Dennis Rodman Beyond the Glory HD - Biography Documentary

Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball player, who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and also Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "The Worm" and was recognized for his intense defensive and rebounding abilities.

Rodman played at the small forward position in his early years before ending up being a power forward. On April 1, 2011, the Pistons retired Rodman's No. 10 jacket, and he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later on that year.

Rodman experienced an unhappy childhood as well and was introverted and shy in his very early years. After aborting a a suicide attempt in 1993, he changed himself as a "bad boy" as well as became notorious for numerous questionable antics. He repeatedly dyed his hair in synthetic colors, had lots of people piercings and tattoos, and also frequently interfered with video games by clashing with opposing gamers and authorities. He famously used a bridal gown to advertise his 1996 memoir Bad As I Wan na Be. Rodman pursued a top-level affair with singer Madonna and was briefly married to actress Carmen Electra.

Dennis Rodman Beyond the Glory

Apart from basketball, Rodman is a retired part-time professional wrestler and star. He was a member of the nWo and also fought alongside Hulk Hogan at two Bash at the Beach occasions. He had his very own TV program The Rodman World Tour, and also had lead duties in the action movies Double Team (1997) and Simon Sez (1999). Both films were seriously panned, with the previous earning Rodman a three-way Razzie Award. He appeared in a number of truth TV collection as well as was the winner of the $222,000 primary prize of the 2004 version of Celebrity Mole. Rodman gained the initial ever Celebrity Championship Wrestling event.

Rodman was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the boy of Shirley and also Philander Rodman, Jr., an Air Force pilot, later on an expert of the Vietnam War after Rodman's birth. When he was youthful, his father left his household, eventually settling in the Philippines. Rodman has many brothers and sisters: according to his father, he has either 26 or 28 siblings on his father's side. Nevertheless, Rodman himself has stated that he is the oldest of a total amount of 47 children.

After his father left, Shirley took many odd jobs-- at times 4 at the exact same time-- to support her family. In his 1997 biography Bad As I Wan na Be, he reveals his feelings for his father: "I haven't seen my father in more than 30 years, so just what's there to miss out on ... I simply take a look at it similar to this: Some guy brought me into this world. That doesn't mean I have a father." Rodman fulfilled his father for the first time in 42 years on July 19, 2012, after an exhibition basketball game with the NBA "Alumni" team in the Philippines, where his father lives.

The poverty-stricken Rodman and his two sisters, Debra and also Kim, grew up in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas, at the time considered to be one of the worst locations of Dallas. Rodman was so affixed to his mom that he rejected to move when she sent him to a nursery when he was four years aged. According to Rodman, Shirley Rodman was a lot more interested in his two sisters Debra and Kim, who were both thought about much more skilled compared to he was in basketball, and also made him a giggling stock whenever he labelled along with them. He really felt generally "overwhelmed" by the all-female house. Debra and Kim would certainly take place to become All-Americans at Louisiana Tech and also Stephen F. Austin, specifically. Debra succeeded 2 nationwide titles with the Lady Techsters.

When Rodman experienced his growth spurt, he became even more withdrawn due to the fact that he really felt strange in his very own body. Rodman was so insecure around ladies that he believed he was homosexual in his teenagers. He lost his virginity when he was 20 years old as well as had his first sexual experience with a a prostitute; he described this as an unpleasant experience.