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Rick Fox
Rick Fox attending "Susan G. Komen's 8th Annual Fashion For The Cure" event – Hollywood, CA on Sept. 24, 2009
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Personal information
Date of birth July 24, 1969 (1969-07-24) (age 42)
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Nationality Canadian
High school Warsaw Community
(Warsaw, Indiana)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College North Carolina (1987–1991)
NBA Draft 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career 1991–2004
Career history
1991–1997 Boston Celtics
1997–2004 Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,966 (9.6 ppg)
Rebounds 3,517 (3.8 rpg)
Assists 2,649 (2.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ulrich Alexander "Rick" Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.

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[edit] Early life

Fox was born in Toronto, the son of Dianne Gerace, who was an Olympic high jumper and women's pentathlete, and Ulrich Fox.[1] His father is Bahamian and his mother is Italian Canadian. Fox's family moved to his father's native Bahamas when Fox was three. He attended Kingsway Academy in Nassau, where he was a member of the high school's basketball team, the "Saints." Fox also played high school basketball in Warsaw, Indiana. After two seasons (1984–1986) at Warsaw, Fox was projected to have a monster senior season. Just prior to his senior season, the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) ruled that he had no more high school eligibility left (due to completing eight semesters in the Bahamas) and was not allowed to participate in any IHSAA games.[2] Despite not playing his senior season, Fox was voted onto the Indiana All-Star team in 1987.

He then went on to star collegiately at the University of North Carolina where his highlights included leading the Tar Heels to the 1991 NCAA Final Four.

[edit] Basketball career

Fox (standing behind President George W. Bush) at a White House ceremony in January 2002 following the Lakers' 2001 NBA Finals victory.

Fox began his pro basketball career when he was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. As a member of the Celtics, Fox became the first rookie starter on opening night since Larry Bird in 1979.[3] Fox played for thirteen seasons in the NBA (from 1991–1997 with Boston and from 1997–2004 with the Los Angeles Lakers). With the Lakers, Fox won three NBA championships: in 2000, 2001, and 2002, and played in the 2004 NBA Finals.

On April 5, 1999, Fox scored his 6,000th career point in the Lakers' 117-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets. In 56 career NBA Playoff games, he averaged 6.1 points per game, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.[3]

Fox played internationally for Canada once, at the 1994 FIBA Basketball World Championship held in Toronto.

[edit] Acting career

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Fox's acting credits include playing prison inmate Jackson Vahue on the HBO prison drama Oz. He has also appeared in a number of basketball themed films, namely Eddie, He Got Game, and Blue Chips. Fox was a producer of The 1 Second Film, the largest collaborative nonprofit film ever created.[citation needed]

Fox has guest starred in One Tree Hill, Missing, and Shark with James Woods. He appeared in the movie Holes. [4]

In 2007, Fox signed on with the show Dirt to play a recurring role in a multi-episode storyline. He also had a lead role in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns as Harry, Angela Bassett's love interest. He played Wilhelmina Slater's bodyguard and lover in the second season of Ugly Betty, opposite his former wife Vanessa L. Williams.[5]

In 2008 and 2009, he had a recurring role (as a fictionalized version of himself) on the CW comedy-drama television series The Game.[citation needed]

In 2009, Fox played himself in an episode of Party Down on Starz.[citation needed] In Fall 2010, he was also a celebrity contestant on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, paired with pro Cheryl Burke. They came in 6th place.

Fox guest starred in an episode of The Big Bang Theory entitled "The Love Car Displacement" in 2011.

Fox also played himself in three sketches of Jake and Amir for CollegeHumor (1 Apr 2011, 12 June 2011, and 18 Oct 2011).

Fox guest starred for 2 episodes in VH1's Single Ladies.

Fox guest starred in an episode of Body of Proof entitled "Love Thy Neighbor" in 2011.

Fox currently has a recurring role on Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

[edit] Personal life

Rick Fox holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film in May 2006.

Fox has a son with college girlfriend Kari Hillsman.[6] Fox was also married to actress/singer Vanessa L. Williams. After eloping in summer 1999 in the Caribbean, they had another ceremony in September 1999 in New York. They had a daughter in May 2000. After The National Enquirer published pictures of Fox kissing and hugging another woman in mid-2004, Fox's representative announced that the couple had been "headed toward divorce" for over a year.[7] A few months later in August 2004, Fox filed for divorce from Williams.[8]

In 2010, it was reported that Fox was dating actress Eliza Dushku.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fabrikant, Geraldine (November 25, 2001). "TALKING MONEY with RICK FOX and VANESSA L. WILLIAMS; Behind the Glamorous Life, His-and-Hers Nest Eggs". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05EFDB123AF936A15752C1A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3. 
  2. ^ Herman, Steve (June 22, 1987). "Year layoff doesn't stop Fox, Indiana". Associated Press (The Daily News). http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19870622&id=DvgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F0gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4461,4601071. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Rick Fox". NBA. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/rick_fox/. Retrieved Ferburary 25, 2011. 
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289213/
  5. ^ Exes Vanessa Williams, Rick Fox Hook Up for Ugly Betty – Rick Fox, Vanessa Williams : People.com
  6. ^ "VANESSA L. WILLIAMS And NBA Star RICK FOX Tie The Knot In New York". Jet. 1999. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_20_96/ai_57041239/. 
  7. ^ contactmusic.com
  8. ^ usatoday.com
  9. ^ Shira, Dahvi. "Eliza Dushku and Rick Fox Love Living Together". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20412945,00.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 

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