Metta Sandiford-Artest
Born: 1979-11-13 in Queens, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Metta Sandiford-Artest (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979), previously legally named Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the name Ron Artest, he played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft. In 2001, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, where he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and was also named an NBA All-Star in 2004. Later that year, he was involved in an on-court altercation between the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, and was suspended for the remainder of the 2004–05 season. Weeks after the start of the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings, and spent the 2008–09 season with the Houston Rockets. In 2009, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, and helped the team win their NBA championship in 2010. In 2011, he legally changed his name to Metta World Peace, and continued to play with the Lakers until 2013, where he signed with the New York Knicks. After a year of hiatus from the NBA, he returned to the Lakers for his last season in 2015 before retiring the following year. On May 4, 2020, he announced that he had changed his name once again to Metta Sandiford-Artest, combining his last name with that of his second wife, Maya Sandiford. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
2025
- Paro - The Untold Story of Bride Slavery ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Memes & Nightmares as Self
- America's Next Best President as Judge
- Los Anillos de Pau
2023
- It's Storytime: The Movie as Sariel
2022
- Beyond the Edge as Self - Contestant
2021
- Untold: Malice at the Palace as Self - Indiana Pacers
- Celebrity Exorcism as Self
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- The Masked Singer as Cuddle Monster
- Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story
2018
- Basketball: A Love Story as Self
- Celebrity Big Brother as Contestant
- Shut Up and Dribble as Self - Former NBA Player
2015
- Lip Sync Battle as Self
2013
- The Millers as Metta World Peace
- Blind Ref as Metta World Peace
2012
- Key & Peele as Himself
- The First Family as Self
- The Eleventh Victim as Garlin Fincher
2011
- Ridiculousness as Self
- Mr. Immortality: The Life and Times of Twista as Self
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Himself
- Conan as Self
- 2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers as Self
2005
- Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
2003
- Punk'd as Self