38 Facts About Rick Fox

Ulrich Alexander Fox was born on July 24,1969 and is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player.

Rick Fox played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Rick Fox was the owner of the eSports franchise Echo Fox until his departure from the franchise in October 2019.

Rick Fox's acting credits include roles in Oz, He Got Game, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, The Game, The Big Bang Theory, Meet the Browns, Melrose Place, Mr Box Office, Sin City Saints, Krystal, Sharknado, Greenleaf, Morning Show Mysteries, All Rise and Holes.

Ulrich Alexander Rick Fox was born on July 24,1969, in Toronto, Canada, the son of Dianne Gerace, who was an Olympic high jumper and women's pentathlete, and Ulrich Rick Fox.

Rick Fox's father is Bahamian and his mother is Canadian of Italian and Scottish descent.

Rick Fox's family moved to his father's native Bahamas when Rick Fox was young.

Rick Fox then went on to star collegiately at the University of North Carolina.

Rick Fox was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 1991 NBA draft.

Rick Fox primarily served as his backup during the next two seasons.

Rick Fox scored 19 points in the Lakers' game 1 loss; the 76ers were led by Allen Iverson's 48 points.

The Lakers faced a grueling 7-game series against the Sacramento Kings, with Rick Fox scoring 13 points in the Lakers' game 7 victory in Sacramento.

In 56 career NBA playoff games, Rick Fox averaged 6.1 points per game, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.

Rick Fox played internationally for Canada twice at the 1990 and 1994 FIBA World Championships.

In 1994, Rick Fox appeared in the film Blue Chips as a member of the Western University basketball team.

In 1996, Rick Fox then played the role of Terry Hastings in the film Eddie, a slumping basketball player who receives help from fan "Eddie" played by Whoopi Goldberg.

Rick Fox then had a role as the ladies man Chick Deagan in the 1998 film He Got Game, a film directed by Spike Lee.

In 1997, Rick Fox began to portray prison inmate Jackson Vahue on the HBO prison drama Oz, appearing in 11 episodes of the show between 1997 and 2003.

Rick Fox was a supporting actor in the 1999 film Resurrection playing the role of Detective Scholfield and the role of Ray in the television film The Collectors.

In 2005, Rick Fox guest starred as the character Stephen Melbourne in the UPN television series Kevin Hill and appeared in Love, Inc as the character David Marley.

In 2006 Rick Fox played the role of Fabrizio in the film Mini's First Time the same year he appeared in 5 episodes as villain Daunte in the CW drama series One Tree Hill, which has basketball as its central sport.

In 2007, Rick Fox played Wilhelmina Slater's bodyguard and lover Dwayne in the second season of Ugly Betty, opposite his former wife Vanessa Williams.

In 2008, Rick Fox had a lead role in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns as Harry, a coach trying to court the character of Brenda played by Angela Bassett.

In 2009, Rick Fox played himself in Head Case, and he currently has recurring roles on VH1's Single Ladies and Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

In 2011, Rick Fox played the role of Bernadette's ex-boyfriend Glenn in The Big Bang Theory episode "The Love Car Displacement".

Rick Fox played the recurring role of Winston on Single Ladies and Andrew Thompson in the series Mr Box Office.

In 2013, Rick Fox played the role of Chase Vincent in the VH1 series Hit the Floor.

In 2014, Rick Fox guest-starred as the character Dr James Kendall in the CBS television series Mom.

In 2016, Rick Fox appeared in the Showtime original series Shameless.

From 2018 to 2019, Rick Fox co-starred in the first five instalments of Hallmark's Morning Show Mysteries, based on the novels of Al Roker.

Rick Fox played the role of journalist Darius Nash on the OWN series Greenleaf.

In late 2010, Rick Fox was a celebrity contestant on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, pairing with pro Cheryl Burke.

Rick Fox was host of the Jace Hall Show for five episodes.

Rick Fox was a special guest judge during season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Rick Fox has a son with Kari Hillsman, a woman he dated while playing basketball for the Boston Celtics.

Rick Fox's son is an avid gamer and got his father into the eSports world.

Rick Fox was mistakenly reported to have been among the passengers killed in a helicopter crash alongside his former teammate Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, California on January 26,2020; these claims were contradicted by Rick Fox and his family.

Rick Fox was paired with two-time DWTS winner Cheryl Burke for Season 11.