inspiration for ''Airplane!'', ''[[Zero Hour!]]''<ref>{{cite news|first=Micah|last=Mertes|title='Don't call me Shirley': Memorable 'Airplane' lines, little-known facts|date=May 24, 2017|newspaper=Omaha World-Herald|url=https://omaha.com/arts-and-theatre/dont-call-me-shirley-memorable-airplane-lines-little-known-facts/article_3fa43866-3ff0-11e7-83a6-1b6a3468c938.html|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> Staying in character, Abdul-Jabbar states that he is merely Roger Murdock, an airline co-pilot; the boy continues to insist that Abdul-Jabbar is "the greatest", but that according to his father he does not "work hard on defense" and that he does not "really try, except during the playoffs".<ref name=zupanic_04052017>{{cite news|first=Jeffrey|last=Zupanic|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from 'Airplane!' to Mount Union|date=April 5, 2017|newspaper=Kent Record-Courier|url=https://www.record-courier.com/sports/20170405/kareem-abdul-jabbar-from-airplane-to-mount-union|access-date=July 12, 2021|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712182915/https://www.record-courier.com/sports/20170405/kareem-abdul-jabbar-from-airplane-to-mount-union|url-status=dead}}</ref> This causes Abdul-Jabbar's character to snap and break character: "The hell I don't!" He then grabs the boy and snarls that he has "been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA" and been "busting my buns every night!" He instructs the boy: "Tell your old man to drag [[Bill Walton|[Bill] Walton]] and [[Bob Lanier|[Bob] Lanier]] up and down the court for 48 minutes."<ref name=zupanic_04052017/><ref>{{cite web|first1=Jim|last1=Abrahams|first2=David|last2=Zucker|first3=Jerry|last3=Zucker|title=A I R P L A N E ! Shooting Script|date=June 11, 1979|url=https://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/Airplane_script.htm|access-date=July 13, 2021|via=DailyScript.com}}</ref> When Murdock loses consciousness later in the film, he collapses at the controls wearing Abdul-Jabbar's goggles and yellow Lakers' shorts.<ref name=zupanic_04052017/> In 2014, Abdul-Jabbar and ''Airplane!'' co-star [[Robert Hays]] (character Ted Striker) reprised their ''Airplane!'' roles in a parody commercial promoting Wisconsin tourism.<ref>{{cite news|first=Denver|last=Nicks|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reprises 'Airplane' Role in Wisconsin Tourism Ad|date=March 4, 2014|magazine=Time|url=https://time.com/12312/kareem-abdul-jabbar-reprises-airplane-role-in-wisconsin-tourism-ad/|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rally to Restore Sanity andor Fear.jpg|thumb|left|Abdul-Jabbar (center) at the [[Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear]] with [[Comedy Central]] hosts [[Stephen Colbert]] and [[Jon Stewart]]]]
Abdul-Jabbar has had numerous other television and film appearances, often playing himself. He has had roles in movies such as ''[[Fletch (film)|Fletch]]'', ''[[Troop Beverly Hills]]'' and ''[[Forget Paris]]'', and television series such as ''[[Full House]]'', ''[[Living Single]]'', ''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]'', ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'', ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]'', ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' (his height humorously contrasted with that of diminutive child star [[Gary Coleman]]), ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', ''[[21 Jump Street]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabaar|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kareem_abduljabbar|access-date=July 4, 2021}}</ref> ''[[Emergency!]]'', ''[[Man from Atlantis]]'', and ''[[New Girl (TV series)|New Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar guest stars on Fox's 'New Girl' on Tuesday |date=April 10, 2012 | access-date=April 12, 2012 | author=Mark Medina | work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-la-kareem-abduljabbar-gueststars-in-foxs-new-girl-tuesday-night-20120410,0,7092038.story }}</ref> Abdul-Jabbar played a genie in a lamp in a 1984 episode of ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]''. He also played himself on the February 10, 1994, episode of the [[sketch comedy]] television series ''[[In Living Color]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Curt|last=Fields|title=An All-Star Lineup 'In Living Color'|date=April 14, 2006|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2006/04/14/an-all-star-lineup-in-living-color/363b224a-6c5a-4e3f-9feb-28d591e1b40a/|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>

