Ten Things You Didn't Know About Michael B. Jordan

Get to know the star of "Fruitvale Station."

Ten Things You Didn't Know About Michael B. Jordan - If you watch television, you've probably seen Michael B. Jordan on shows like All My Children and Friday Night Lights. But with his new film Fruitvale Station, produced by Weinstein Company in association with BET Films, the 26-year-old is about to go from working TV actor to major movie star. For his performance as Oscar Grant, a conflicted young man who meets a tragic end in the based-on-true-events film, Jordan has drawn comparisons to heavyweights like Will Smith and Denzel Washington. Get to know this rising star before he blasts out of the stratosphere and onto the A-list.  (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Variety)
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He's a Middle Child - The second of three children born to Donna Jordan, a teacher, and Michael A. Jordan, a caterer, Jordan shares a strong bond with his siblings. “My sister and I did not get along at all when we were growing up, but we are really close now. She understands me,” Jordan says. “It was hard for me not to be there for my brother. That’s something that always sits with me and always will. It’s time I just can’t get back. Without them, I have nothing.”   (Photo: Mychal Watts/WireImage)The 'B' Stands for Bakari - Just one letter separates Jordan's mail from that of the greatest living athlete on Earth. His middle name, Bakari, is Swahili for "a noble promise." We'd say he's living up to it.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images; Steve Granitz/WireImage)

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Ten Things You Didn't Know About Michael B. Jordan - If you watch television, you've probably seen Michael B. Jordan on shows like All My Children and Friday Night Lights. But with his new film Fruitvale Station, produced by Weinstein Company in association with BET Films, the 26-year-old is about to go from working TV actor to major movie star. For his performance as Oscar Grant, a conflicted young man who meets a tragic end in the based-on-true-events film, Jordan has drawn comparisons to heavyweights like Will Smith and Denzel Washington. Get to know this rising star before he blasts out of the stratosphere and onto the A-list.  (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Variety)

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