Early Life
Jordan was born in Santa Ana, California. He is the middle of three children of Donna, who works at Arts High, and Michael A. Jordan, a caterer. Michael B. Jordan is named after his father and has no connection with basketball legend Michael Jordan. His family moved to Newark, New Jersey when he was a boy, and he attended Newark Arts High School. He did not plan on being an actor. He first started off modeling for local companies. Despite the end of Friday Night Lights he still has his apartment in Austin where the TV series was filmed.
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