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Birth name: Dennis Keith Rodman
Father: Philander Rodman
Mother: Shirley Rodman
Marriage s: Michelle Moyer (May 13,2003-2012, divorced); Carmen Electra (1998-1999, divorced); Anicka Bakes (1992-1993, divorced)
Children: with Michelle Moyer: Trinity and Dennis Jr.; with Anicka Bakes: Alexis
Education: Attended Cooke County Junior College, 1982-1983; Attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 1983-1986
Other Facts: Career Statistics: 6,683 points, 11,954 rebounds
Won five NBA championships (1988-1989,1989-1990 with Detroit Pistons; 1995-1996,1996-1997,1997-1998 with Chicago Bulls)
His father left the family when Rodman was three.
Worked as a janitor at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport at age 19.
Dated Madonna .
Nicknamed «The Worm.»
Has appeared on the reality shows «Celebrity Rehab» and «Celebrity Apprentice.»
Timeline: 1983 — Begins attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University on a basketball scholarship.
1986 — Is chosen in the second round of the NBA draft.
1986-1993 — Plays for the Detroit Pistons.
1990 and 1991 — Named NBA defensive player of the year.
1993-1995 — Plays for the San Antonio Spurs.
1995-1997 — Plays for the Chicago Bulls.
1996 — Rodman’s memoir, «Bad as I Wanna Be,» is released.
1997 — Is suspended and fined by the NBA for kicking a courtside photographer.
1997 — Co-stars with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the film, «Double Team.»
1999 — Plays 23 games for the Los Angeles Lakers before being released.
2000 — Plays 12 games with the Dallas Mavericks before being released.
March 2000 — Settles a lawsuit with Connie Wilcox, a Las Vegas waitress, who accused Rodman of grabbing her breasts.
July 2000 — Is sentenced to probation and required to attend an alcohol program after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.
2005 — Becomes the first man and first athlete to pose nude for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) advertisement.
2011 — Is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
February 2013 — Travels to North Korea with the Harlem Globetrotters for an exhibition game. Strikes up a friendship with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.
September 2013 — Travels to North Korea on what he calls a «basketball diplomacy tour.»
December 2013 — Travels to North Korea, with a documentary crew, to help train a team of North Korean basketball players for a January exhibition game against former NBA players. The exhibition game will celebrate the birthday of Kim Jong Un.
January 6,2014 — Rodman and several other former NBA players arrive in North Korea to take part in an exhibition basketball game.
January 7,2014 — During an interview with Chris Cuomo on CNN, Rodman yells angrily and suggests that detained American Kenneth Bae had done something to deserve his 15-year sentence.
January 8,2014 — Leads a sing along of «Happy Birthday» to Kim Jong Un.
January 9,2014 — Apologizes for his outburst on CNN, explaining that he was stressed out and drinking when he made the remarks.
January 15,2014 — Checks into a New Jersey alcohol-rehabilitation facility.
January 25,2015 — The Slamdance Film Festival premieres «Big Bang in Pyongyang,» a documentary film recounting Rodman’s 2013 visit to North Korea.
November 21,2016 — Rodman is charged with four misdemeanors after allegedly driving on the wrong side of a freeway, being involved in a hit and run, not having a valid license and lying to police. The incident happened in July 2016 in Santa Ana, California. Police say Rodman drove head-on toward another vehicle while on the wrong side of the freeway, causing the other driver to swerve to avoid Rodman’s SUV and crash into a concrete wall. The hit and run charge is later dropped. Rodman pleads guilty to the other charges and is sentenced to three years’ probation.
June 13,2017 — Tells CNN he hopes to do «something that’s pretty positive» on what will be his fourth visit to North Korea. The trip is sponsored by PotCoin, a digital currency for the cannabis industry.
December 11,2017 — While on a «humanitarian tour» of Asia, Rodman announces that he is planning to organize a basketball game between the US territory of Guam and North Korea.
