Over the past few weeks, we have unrolled the Sneaker Files Celebrity Shoe Sightings series. Welcome to the Air Jordan Edition!
Our last two Celebrity Shoe Sighting posts focused on Converse and New Balance. This time we feature the biggest name inspired by the greatest game. There appears to be a great history of Air Jordans appearing on the feet of celebrities. It started when Spike Lee gave the brand some free product placement in his movies. Nowadays, celebrities are photographed wearing Air Jordan sneakers both on-screen and off. From Will Smith to Seinfeld, John ‘King Ralph’ Goodman to Fred Savage (Wonder Years); the supporters of Jordan Brand are well diversified. There are some great pictures after the break. Please share your thoughts!
Celebrities
Kanye West – Air Jordan VIII (8) Aqua
Jay-Z – Air Jordan VII (7) Hare Countdown Pack
Spike Lee – Air Jordan Spizike
John Mayer – Air Jordan I (1) Beginning Moments Pack
Mos Def – Air Jordan IV (4) Black / Cement Grey
DJ AM – Air Jordan III (3)
Spike Lee – Air Jordan XX3 (23) All Star
Mario Lopez – Air Jordan Force Fusion III (3)
KiD CuDi – Air Jordan III (3) White / Cement Grey – Fire Red
Ludacris – Air Jordan 2009 (2k9)
Movies
White Men Can’t Jump – Air Jordan VI (6) Infrared
White Men Can’t Jump – Air Jordan V (5) Fire Red
Bones Brigade – Air Jordan I (1) Original Black / Red
King Ralph – Air Jordan V (5) Grape
TV
Fresh Prince of Bel Air – Air Jordan V (5) Fire Red
Fresh Prince of Bel Air – Air Jordan V (5) Grape
Fred Savage (Wonder Years) – Air Jordan III (3) Fire Red
John Cena – Air Jordan 2009 (2k9)
King of Queens – Air Jordan VII (7) Citrus
Seinfeld – Air Jordan VI (6) September Blue
Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee) – Air Jordan V (5) Fire Red
DJ AM – Air Jordan 1 (I) White/Black-Red
cudi has got the white cement 3s on not the fire reds
YOOOO YOU NEVER WUDA THOUGHT THE PPL YOU SEE WEAR JAYS THE KING OF QUEENS WONDER YEARS AWW MAN
Man you know who use to stay with the fresh jays back in the day…CORY FROM BOY MEETS WORLD….
Oh…and adam sandler when he was on the Cosby show
I don't see why Will Smith can't design a Jordan shoe. He was wearing J's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before Nelly even started singing about them.
Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee) gets the crown for being the original Jordan-head, but Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison ) from A Different World is the Crown Prince. Check the re-runs from 1987 to about 1991!
this is the best s*** ever miss thoes days when Js were hard to find damn it feels good 2 be a gangstaLOL
The cast of Home Improvement would rock Jordans and other classic 90's Nikes on many episodes as well as The Backstreet Boys who also rocked Jordans in some of their music videos.
Great post! I'd love to see this expanded on, it illustrates the shoes' influence on culture and style.
In Seinfeld Jerry also wore the Cardinal VII in a few episodes
Man Home Improvement used to have the BEST JORDANS ever! Tim the tool man Taylor! and them kids!
Dj Connor and Theo Huxtable both wore jordans on there respective shows as well, and you can't for get about dwanye wayne.
Eddie Winslow when the show first aired An Steve Urkle when he was ballin had on some fresh Jays. Also Martin Lawrence on "Martin" used to stay with some heat, Remember when he gave those fresh pair of Taxi 12's to that kid on the Christmas Episode?
Rolfz at Mario Lopez, I would buy something better then fusion 3's.
mos def is the only one who/s got it goin on with the iv/s
LOL john goodman with some grape 5's priceless
Wasn't the Wonder Years supposed to be in the 50's or 60's? Don't think they had Fire Red III's back then.
kevin from the wonder years is by FAR the best on the list. the show was supposed to be about the 60's and 70's, then all of a sudden u see kevin with some 3's. dude must have built a time machine with paul, haha. thats what u call iconoclastic.
have you ever noticed on the show family matters…that dude eddie got sum og fire red 3'a on lol….and in the movie half baked with dave chappelle, when dave chappelle is in rehab some trucker addict got sum og bunny 8's on lol
The picture with Ben Savage(Kevin Arnold) was from the movie Little Monsters (1989). His characters name was Brian Stevenson. His brother also co-starred in the movie. Howie Mandel also starred in it and was rocking some dope Nike's. lol no shit the Wonder Years had no J''s the only HEAT on that show was Winnie Cooper
That Mars blackmon pic is crazy. I went to Deon Taylors website upallnite.tv and saw some postings on the celeb jordan spottings
I got tickets to the up all nite launch party from DeonTaylorenterprises.com
I AGREE WIT OL DUDE UP THERE, MARTIN HAD HELLA Jz….N YALL REMEMBER THAT EPISODE OF JAMIE FOXX WHN HE GOT N THAT "BIG HOMIE PROGRAM" N HE BOUGHT THE CAROLINA XIs FOR HIS "LIL HOMIE"
BUT YEAH…I LOVE THIS POST!!!! ADD TO IT!!! N I KNOW THIS ALL BOUT Jz BUT I REMEMBER THE PARISH's OFF OF JUMANJI…THE WAS BARKLEYs WIT PARISH ON THE IDE…..LOL..
anybody catch the 23s in the Star Trek trailer???