Abdul-Jabbar appeared in the television version of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]'', played the Archangel of Basketball in ''[[Slam Dunk Ernest]]'', and had a brief non-speaking cameo appearance in ''[[BASEketball]]''.<ref name=tvguide>{{cite web|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar List of Movies and TV Shows|work=TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kareem-abdul-jabbar/credits/3000098854/|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> Abdul-Jabbar was also the co-executive producer of the 1994 TV film ''The Vernon Johns Story''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Kilian|title=Vernon Johns: A New Hero For America|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-16-9401160435-story.html|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> He has also made appearances on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' in a 2006 skit called "HipHopKetball II: The ReJazzebration Remix '06",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cc.com/video/8vssl2/the-colbert-report-hiphopketball-ii-the-rejazzebration-remix-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725064147/https://www.cc.com/video/8vssl2/the-colbert-report-hiphopketball-ii-the-rejazzebration-remix-06|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2021|title=HipHopKetball II: The ReJazzebration Remix '06|publisher=Comedy Central|date=March 14, 2006|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref> and in 2008 as a [[stage manager]] who is sent out on a mission to find [[Nazi]] gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cc.com/video/mogf73/the-colbert-report-das-booty-hitler-s-gold-pt-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617205905/https://www.cc.com/video/mogf73/the-colbert-report-das-booty-hitler-s-gold-pt-2|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2021|title=Das Booty – Hitler's Gold Pt. 2|publisher=Comedy Central|date=March 18, 2008|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref> Abdul-Jabbar also voiced himself in a 2011 episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' titled "[[Love Is a Many Strangled Thing]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Simpsons – Season 22 Episode 17|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_simpsons/s22/e17|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> He had a recurring role as himself on the [[NBC]] series ''[[Guys with Kids]]'', which aired from 2012 to 2013.<ref name=tvguide/> On [[Al Jazeera English]] he expressed his desire to be remembered not just as a player, but also as somebody who used their mind and made other contributions.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=One on One – Kareem Abdul Jabbar – Part 2|date=February 6, 2010|publisher=Al Jazeera English|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UZf-PZmwp0&t=610s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/9UZf-PZmwp0| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|time=10:10|access-date=July 13, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Abdul-Jabbar appeared in the music video for "[[Good Goodbye]]", a 2017 song by rock band [[Linkin Park]] featuring rappers [[Pusha T]] and [[Stormzy]]. In the video, Abdul-Jabbar plays the role of a warlord or emperor of a dunk contest where Linkin Park lead singer [[Chester Bennington]] has to dunk on several people in order to save his own life. In an interview about the video, Bennington said that he believes Abdul-Jabbar is the "greatest [basketball] player of all-time".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Platon |first= Adelle|date= May 5, 2017|title= Watch Chester Bennington Ball Hard to Save His Life in Linkin Park's 'Good Goodbye' Video |url= https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/linkin-park-good-goodbye-video-7784873/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location= |publisher= [[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref>

In February 2019, he appeared in season 12 episode 16 of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', "[[The D&D Vortex]]".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dicker|first1=Ron|title=Melissa Rauch And Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Make Quite A Pair In 'Big Bang Theory' Photo|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/melissa-rauch-kareem-abdul-jabbar_n_5c5aff84e4b087104759c01d|access-date=December 5, 2021|website=HuffPost|date=February 6, 2019}}</ref> In 2021, Abdul-Jabbar made a guest appearance as himself in a season 2 episode of ''[[Dave (TV series)|Dave]]''. The episode he appeared in was also named after him.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keveney|first=Bill|date=June 30, 2021|title=How Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dunking on 'Dave' fits rapper's self-deprecating TV persona|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/06/30/kendall-jenner-kareem-abdul-jabbar-lil-dicky-dave-season-2/7785584002/|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref> Abdul-Jabbar makes a cameo appearance as himself in the 2022 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lee Lenker |first=Maureen |date=November 25, 2022 |title=Angela Lansbury filmed her ''Glass Onion'' role on a laptop: Inside all the ''Knives Out 2'' cameos |url=https://ew.com/movies/glass-onion-knives-out-cameos-stephen-sondheim-angela-lansbury-more/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> In 2023, Abdul-Jabbar appeared as himself in season 7, episode 3 of the Showtime series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Olivia |title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Cameo in Billions Season 7 Episode 3 |url=https://www.tvacute.com/kareem-abdul-jabbars-cameo-in-billions-season-7-episode-3/ |website=TV Acute |date=August 25, 2023 |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>

