Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the youngest of three children and the only son of Joe Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryant.He is also the maternal nephew of John "Chubby" Cox. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.His middle name, Bean, is derived from his father's nickname "Jellybean". Bryant was raised Roman Catholic.When Bryant was six, his father left the NBA and moved his family toRieti in Italy to continue playing professional basketball.Bryant became accustomed to his new lifestyle and learned to speak Italian and Spanish.During summers, he would come back to the United States to play in a basketball summer league.
Bryant started playing basketball when he was 3 years old,and his favorite team growing up was the Lakers.Bryant's grandfather would mail him videos of NBA games, which Bryant would study.At an early age he also learned to play soccer and his favorite team was AC Milan.Upon Joe Bryant's retirement from playing basketball in 1991, the Bryant family moved back to the United States.
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