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John McEnroe

Highest Rated: 97% Burden (2016)

Lowest Rated: 14% Players (1979)

Birthday: Feb 16, 1959

Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany

A titanic figure on the world tennis scene in the 1970s and early 1980s, John McEnroe was also one of the game's most polarizing players, alienating as many fans with his on-court behavior as he won over with his storied roster of championship titles. A left-handed player with unerring accuracy and extraordinary skills at serve and volley, McEnroe was ranked first in the world by the Association of Tennis Professions (ATP) from 1981 to 1984. He won 77 career singles titles over the course of his 16-year career, ranking behind only longtime foes Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl. McEnroe also laid claim to 17 Grand Slam titles in men's and mixed doubles and five Davis Cups for the U.S. Team, which he briefly led in 1999. But his athletic prowess was frequently overshadowed by a volcanic temper that frequently erupted in gales of vitriol against court officials and umpires, resulting in thousands of dollars in fines and ceaseless criticism from the media and even fellow players. The relentless scrutiny had a dampening effect on McEnroe's career, forcing him into a self-imposed exile in 1986; after marrying actress Tatum O'Neal that same year, he resurfaced with his anger intact but his game lacking in its former power. He retired in 1992 but remained in demand as both a commentator for televised tennis matches and an advertising spokesman, where he gleefully skewered his own legacy as one of the most ferocious figures - in both talent and temperament - in professional sports history.

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Highest rated movies

97% 88% Burden Watchlist
93% 82% McEnroe
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90% 50% John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
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54% 70% Freak Show Watchlist 38% 45% You Don't Mess With the Zohan Watchlist 22% 59% Mr. Deeds Watchlist
14% 33% Players
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Unstrung
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Nasty
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Nasty Self - 2024
93% 82% McEnroe Self - 2022
90% 50% John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection Self $73.7K 2018
54% 70% Freak Show Coach Carter (Character) - 2017
97% 88% Burden Self $18.0K 2016
38% 45% You Don't Mess With the Zohan Self $100.0M 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Unstrung Unknown (Character) - 2007
22% 59% Mr. Deeds John McEnroe (Character) $126.2M 2002
14% 33% Players Self - 1979

TV

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94% 86% Never Have I Ever Narrator 2020-2023
94% 100% Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker Self 2023
No Score Yet 68% Kenan John McEnroe (Guest Star) 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Back on the Record With Bob Costas Guest 2021
No Score Yet 55% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2019
No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2017
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2015
78% 92% 30 Rock John McEnroe (Guest Star) 2007-2008 2012-2013
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Unknown (Guest Star) 2010 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2011
92% 90% Curb Your Enthusiasm Himself (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 82% CSI: New York John McEnroe / Jimmy Nelson (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Less Than Perfect Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
95% 95% Frasier Patrick (Guest Voice) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suddenly Susan Unknown (Guest Star) 1997