Rick Fox

Rick Fox
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.
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.

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.

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.
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Personal information
Date of birth July 24, 1969 (age 42)
Toronto, Ontario
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College North Carolina
NBA Draft 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career 1991–2004
Career history
Boston Celtics (1991–1997)
Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Team (2nd, 1992)
3× NBA Champion (2000, 2001, 2002)
3× NBA All-Star in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game (2009-2011)