Metta Sandiford-Artest
Also Known As: Ron Artest, Metta World Peace, Ronald William Artest Jr.
Biography: Metta Sandiford-Artest (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979), previously legally named Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the name Ron Artest, he played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft. In 2001, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, where he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and was also named an NBA All-Star in 2004. Later that year, he was involved in an on-court altercation between the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, and was suspended for the remainder of the 2004–05 season. Weeks after the start of the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings, and spent the 2008–09 season with the Houston Rockets. In 2009, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, and helped the team win their NBA championship in 2010. In 2011, he legally changed his name to Metta World Peace, and continued to play with the Lakers until 2013, where he signed with the New York Knicks. After a year of hiatus from the NBA, he returned to the Lakers for his last season in 2015 before retiring the following year. On May 4, 2020, he announced that he had changed his name once again to Metta Sandiford-Artest, combining his last name with that of his second wife, Maya Sandiford. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Queens, New York, USA
Birthday: November 13, 1979
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Celebrity Exorcism
Overview: With the help of an acclaimed exorcist, this cast of infamous celebrities team up for a haunted paranormal experience.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-22
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Untold: Malice at the Palace
Overview: Key figures from an infamous 2004 incident between players and fans at an NBA game in Michigan discuss the fight, its fallout, and its lasting legacy.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-10
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Mr. Immortality: The Life and Times of Twista
Overview: Vlad Yudin of The Vladar Company will tell a story of Twista’s upbringing in Chicago and the city’s impact on his development as an artist and his inspirations in life. The documentary will also explore the topics of current day Chicago and its population; outline the cultural importance, the history of its gun violence and its impact on the residents and especially kids. The biopic which checks in at over 90 minutes, will have celebrity guest appearances from Ne-Yo, The Dream, Jeremih, Scott Storch and more — and it will outline Twista’s accomplishments, his importance and influence in Hip- Hop and music overall. It will examine his matchless signature flow patterns and analyze his famous rhymes that landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992 as the world’s fastest MC, spitting 598 syllables in one minute.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Blind Ref
Overview: A blind man struggles to become a basketball referee.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-06
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Mobb Deep: Infamous Allegiance: Part 1
Overview: Get the skinny on one of the reigning supergroups of hip-hop -- Mobb Deep. Features a behind-the-scenes look at band members Prodigy and Havoc and allows fans a privileged peek into the studio for a gander at how the hits are made. Also on tap: interviews with the group and other hip-hop heavyweights. Then, accompany the group as they take you through Queensbridge -- six blocks of mean streets filled with rappers, guns and benches.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-27
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It's Storytime: The Movie
Overview: Six fantasy, supernatural, dramedy tales that are: A little spooky, a little scary, and a little funny. So sit back and pay attention because shhh... it’s Storytime.
Genres: Fantasy Animation Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-02
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The Eleventh Victim
Overview: Nancy Grace's THE ELEVENTH VICTIM is a taut suspense-thriller that follows Atlanta Assistant District Attorney Hailey Dean (Jennie Garth) as she tirelessly pursues the conviction of a serial killer. Just when her courtroom prosecution of the murderer begins, Haileys fiancée is killed in a seemingly unrelated crime. Shattered by her personal loss, she moves to New York City and begins a new career as a therapist. When her clients start to turn up dead, one by one with the murderer using the same M.O. as the Atlanta serial killer she put behind bars she is forced back into the dark world she left behind to help catch a cold-blooded killer who could very well make her his next target.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-03
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Murda Muzik
Overview: This movie is the story of Fresh (Big Noyd), a street kid with connections inside the music industry. When his friend (G.O.D. III of Infamous Mobb) comes home from jail with musical aspirations instead of returning to the life of crime, Fresh must choose between lyrics and larceny...With the help of mutual friends and Queensbridge neighbors, Mobb Deep, who play themselves, they seem to have a path laid for them in the music industry that will get them off the streets for good. But Fresh finds that walking away from the streets is not that simple....A very decent straight to video release, Mobb Deep only appear in spurts, as Prodigy produced and wrote the screenplay. Director Lawrence Page has a hilarious cameo as a rival drug dealer.
Genres: Music Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-06
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America's Next Best President
Overview: A spoof of American politics as a crazy cast of characters all join the running to become the next President.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-01
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2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Overview: Relive the Lakers stirring run to glory on this action-packed recap of the 2010 NBA Finals. You’ll get the inside story of the NBA champs with exclusive behind the scenes footage and interviews, along with fantastic highlights of their championship season and also exciting bonus features. Enjoy the ride as the Lakers complete the road to a repeat.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-27
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Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story
Overview: In the world of professional sports, no American athlete ever came back from a mental health disorder....until Ron Artest, now known to the world as Metta World Peace.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-17
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Memes & Nightmares
Overview: If one of the most popular memes goes missing from Twitter, would anyone notice? NBA Twitter King Josiah Johnson seeks an answer, where his journey explores our relationship with ephemeral media, and each other in the digital age
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-12
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