Ulrich Alexander " Rick " Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Canadian-Canadian film and television actor, entrepreneur, retired basketball player, and owner of franchise esports. He plays at the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and plays college basketball for North Carolina Tar Heels. Fox is currently a Partner at Vision Venture Partners, which pioneered the move of private equity firms into professional sports and provides strategic guidance, creative direction, and business development support to each VVP portfolio company. He is also the franchisor of eschild premiere Echo Fox.
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Fox was born in Toronto, the son of Dianne Gerace, who is an Olympic high jumper and female pentatlet, and Ulrich Fox. His father is a Bahamian and his Canadian mother of Italian and Scottish descent. The Fox family moved into his father's Bahamas when Fox was young. He studied at Kingsway Academy in Nassau, where he became a member of the high school basketball team, "Saints". Fox also plays high school basketball in Warsaw, Indiana. After two seasons (1984-1986) in Warsaw, Fox is projected to have a very successful senior season. Just before his senior season, the Indiana High School Athletics Association (IHSAA) decided that he no longer had high school eligibility (due to complete eight semesters between the Bahamas and Indiana) and was not allowed to participate in any further IHSAA matches. Despite not playing his senior season, Fox was elected to the Indiana All-Star team in 1987.
He then went on to star in college at the University of North Carolina where his spotlights included leading the Tar Heels to the 1991 Final NCAA Four.
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Basketball career
Boston Celtics
Fox started his professional basketball career when he was chosen by Boston Celtics in the first round (overall selection 24) of the 1991 NBA draft. As a member of the Celtics, Fox became the first novice starter on the opening night since Larry Bird in 1979 and made the Second Team of the 1992 All-Rookie NBA after averaging 8 points per game. Fox played on the bench for his first two seasons as the Celtics reached the playoffs for the last time in the Larry Bird era. In the 1995-96 season, Fox had become the initial small team and reached double figures. He recorded a career-high 15.4 points per game and 2.2 steals the game (fourth in the league) and made 101 three field targets in the 1996-97 campaign.
Los Angeles Lakers
In the summer of 1997, the Celtics released Fox, and he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. He played and started in all 82 games during the 1997-98 season, averaging 12 points per game. In the playoffs, he counted 10.9 points as the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Utah Jazz. In the 1998-99 season, the Lakers acquired a small All-Star forward Glen Rice. Fox primarily served as his reserves for the next two seasons.
Before the 1999-2000 season, Phil Jackson became the team's head coach. The Lakers reached the league's best record with 67 wins, led by MVP playing Shaquille O'Neal and young star Kobe Bryant under Jackson's triangular offense. In the playoffs, Fox played all 23 games as the Lakers advanced to the 2000 NBA Finals against Indiana Pacers. In the Final, Fox averaged 6.7 points, including 11 in a Lakers 1-game win. In game 6, with the Lakers leading the series 3-2, Fox reached three important pointers in the 4th quarter to help the Lakers last rally as they win the first NBA game and title, Fox.
After the departure of Glen Rice, Fox started 77 of 82 games in the 2000-01 season, posting an average of 9.6 points in one game while shooting 39% of the three points. In the playoffs, Fox started in all 16 games as the Lakers swept through the first three rounds and reached the 2001 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Fox scored 19 points in a 1-game Lakers defeat; 76ers led by Allen Iverson 48 points. The Lakers will win the next four games of the series, securing their second straight championship. In the fifth game, Fox contributed with 20 points, and reached three of his three goals in the field.
In the 2001-02 season, Fox played and started in all 82 games in the regular season and in all of the 19th Lakers playoff matches. The Lakers faced a tiring series of 7 games against the Sacramento Kings, with Fox scoring 13 points in a Lakers 7-game win in Sacramento. In the 2002 NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets, Fox averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals as the Lakers swept the Nets in 4 games to win their third successive NBA title.
