Muhammad Ali



First NameMuhammad
Last NameAli
Full Name at BirthCassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.
Age70
Date of BirthJanuary 17, 1942
BirthplaceLouisville, KY
Height6' 2½" (189 cm)
BuildAthletic
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignCapricorn
ReligionMuslim
EthnicityBlack
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolLouisville Central High, Louisville, Kentucky
Occupation CategoryBoxing
Claim to Famecrowned `Sportsman of the Century` by Sports Illustrated and the BBC

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) is an American former boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight championship boxers of all time. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After turning professional, he went on to become the first boxer to win the lineal heavyweight championship three times.


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Filmography

Selected Muhammad Ali film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1979
Freedom Road
Gideon Jackson

Writer Credits

1977
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