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- NAME: Dennis Rodman
- OCCUPATION: Animal Rights Activist, Basketball Player
- BIRTH DATE: May 13, 1961 (Age: 52)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Trenton, New Jersey
- Full Name: Dennis Keith Rodman
- AKA: Dennis Rodman
- ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
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Dennis Rodman is considered one of professional basketball's all-time great rebounders. He helped lead the Detroit Pistons and later the Chicago Bulls to multiple titles.
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Following his tenure in Chicago, Rodman signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for a brief run late in the 1999 season. He concluded his playing career the following year with the Dallas Mavericks.
In all, Rodman would finish with five NBA championships, two All-Star appearances, and twice be named the league's top defensive player. In 2011 he was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame.
A Troubled Life
For all his success, however, trouble has never been all that far from Dennis Rodman's life. The same intensity Rodman brought to the court has at times thrown his non-basketball life off-kilter. In February 1993, Rodman was found asleep in a truck in a parking lot with a loaded gun, prompting worries that Rodman was suicidal. He denied that was the case.
Still, the sense that Rodman was unstable was something he seemed to embrace as part of his on-court persona. He racked up league fines for his physical play and in 1997 paid a cameraman $200,000 to settle charges that Rodman had intentionally kicked him in the groin while going after a loose ball. He regularly dyed his hair and relished showcasing his off court romances with celebrities like Madonna and Carmen Electra.
In recent years, Rodman's life has proved be no less turbulent. In April 2008 he was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly hitting his wife at the time, at a hotel. Rodman pleaded no contest and a judge ordered him to complete 45 days of community service.
In June 2010, it was revealed that Rodman owed more than $300,000 in child support.
Off-Court Endeavors
In addition to his NBA career, Dennis Rodman also briefly took a stab at professional wrestling, participating in a few matches in the late 1990s. He also had his own series The Rodman World Tour around this time.
Rodman has become a reality television regular in recent years. He returned to Donald Trump's business competition The Apprentice in 2013 after appearing on an early season. Known for his wild lifestyle, Rodman attempted to clean up his act on Celebrity Rehab and Sober House in 2010.
The always unpredictable Rodman also tried his hand at diplomacy in 2013. He traveled to North Korea for two days and met with the country's leader Kim Jong-un. The pair share a love of basketball, and Rodman watched a game with Kim during his visit.
When he returned from his trip, Rodman appeared on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Rodman told Stephanopoulos that Kim is "awesome" and "so honest" despite his less-than-stellar record on human rights. The former pro basketball player has expressed in an interest in returning to North Korea to help faciliate peace between the United States and North Korea.
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