YO SCOTTY B!! DAT EPISODE U SAID WAS DEDICATED TO THE Xs, AINT DAT DA 1 WHN GINA GOT DAT $600 PARKIN TICKET N SO HE WENT N BOUGHT THE Xs N A WHOLE JORDAN FIT?….LOL..
LOL this is a SICK posting! Love the shout out on Cory Matthews Boy meets world, he was rockin J's nicely. Also check Jake and Cody Lambert from "Step By Step". Their J's went hard!
The Iconic Denzel Washington on "He Got Game" with the 13's, also that show "The Parent Hood" that lil fat dude wanted to make money for some Sky Walker 3000's,lol, which really were "blk/red Jordan 13's.
yea yo i remember da episode from martin about the x's too he bought the jays and the outfit gina got mad and took it back and at the end he went to go ball and instead of saying air jordan she got him a cheap jacket that said air wack
MARLON USED TO HAVE SOME Jz ON "THE WAYANS BROS"….KEENAN N KEL USED TO HAVE DOPE Jz…SPEAKIN OF KEENAN N WAYANS, KEENAN IVORY WAYANS USED TO WEAR Jz ON "IN LIVING COLOR"
i saw an episode the other night of "home improvement" it was an old one an two of the little kids had VIs on i was almost doing back flips….
Hey look a gay fish!!!
kanye is a ghey fish!
daruis the guy who played eddie on famliy matters i saw him with the white and cement 3's on
Kanye Gotz tast those Aqua 8's are a classic Thank God I got a pair!
AYE MARK CURRY FROM HANGIN' WITH MR.COOPER USED TO ROCK THE 9'S AND IM SURE OTHERS… Sneakerfiles should post this again with new pics…
Jay z look like a fuckin horse and kanye need to stop wearing them shoes ya swagga aint fresh.Mos def and ludacris is rockin them jordans the best.Big ups to nicekicks for reminding me how jordans was before them garrbage ass fusions came out.
That aint even ahlf of wills heats
End of season Two: Infared Jordan VI
Season Three: Jordan Hares
Season 4: The episode were he strugle to study he wears the bread IX's
Plus in hitch he wears the Black and gold jrodan 1s
in hancock he wears BMP Bred jordan 1s
I remember that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry buys the big screen tv and he had the Cardinal VII on they should have pictures of that
jerry Seinfeld= Bordeoux VIIs…check the episodes
which episode is that i never remembered seeing him with it?
What About My Wife And Kids Hes seen with several jordans from 18-20 even jordan shows up with jordans on lol
why doesnt king ralphs grapes have the jordan symbol on the tonguee???
pretty cool, but you forgot about the wayans brothers show, i remember seeing some jordans
copyright of course
marlon frum the wayans bros rock jays 2
watch the movie FRIDAY on the powerlines the scene right before Craig and Smokey go in the store its a pair of blk/silver Vs how many people peeped dat
i don't give a shit about what celeb wear…they have nuff $$$$ to wear something more precious than j's…
movie shots are great instead
WAT BOUT DWAYNE WAYNEs (4GOT HIS REAL NAME) CHARACTER N SCHOOL DAZE,, HE HAD ON SOME IIs…
I would FFFFFUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKK Beyonce so damn hard
Jay's everywhere on everyone.
yea Dwayne Wayne had all the mikes on a different world, he was one of the freshest dudes on TV, him Will Smith and Martin. but there is a pic of him in the VI's from Whit men can't jump
AAAAAAAAA!!!!!MY POOP IS BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE TITS ARE BROWN WITH PINK NIPP LES
In the show Smart Guy you see alot of jays too. Can't beleive no one mentioned that.
THE SMART GUY GOT TITS!!!!!! HIS JORDANS MASTURBATEAND EJACULATE ON SMARTGUY
NOT TO HATE BUT YALL MISS NAMED ONE OF THE SHOES! "Seinfeld – Air Jordan VI (6) September Blue" THOSE ARE ACTUALLY THE MIDNIGHTS!
These pics are all pretty old.
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what about chris brown wearing the 1s in the video "no air", marlan from the waynes brothers show wearing the 11s, 12s and 13s, or even weaver from smart guy wearing the 11s
Def a great post…i think ive seen doug from king of queens have the DMP VI's and the hottest J's ive seen on tv was home improvement, tim had the infareds and his son had the maroon VI's.
this was a good blog. took me back a few years… lol
shyt da jordans dat will smith had was tough…
den he killed it wit da outfit….
To Mike
Yo, midnights weren't even out when the show aired. He had on September Blues. Lol, midnights didn't hit until 2000 . . . after the show was over for about 2 years.
Will wore the Columbia/All Star Jordan 11's on the last episode and wore Hare Jordan 7's in an earlier episode
i agreeee they shouldve had a lot more but i gotta say the best was from home improvement. i think i saw about everybody wear the never retroed infared 6 atleast 1 time.
why in the world is kanye rockn da aquas wit a orange jacket!?!
lol i wouldnt have thought mario lopez would wear jz
man the wayans bro's always had jays on
In the show Boy Meets World Corey Matthews had the Viii’s on