===Writing===
In September 2018, Abdul-Jabbar was announced as one of the writers for the July 2019 [[Veronica Mars season 4|revival]] of ''[[Veronica Mars]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2797662-kareem-abdul-jabbar-joins-writing-staff-of-veronica-mars-tv-show-reboot|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Joins Writing Staff of 'Veronica Mars' TV Show Reboot|last=Polacek|first=Scott|date=September 25, 2018|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Crucchiola|first=Jordan|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/veronica-mars-writers-room-adds-kareem-abdul-jabbar.html|title=Veronica Mars Writers Room Adds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Of Course|date=September 25, 2018|website=Vulture|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/04/28/veronica-mars-kareem-abdul-jabbar-writing-staff-hulu-revival/|title=How Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Ended Up Writing for the Veronica Mars Revival|last=Gelman|first=Vlada|date=April 28, 2019|website=TVLine|access-date=June 9, 2019}}</ref>

===Documentaries===
On February 10, 2011, Abdul-Jabbar debuted his film ''[[On the Shoulders of Giants (film)|On the Shoulders of Giants]]'', documenting the tumultuous journey of the famed yet often-overlooked [[New York Renaissance]] professional basketball team, at [[Science Park High School (New Jersey)|Science Park High School]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]]. The event was simulcast live throughout the school, city, and state.<ref>{{cite news| publisher=New Jersey Star Ledger| title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells Newark students a tale worth learning| url=http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/dalessandro_kareem_abdul-jabba.html| date=February 11, 2011| access-date=February 11, 2011}}</ref> In 2015, he appeared in ''Kareem: Minority of One'', an [[HBO]] documentary on his life.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lowry |first=Brian |title=TV Review: 'Kareem: Minority Of One' |date=November 2, 2015 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/kareem-minority-of-one-review-kareem-abdul-jabbar-hbo-sports-documentary-1201628042/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104033741/http://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/kareem-minority-of-one-review-kareem-abdul-jabbar-hbo-sports-documentary-1201628042/ |archive-date=November 4, 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In 2020, Abdul-Jabbar was the executive producer and narrator of the [[History (American TV channel)|History channel]] special ''Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution''.<ref>{{cite web|title=HISTORY® Announces 'Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution'|website=History.com|url=https://www.history.com/blackpatriots|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> He was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for his narration.<ref name="emmys.com">{{cite web|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|work=Emmys.com|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/kareem-abdul-jabbar|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>

===Reality television===
Abdul-Jabbar participated in the 2013 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] reality series ''[[Splash (TV series)|Splash]]'', a celebrity diving competition.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Bucks Legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar Making a Splash |url=http://www.nba.com/bucks/features/bucks-legend-kareem-abdul-jabbar-making-splash |work=NBA.com |date=February 8, 2013}}</ref> In April 2018, Abdul-Jabbar competed in the all-athlete season of [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 26)|season 26]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' and partnered with professional dancer [[Lindsay Arnold]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/adam-rippon-tonya-harding-superstar-athletes-face-off/story?id=54406972|title=Adam Rippon, Tonya Harding and more superstar athletes to face-off in ''Dancing With the Stars'' season 26|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|first=Catherine|last=Thorbecke|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref>