Michael B. Jordan is so bae that we’ve stopped calling him Michael B. Jordan and have started to calling him Michael “Bae” Jordan. But his middle name is actually Bakari. It’s Swahili for “a noble promise. ” It also means “baker” in Icelandic. read more
Michael B. Jordan tells Jimmy Kimmel what it's like sharing a name with a famous celebrity. read more
Michael B. Jordan, the middle of three children, was born in Santa Ana, California and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He is the son of Donna (Davis), a high school counselor, and Michael A. Jordan. His middle name, Bakari, means "noble promise" in Swahili. read more
Michael B. Jordan is so bae that we’ve stopped calling him Michael B. Jordan and have started to calling him Michael “Bae” Jordan. But his middle name is actually Bakari. It’s Swahili for “a noble promise.” It also means “baker” in Icelandic. read more
Jordan was born in Santa Ana, California, the son of Donna (née Davis), an artist and high school guidance counselor, and Michael A. Jordan. He has an older sister, Jamila, who works in production, and a younger brother, Khalid, who was a football player at Howard University. read more