John Salley net worth is
$16 Million
John Salley Wiki Biography
John Thomas Salley was born on the 16th May 1964, in Brooklyn, New York City USA of American and African ancestry. He is a former professional basketball player, widely know for playing as a center and power forward in the NBA, for different teams including the “Miami Heat”, “Chicago Bulls”, and “Los Angeles Lakers”. He is also recognized not only as actor, but as a talk show host of “The Best Damn Sports Show Period”, which was aired on the Fox Sports Net.
Have you ever wondered how rich John Salley is? According to sources, it has been estimated that the overall size of John Salley’s net worth is as high as $16 million, which was largely earned during his career as a professional NBA player. Since 2000 he is in retirement, and another source of his net worth is coming from his active acting career and hosting as well. In addition to his sport career, he is currently the official spokesperson for a natural supplements line called VirMax, which is also adding to his wealth.
John Salley Net Worth $16 Million
John Salley was raised in Brooklyn, where he attended the elementary school. He started showing interest in basketball and playing while he was at Canarsie High School, after which he continued education at the Georgia Tech’s College of Management, from which he got a degree in 1988. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. While Salley was in college, he established the college blocked shot record and received third-team All-American selection as well as gaining the rare honour of having his number retired..
Selected by the Pistons in the first round of the 1986 NBA Draft, he played for them until 1992 when he was traded to Miami Heat. During his time with Pistons, Salley won two NBA Championship rings, in 1989 and 1990.
In 1992 he signed a contract with Miami Heat, but he wasn`t required after three seasons, and was sent to Toronto Raptors in 1995., but decided to buy out his contract, and subsequently signed with the Chicago Bulls, and in his first season won third NBA Championship ring, alongside Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen among his teammates, adding further to his net worth. However, after the season ended, Salley decided to retire from the NBA, but later signed a contract with Greek team Panathinaikos, two play a few games.
Sally wasn`t ready yet to quit basketball for good, as he signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for one year in 1999, and won his fourth NBA Championship ring. After retirement he broadly boasted that he ‘… won four rings with three different teams in three different decades and two different millennia…’
After retiring, John has also made several film appearances, including roles in films “Bad Boys” (1995), “Bad Boys II” (2003) playing hacker Fletcher, and “Confessions Of A Shopaholic” (2011) as D. Freak. Besides that, he has starred in a number of TV series, such as “Malcolm & Eddie” (1997-1998) in the role of Lt. Stanley Proctor, “Come To Papa” (2004) as Mailman, and “Sin City Saints” (2015) playing Tom. All these have also added to the overall amount of his fortune.
Additional to his acting, John Salley has appeared as host in different TV sports shows – “The Best Damn Sports Show Period” on the Fox channel, and “NBA Showtime”, which have also contributed to his net worth.
If to talk about his personal life, John Salley married Natasha Duff, who works as a lawyer, in 1993. The couple has three children and resides in Beverly Hills, California. Salley also has a child from a previous relationship. Thanks to his healthy lifestyle, Salley became a vegan, who has appeared on PETA’s videos, VegMichigan’s campaign and fest. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile, a nonprofit medical organization.
| Full Name | John Salley |
| Net Worth | $16 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 16, 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.1 m) |
| Weight | 229 lbs (104 kg) |
| Profession | Basketball player, Actor, Presenter |
| Education | Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Natasha Duffy (m. 1993) |
| Siblings | Ron Salley, Willjay Salley, Jerry Salley |
| Nicknames | John Thomas Salley , Spider , John Spider Salley |
| http://www.facebook.com/TheJohnSalley | |
| http://www.twitter.com/thejohnsalley | |
| Google+ | http://plus.google.com/103095976599000114162 |
| http://www.instagram.com/johnsalley | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758582 |
| Movies | Bad Boys, Eddie, Book of Love, Bad Boys II, Coast to Coast, Ladies Night, Naughty or Nice, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Something Like a Business |
| TV Shows | The Best Damn Sports Show Period, He's a Lady, Game On! With John Salley, Come to Papa, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, All American Girl, Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, Ballers |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Father of Taya Salley. |
| 2 | Was a member of the late 1980s-early 1990s Detroit Pistons team that was nicknamed the "Bad Boys". Ironically he also starred in both Bad Boys (1995) and Bad Boys II (2003). |
| 3 | Currently a DJ for 100.3 The Beat's morning show in Los Angeles, California. [May 2005] |
| 4 | Longtime friend of Nancy O'Dell. |
| 5 | Won 4 championships with 3 different teams (2 with the Detroit Pistons, one with the Chicago Bulls, and one with the Los Angeles Lakers), in 3 different decades (with Detroit in 1989, with Detroit in 1990 and with Chicago in 1996, and with Los Angeles in 2000), and finally in 2 different millenniums (Detroit and Chicago in the 1900s and Los Angeles in the 2000s.). |
| 6 | He is a vegetarian. |
| 7 | Salley and Robert Horry are the only two players in NBA history to win championships with three different teams. |
| 8 | Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. |
| 9 | Played college basketball for Georgia Tech. He was named to the All-American team in 1986. |
| 10 | 11th overall draft pick by Detroit Pistons in 1986 NBA draft. |
| 11 | Won 4 NBA championships: 2 with Detroit Pistons; 1 with Chicago Bulls; 1 with LA Lakers. |
| 12 | Professional basketball player with the NBA's Detroit Pistons (1986-1992), Miami Heat (1993-1996), Toronto Raptors (1995-1996[start]), Chicago Bulls (1995-1996[end]), and Los Angeles Lakers (1999-2000). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of Titans | 2017 | TV Series post-production | Tommy Squib |
| Jane the Virgin | 2016 | TV Series | John |
| Sin City Saints | 2015 | TV Series | Tom |
| Love That Girl! | 2014 | TV Series | John Salley |
| Cook Her Pants Off | 2012 | TV Series | Ronald Stern |
| Something Like a Business | 2010 | Deacon Windfall | |
| Confessions of a Shopaholic | 2009 | D. Freak | |
