Solomon Hughes

About

TV actor and basketball player known for playing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in HBO's LA Lakers drama series Winning Time. The role was his first professional acting job.

Before Fame

He attended Bishop Montgomery High School as a teenager. He was admitted into UC Berkeley, where he studied Sociology and was the captain of the basketball team.

Trivia

After college, he played basketball professionally in the United States Basketball League and the American Basketball Association. He was also a Harlem Globetrotter.

Family Life

He was born to a father named Ronald and a mother named Barbara. He also has sisters named Kisa and Kilee.

Associated With

He's worked with actors including Kirk Bovill, Bo Burnham and Adrien Brody.