In the 2002-03 season, Fox started in 75 of 76 matches but suffered an ankle injury which kept him out of the last two games in the first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the entire Western Semifinals series against the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs beat the Lakers 4-2. Fox missed 40 games in the 2003-04 season with a leg injury, but started in 34 out of 38 games while active. He will only start in 3 of 16 playoff games as the Lakers advance to the 2004 NBA Finals but lost to the Detroit Pistons in 5 games. In 56 career NBA playoff matches, Fox averaged 6.1 points per game, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. After the 2003-04 season, Fox sold back to the Celtics in a deal that brought Chucky Atkins to the Lakers, but opted to retire instead of joining the Celtics.
Fox played internationally for Canada twice, in 1990 and 1994 FIBA ​​World Championships.
Acting career
During the NBA career
While studying at the University of North Carolina, Fox completed his bachelor's degree in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures. In 1994, Fox appeared in the movie 'Blue Chips' as a member of the Texas Western basketball team. In 1996 Fox then played the role of Terry Hastings in the movie Eddie, a degenerate basketball player who received help from Eddie fans played by Whoopi Goldberg. Fox later acted as a female Chick Deagan in the 1998 movie He Got Game directed by Spike Lee. It was in 1997 but that Fox received the greatest role of his acting career early in prison play Jackson Vahue on the HBO prison drama Oz , appearing in 11 episodes between 1997 and 2003. Vahue is a superstar basketball player who was jailed for charges related to allegations of sexual assault. He then developed and overcame a major drug addiction. Fox first appeared in the episode "To Your Health" and each of the next episodes for the rest of the first season. His character will appear again at the start of the second season, before returning in mid-fourth season on the episode of "Revenge is Sweet" and appearing on the season's duration, as Vahue is nearing probation. His last character appearance will come in last season's event, in the final series "Exeunt Omnes", when Vahue was almost killed by the Brass character.
Fox is a supporting actor in the 1999 film Revival playing the role of Detective Scholfield and Ray's role in The Collectors television movie. At the time, ESPN quoted Fox as saying he was trying to balance his acting career with his sporting career, "I mean Penny Marshall is on the edge of the pitch.You get Jack (Nicholson) and Denzel (Washington).The head of the body of William Morris is there. Ally McBeal) David E. Kelley came to some games... I want to plunge into a conversation with them, but I work! "
In addition to Oz , Fox appeared in three more television series in 2003. In the first season of the 1-800-Missing drama starring Vivica A. Fox, Rick Fox played the role of Eric Renard for five episodes. He also provided the sounds of Flash Williams and Smooth Daley characters on the Crime Wave/Odd Ball episode of the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents and played the role of Peter Sampson. on the television show Travel Time . As Eric Renard, he plays the love interest of the FBI agent, Brooke Haslett, played by actress Gloria Reuben. That year he also appeared in the movie Holes in the role of Clyde's supporting character 'Sweetfeet' Livingston, a baseball player.
Contemporary acting care
In 2005, Fox guest starred as Stephen Melbourne character in the UPN Kevin Hill television series and appeared on Love, Inc. as a David Marley character, appeared in six episodes only after it was announced for three. In 2006, Fox played the role of Fabrizio in the movie Mini's First Time in the same year she appeared in 5 episodes as Daunte in the drama series CW, One Tree Hill. In 2007, Fox played bodyguard Wilhelmina Slater and Dwayne's lover in the second season of Ugly Betty, across from his ex-wife Vanessa Williams. The following year, Fox signed with the show Dirt to play a recurring role in a multi episode storyline that lasted six episodes playing the role of Prince Tyrese. In 2008 and 2009, he has a recurring role (as a fictional version of himself) in the TV comedy-drama series BET The Game , also returns to re-role in the final of the 2012 season. In 2008, Fox also has a lead role in Tyler Perry Meet the Browns as Harry, a trainer who tries to portray Brenda's character played by Angela Bassett. In 2009, Fox played in the comedy Party Down and Head Case , and he currently has a recurring role on Single Ladies VH1 and > Payne Tyler Perry House . In 2010, Fox briefly became a guest star in the science-fiction series Dollhouse , and took a recurring role on the remake of CW Melrose Place . In 2011, Fox later played the role of ex-girlfriend Bernadette, Glenn in The Love Car Displacement episode of The Big Bang Theory. In an article about his performance, TV Guide quoted Fox as saying about his role, "It's all in Glenn's head now." How do I lose this guy? He's smarter than me... I love that they change the 'threatening ex' in his ears. At the end of the day, I have more insecurity about my intellect and continue to struggle for intellectual acceptance and views over my appearance and size. I want to look smart and prove my intelligence. That's where I fought him. "
In 2011, Fox also served as a suspect in the drama of Body of Proof and in 2012 he played Andre Carson's character in the series Franklin & amp; Bash . He also played Winston's repeated role on Single Women and Andrew Thompson series . Box Office .