| Black Dynamite | 2009 | Kotex | |
| Rescue Me | 2006 | TV Series | Tall Guy |
| Noah's Arc | 2005 | TV Series | Victor |
| Ladies Night | 2005 | TV Movie | Elroy |
| Naughty or Nice | 2004 | TV Movie | |
| Mr 3000 | 2004 | John Salley | |
| Come to Papa | 2004 | TV Series | Mailman |
| Bad Boys II | 2003 | Fletcher | |
| Baby Bob | 2003 | TV Series | Darnell Dixon |
| Coast to Coast | 2003 | TV Movie | Clifford Wordsworth |
| Girlfriends | 2002 | TV Series | Byron |
| Arli$$ | 2002 | TV Series | John Salley |
| Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs | 2002 | The Wizard | |
| DAG | 2001 | TV Series | Shooter Jones |
| Son of the Beach | 2001 | TV Series | Jerome Curl |
| The Ultimate Christmas Present | 2000 | TV Movie | Crumpet - the elf |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 2000 | TV Series | NBA Player |
| Getting Personal | 1998 | TV Series | Paul |
| Sin City Spectacular | 1998 | TV Series | |
| Malcolm & Eddie | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Lt. Stanley Proctor |
| Eddie | 1996 | Nate Wilson | |
| Bad Boys | 1995 | Hacker 'Fletcher' (as John Spider Salley) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Fare to Remember | 1999 | executive producer |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Heals | Documentary filming | ||
| The Real | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself |
| Fit Club | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Mike & Mike | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Former NBA Player / Himself - Substitute Host |
| 2015 Soul Train Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Exhale | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dads Doin' Dishes | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Q N' A with Mikki and Shay | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Healthy You & Carol Alt | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - 4-Time NBA Champ |
| 30 for 30 | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| BET Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Four Courses with J.B. Smoove | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Millionaire Matchmaker | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kendra on Top | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - TV Host & Former NBA Champion |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Judge |
| Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Connected | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Judge |
| Lunch Hour | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Game On! With John Salley | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Car Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| WWE Tough Enough | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Traveler's Guide to Life | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Holy Crap! I Wanna Go Vegan | 2010 | Short | Himself |
| Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Hawthorne | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Brian McKnight Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Skin Trade | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2009 World Series of Poker | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy | 2009 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Shaken Not Stirred | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rachael Ray | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| GSN Live | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 11th Annual Prism Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Heckler | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Comebacks | 2007 | Himself | |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| BET's Top 25 Countdown | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Howard Stern on Demand | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Ballers | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Host (2007) |
| WWE Raw | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| In the Cutz | 2006 | TV Series | Guest |
| The Best Damn Sports Show Period | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stranded with a Star | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself - Panelist |
| The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Southern Sports Awards 2005 | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host |
| Weekends at the DL | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| One on One | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Family Face Off: Hollywood | 2004 | TV Series | Co-host |
| He's a Lady | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Judge |
| Hair Show | 2004 | Himself | |
| The N Word | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Pyramid | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| Miss USA | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Celebrity Judge |
| The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Frankie Muniz HoopLA Celebrity Basketball Event | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hollywood Squares | 1998-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| G-Phoria | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The New Tom Green Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Man Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| All American Girl | 2003 | TV Series | Himself / Coach |
| Relatively Speaking: Joe Dumars | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Slip N' Slide: All Star Weekend | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Weakest Link | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Primetime Glick | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Test | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| 32nd NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Detroit Pistons, 1986-92 |
| The 2000 NBA Finals | 2000 | TV Series | Himself - Los Angeles Lakers Forward / Center |
| 7th Heaven | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Linc's | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| BET Live | 1998 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| I Can't Believe You Said That | 1998 | TV Series | Himself - Host (1998) |
| V.I.P. | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sport Jerks | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| 1998 NBA All-Star Game | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Studio Analyst |
| The Daily Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 1996 NBA Finals | 1996 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - Chicago Bulls Power Forward |
| NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The NBA on CBS | 1987 | TV Series | Himself - Detroit Pistons Forward / Center |
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