Editing Shaquille O'Neal (section)

===Acting===
Starting with ''[[Blue Chips]]'' and ''[[Kazaam]]'', O'Neal appeared in films that were panned by some critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.film4.com/reviews/1994/blue-chips |title=Blue Chips (1994) – Film Review from |publisher=Film4 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721175052/http://www.film4.com/reviews/1994/blue-chips |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/kazaam/ |title=Kazaam Movie Reviews, Pictures |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-date=July 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713184853/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kazaam/? |url-status=live }}</ref>

O'Neal is one of the first African Americans to portray a major comic book superhero in a motion picture, having starred as [[Steel (John Henry Irons)|John Henry Irons]], the protagonist in the 1997 film ''[[Steel (1997 film)|Steel]]''. He is preceded only by [[Michael Jai White]], whose film ''[[Spawn (1997 film)|Spawn]]'' was released two weeks before ''Steel''.

O'Neal appeared as himself on an episode of ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', bedridden after [[Larry David]]'s character accidentally tripped him while stretching, and in two episodes each of ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' and ''[[The Parkers]]''. He appeared in cameo roles in the films ''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]'', ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]'' and ''[[Scary Movie 4]]''. O'Neal appeared in the [[311 (band)|311]] music video for the hit single "[[You Wouldn't Believe]]" in 2001, in [[Sean Combs|P. Diddy]]'s video for "[[Bad Boy for Life]]", the video for [[Aaron Carter]]'s "[[That's How I Beat Shaq]]", the video for [[Owl City]]'s "[[Vanilla Twilight]]" and the video for [[Maroon 5]]'s "[[Don't Wanna Know]]". O'Neal appeared in the movie ''[[CB4]]'' in a small "interviewing" scene. O'Neal appeared in a ''[[SportsCenter]]'' commercial dressed in his Miami police uniform, rescuing [[Mike the Tiger]] from a tree. O'Neal reportedly wanted a role in ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'' (2003), the second installment of the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]], but was ignored by the filmmakers.<ref>{{cite news |author=Army Archerd |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/columns/touchy-topic-addressed-in-upcoming-pix-1117851683/ |title=Touchy topic addressed in upcoming pix |work=Variety |date=August 23, 2001 |access-date=April 6, 2008 |author-link=Army Archerd |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206085908/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117851683.html?categoryid=2&cs=1 }}</ref> O'Neal appeared as Officer Fluzoo in the comedy sequel ''[[Grown Ups 2]]''.

He voiced animated versions of himself on several occasions, including in the animated series ''[[Static Shock]]'' (2002; episode "Static Shaq"), in ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' (1997; episode "Back on Shaq"), in ''[[Uncle Grandpa]]'' (2014; episode "Perfect Kid"),<!-- reference supports content --> and in ''[[The Lego Movie]]'' (2014). He also had a voice over role in the 2013 film ''[[The Smurfs 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Shaquille-ONeal/|title=Shaquille O'Neal|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=June 14, 2016|archive-date=August 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805084215/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Shaquille-ONeal/|url-status=live}}</ref>