- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 13, 1979
- Place of Birth
- Queens, New York, USA
Metta Sandiford-Artest
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, …
Filmography
movieUntold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
2026 · Self - Former LA Lakers Player (fka Metta World Peace)
movieParo - The Untold Story of Bride Slavery
2025 · Executive Producer
movieMemes & Nightmares
2024 · Self
movieAmerica's Next Best President
2024 · Judge
tvLos Anillos de Pau
2024
movieIt's Storytime: The Movie
2023 · Sariel
tvBeyond the Edge
2022 · Self - Contestant
movieCelebrity Exorcism
2021 · Self
movieUntold: Malice at the Palace
2021 · Self - Indiana Pacers
tvTamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
movieQuiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story
2019
tvThe Masked Singer
2019 · Cuddle Monster
tvShut Up and Dribble
2018 · Self - Former NBA Player
tvBasketball: A Love Story
2018 · Self
tvCelebrity Big Brother
2018 · Self - Houseguest
tvLip Sync Battle
2015 · Self
tvThe Millers
2013 · Metta World Peace
movieBlind Ref
2013 · Metta World Peace
movieThe Eleventh Victim
2012 · Garlin Fincher
tvThe First Family
2012 · Self
tvKey & Peele
2012 · Himself, Self, Metta World Peace
tvRidiculousness
2011 · Self
Mr. Immortality: The Life and Times of Twista
movieMr. Immortality: The Life and Times of Twista
2011 · Self
tvConan
2010 · Self
tvHawaii Five-0
2010 · Metta Sandiford-Artest
movie2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
2010 · Self
tvYo Gabba Gabba!
2007
tvDancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Contestant
movieMobb Deep: Infamous Allegiance: Part 1
2004
movieMurda Muzik
2004
tvPunk'd
2003 · Self