Rick Fox

Ulrich Alexander "Rick" Fox ( born July 24, 1969 in Toronto ) is a retired Canadian professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. The 2.02 meter tall Fox, whose parents are from Italy and from the Bahamas, played on the positions of the shooting guard and small forward and won with the Lakers three times the NBA title. Together with Steve Nash, he is considered one of the greatest Canadian basketball player of all time.

Fox is also a professional actor, who was recently acquainted with the role of "Prince Tyresse " in the series Dirt. He is also known as the ex-husband of singer and actress Vanessa Williams, with whom he has a daughter.

Sports career

Fox was selected by the Boston Celtics at position 24 in the NBA Draft in 1991. He was elected to the NBA All- Rookie Second Team of the best newcomers, but was in his first years more of a supplementary as a regular player. It was only in 1995 made ​​a breakthrough when he played in 81 of 82 games from the start and increased his average to 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. 1997 Fox was hired by the Los Angeles Lakers and formed together with Glen Rice and Eddie Jones a powerful Swingman trio before Fox was replaced by 18 -year-old shooting guard Kobe Bryant on the bench next season. But when Phil Jackson 1999 Lakers coach was, he made a wide range of Fox held Rice to the starting small forward, and bade him, Bryant defensively indemnify the back. Led by Shaquille O'Neal and Bryant, the Lakers won three championships from 2000 to 2002 in series, a so-called threepeat. Of 2003, however, Fox injured his knee and never reached its former level. After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, Fox was sold again to the Celtics, but played no longer a game and finished his career at the age of 34.

Acting Career

Fox had during his NBA career cameo appearances in the Basketball films Blue Chips (1994 ), Eddie (1996) and He Got Game ( 1998) and was a shampoo model. In 1999, a role in Resurrection - The Resurrection. He played in the 1997 and 2003 also the role of " Jackson Vahue " in the series Oz - hell behind bars, had several appearances in another Hollywood series and won in the United States recognition of the role of "Prince Tyresse " in the series Dirt. He is also the godfather of the television project The 1 Second Film. He also starred in the television series One Tree Hill. Apart from that he has so far been seen in four episodes of the internet series " Jake and Amir " on College Humor.

Filmography

Private life

Fox is a multiethnic person: his mother is from Italy, and his father is from the Bahamas. He married in 1999 the actress Vanessa Williams and the couple have a daughter who was born in 2000. 2004, the marriage ended in divorce.

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