Solomon Hughes (actor)
Solomon Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1979 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA) University of Georgia (PhD) |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | lead role of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty |
| Basketball career | |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | undrafted |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 14 |
Solomon Young Hughes
Sports career
Hughes is 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m).
He played for the Harlem Globetrotters[8] for 13 games[9] and tried out for the National Basketball Association in 2003.[9] Hughes also played professionally in the United States Basketball League, the American Basketball Association, and in a professional basketball league in Mexico.[5][2]
Educational career
Hughes graduated from the University of California, Berkeley earning a BA in Sociology and MA in Education.[5] In 2013 he received his PhD in Higher Education and Policy Studies from the University of Georgia Institute of Higher Education[10] for his dissertation titled “Approaching signing day: the college choice process of heavily recruited student athletes”.[1] Hughes is an instructor and faculty affiliate at Duke University's Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity.[11] He was also a visiting instructor on the academic staff at Stanford University[7] as well as the assistant director of the EDGE Doctoral Fellowship Program at Stanford.[5]
Acting career
Hughes was cast as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[12] in HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Playing Abdul-Jabbar was Hughes' first acting role,[2] playing the iconic athlete for 17 episodes over 2 seasons. The show has since been cancelled, with the Season 2 finale acting as the series finale.[13]
Notes
References
- ^ a b Hughes, Solomon Young (2013). "Approaching signing day: the college choice process of heavily recruited student athletes" (PDF). University of Georgia. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Steve Kroner (March 3, 2022). "Cal alum Solomon Hughes makes acting debut as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 'Winning Time'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Solomon Hughes". RealGM. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ Edelstone, Steven (March 4, 2022). "How a pro hooper turned PhD ended up on HBO's new Lakers show". SFGate.
- ^ a b c d Staff. "Solomon Hughes '97 to Play Lakers' Abdul-Jabbar in HBO Pilot". Bishop Montgomery High School. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Adams, Bruce (December 20, 1998). "Bears' Hughes finally solves NCAA's Rubik's cube". SFGate.
- ^ a b Jake Curtis (April 4, 2022). "Ex-Cal Basketball Player Solomon Hughes Plays Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in TV Series". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "All-Time Globetrotters". Harlem Globetrotters. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ The Rich Eisen Show. April 12, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Institute Graduates 2012-2013 (2013 Ph.D.)". Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education((University of Georgia)). Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Staff. "Visiting Faculty - Solomon Hughes". Duke University. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 12, 2019). "HBO's Showtime Lakers Pilot Casts Its Magic Johnson & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "'Winning Time' is canceled by HBO after ratings for Season 2 were nearly cut in half". Los Angeles Times. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
External links
- Golden Bears bio
- Solomon Hughes at IMDb
