Mars Blackmon

In contrast, we have 5-foot-6 Spike Lee. In She's Gotta Have It, his B-boy fanboy Mars Blackmon yapped memorably on behalf of Air Jordan, Air Jordan, Air Jordan. Larry Bird is an important object of derision in Do the Right...

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...catchphrases as "Bo Knows" and "I Am Tiger Woods. " Directors: Joe Pytka and Spike Lee, who also acted alongside Jordan, playing his Mars Blackmon character from his film "She's Gotta Have It. " A Nike spokesman once told Entertainment...

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...solely by Jon Hey. NBA Jam also incorporated a slogan from Spike Lee's alter-ego in his 1986 film She's Gotta Have It, Mars Blackmon, who was also featured in a Nike basketball shoe television commercial at the time. The NBA Jam...

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...staple in hip-hop fashion) to signify Michael Jordan's NBA Slam Dunk Contest victory. By pairing Mike with Mars Blackmon (from Spike Lee's 1986 film, She's Gotta Have It) in an ad campaign, the sneaker company laid a pop-culture foundation for...

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...to their historic relationship. The relationship began when Mars Blackmon (a character from Spike Lee's film, She's Gotta Have It) became the primary pitchman in Nike commercials for Air Jordans. The Spiz'ike is a mash-up of the...

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Mars Blackmon "Mars Blackmon" was a fictional character from the 1986 film She's Gotta Have It. He is also the alter-ego of filmmaker Spike Lee. In the film, he was a "Brooklyn-loving", sports-loving, die-hard New York Knicks fan. During the...

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...and ''Do the Right Thing''. Lee has starred or acted in many of his own films, including the role of Mars Blackmon, which he reprieved for a series of Nike commercials that also starred Michael Jordan. He has also been interviewed in...

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...commercials for the company. They wanted to pair Lee's character from She's Gotta Have It, the Michael Jordan-loving Mars Blackmon, and Jordan himself in their marketing campaign for the Air Jordan line. Later, Lee would be a central...

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...trim, and tumble leather for a luxury look. The Air Jordan III were also famous for the humorous ads depicting Spike Lee as Mars Blackmon-the character he played in his film 'She's Gotta Have It'. This campaign was known as "Mars and Mike" ad...

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