Fox also appeared in five videos with Jake and Amir duo titled "Rick Fox", "Rick Fox 2", "Rick Fox 3", "Rick Fox 4", and "Finale Part 5: Auditions ". In these videos, Fox plays Amir and has proven fixation on eggs and chickens. His ex-girlfriend, Eliza Dushku, appeared on "Rick Fox 4". Fox is featured as a guest star on the Jake and Amir podcast If I Were You Show episode 78 "Steroids".
In 2013, Fox plays the role of Chase Vincent in the VH1 series Hit the Floor . In 2014, Fox guest starred as Dr. James Kendall in the CBS television series Mom . On the same date, she appeared as herself on the episode of CBS sitcom The McCarthys . In 2015, Fox plays the role of Sam Johnson, general manager for the eponymous basketball team on the original Yahoo series Sin City Saints, appearing on the TV Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! , and plays retired basketball player Calvin Owens at iZombie . In 2016, Fox also appeared in the original series Showtime Shameless . He currently plays the role of Darius Nash in his Greenleaf series.
Television reality
At the end of 2010, Fox was a celebrity contestant at ABC Dancing With The Stars , paired with pro Cheryl Burke. They came in sixth place. He also hosted the Jace Hall Show during five episodes. Fox appears as a contestant on Are You Smarter than the Fifth Grader? , in season 3. She is a special guest magistrate during season 4 RuPaul's Drag Race . And by 2017, Fox is a contestant in the Star Power Chopped star competition. Fox is in second place.
Professional Esports
On December 18, 2015, Rick Fox announced that he had purchased a professional team of League of Legends Gravity Gaming (which was re-branded as Echo Fox) from the North American League Championship Series. The Echo Fox Team League has completed its 7th position in spring 2016 and 10th in the 2016 Summer Segregation, out of ten teams. They have completed the 3rd place in spring 2018. [1]
Echo Fox expanded into the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene in January 2016. They disbanded their team CS: GO in November 2016.
On April 29, 2016, Echo Fox went to the battle game by bringing in top North American player Julio Fuentes from Street Fighter V. Echo Fox continued to evolve in the fighting game genre in May, acquiring Mew2King's Super Smash Brothers Melee. In January 2017, Echo Fox made a bigger move in the battle game community by signing Street Fighter V players Justin Wong, Tokido, Yusuke Momochi, and ChocoBlanka, Mortal Kombat X players SonicFox and Scar, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U MKLeo players, and former FGC Evil Geniuses manager Antonio Javier.
On May 11, 2016, Echo Fox extended to the Call of Duty scene. On August 13, 2017, the Call of Duty team completed 17-24 at Call of Duty Championship 2017.
Personal life
Fox had a son Kyle (born 1993) with Kari Hillsman, a woman he dated while playing basketball for the Boston Celtics. Fox is also married to actress/singer Vanessa Williams. After eloping in the summer of 1999 in the Caribbean, they held another ceremony in September 1999 in New York City. They had a daughter in May 2000. In August 2004, Fox filed for divorce from Williams. The split Fox and Williams are friendly enough for both of them to work together a few years later on Ugly Betty television show. Fox and actress Eliza Dushku are from October 2009 to June 2014. She has a younger sister, Jeanene Fox who is a very successful European model and actress.
NBA career statistics
List of Fox career statistics:
Regular season
Playoffs
References
External links
- Official website
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- Rick Fox on IMDb
- Producer Profile of Rick Fox for Second Second Movie
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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