Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an
American professional basketball player for the
NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. At 6'2" (1.88 m) and 180
lb (82 kg), he was previously the starting point
guard for the UCLA men's basketball team.
Farmar was born in Los Angeles, California. His
father, former baseball player Damon Farmar (an
outfielder who was a second round draft pick in both
1982 and '83), is African-American. He and his
mother, Melinda Kolani, and his Israeli stepfather,
Yehuda Kolani, are Jewish. He has stated that he
inherited his competitive drive from his father and
mentor, Damon Farmar, who played football and
baseball at University High and baseball in the
minor leagues. The younger Farmar spent countless
hours in his father's clubhouses, hanging out with
his father's teammates, and watching his father
play. Farmar has a half-sister, Shoshana Kolani.
Farmar's godfather is former major league baseball
player Eric Davis. He attended Portola Middle School
in Tarzana and Birmingham High School in Van Nuys,
before transferring his sophomore year to Taft High
School in Woodland Hills, a suburban community of
the San Fernando Valley within Los Angeles. He then
decided to play college ball and eventually went on
to the NBA.
