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Charlie Villanueva was born on 24 August, 1984 in Queens, New York, U.S., is an American basketball player. Discover Charlie Villanueva's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?

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Age 39 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 24 August 1984
Birthday 24 August
Birthplace Queens, New York, U.S.
Nationality American

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Charlie Villanueva Height, Weight & Measurements

At 39 years old, Charlie Villanueva height is 2.11 m .

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Charlie Villanueva Net Worth

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1984

Charlie Alexander Villanueva Mejia (born August 24, 1984) is a Dominican-American former professional basketball player who played for the Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, Villanueva was raised in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City.

2003

He entered the 2003 NBA draft, but withdrew his eligibility so he could play college basketball for the University of Connecticut.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Villanueva was listed as the No. 2 power forward and the No. 5 player in the nation in 2003.

Villanueva originally gave a verbal commitment to play for the University of Illinois, but after Bill Self left the Illini for the University of Kansas, Villanueva withdrew his commitment.

He considered following Self to the Jayhawks, but instead opted to play for the University of Connecticut.

2004

In his freshman year at UConn, Villanueva earned Big East All-Rookie Team honors and was a key reserve member of the 2004 NCAA National Championship team.

As a sophomore at UConn, he averaged 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds, leading the team in scoring and receiving team MVP and second-team All-Big East honors.

2005

He was drafted at the age of 20 with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors.

He also holds Dominican citizenship and has represented the Dominican Republic national team in international competitions.

Villanueva has an autoimmune skin disease known as alopecia universalis, a variation of alopecia areata.

This prevents the growth of hair on the scalp and/or elsewhere on the body, but otherwise is not physically painful, dangerous, or life-threatening.

Villanueva declared for the 2005 NBA draft following his sophomore season, thus forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.

Villanueva was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft.

Despite being panned by critics as soon as his name was called in the draft, Villanueva responded with a solid rookie season.

He averaged 13.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 81 games.

He finished second among rookies in points and rebounds, and third in minutes and blocked shots.

He also tallied 12 double-doubles and set the Raptors' rookie records for points (48) and rebounds (18) in a game.

He also appeared in the Rookie Challenge and was named to the All-NBA Rookie first team.

2006

Villanueva is a spokesman for the NAAF (National Alopecia Areata Foundation), and received the February 2006 Community Assist Award from the NBA for his work with the organization.

A first-generation Dominican-American, Villanueva is fluent in Spanish, as it is the language he speaks with his family.

Villanueva has three brothers, all named Roberto, a.k.a. Rob, after their father's name: Rob Antonio, Rob Elia, Rob Carlos.

On June 30, 2006, Villanueva was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for T. J. Ford.

2008

On April 9, 2008, Villanueva scored a season-high 38 points and made a career-high seven 3-point shots during a loss against his former team, the Raptors.

Despite the mishap, Villanueva's 2008–09 season turned out to be a career-best season for him as he averaged 16.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

2009

In March 2009, Villanueva was reprimanded by Bucks coach Scott Skiles for posting a message on his Twitter account during halftime of the Bucks–Celtics game.

On March 3, 2009, Villanueva scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds during a loss to the New Jersey Nets.

On July 8, 2009, Villanueva signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the Detroit Pistons.

Villanueva had scored a career high 16.7 points per game with Milwaukee the previous season.

He was described by Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars as "a versatile big man who can play in the post and score from the perimeter as well."

He and fellow Pistons signee Ben Gordon were described as "key pieces to our roster next season."

2010

In November 2010, Villanueva tweeted that Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, a known trash-talker, called him a "cancer patient" during a Celtics blowout win over Detroit.

In response, Garnett insisted that "My comment to Charlie Villanueva was in fact 'You are cancerous to your team and our league,'" and that he meant no insult to those afflicted with cancer.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers backed up Garnett's correction.

2013

On January 2, 2013, Villanueva was fined $25,000 by the NBA for delivering a flagrant foul to Sacramento Kings guard Isaiah Thomas the previous night.

2015

Announced in September 2015, Villanueva is working with two of the three brothers on a documentary titled "What is Alopecia", in order to continue his advocacy efforts to educate, create awareness and support the alopecia community.

Villanueva has two children.

During his freshman year, Villanueva attended Newtown High School in Queens, New York, where he was a teammate of future NBA player Smush Parker.

He spent his next three years at Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, where he played with another future NBA player, Luol Deng.

Villanueva received All-American honors as a senior and was named New Jersey Co-Player of the Year.