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{{Short description|Canadian actor, professional basketball player (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Rick Fox
| image = Rick Fox (40679251643) (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Fox in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|7|24}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| nationality = Canadian / Bahamian<ref>{{cite tweet| user=RickFox| author=Rick Fox| number=804881733313265664| date=December 3, 2016| title=Duel citizen Bahamian/Canadian}}</ref>
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 235
| weight_footnote =<ref>{{cite web| url=https://stats.nba.com/player/296/career/| title=Rick Fox| website=[[National Basketball Association]]| access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
| high_school ={{Ubl
  | {{nowrap | Kingsway Academy ([[Nassau, The Bahamas]]) }}
  | [[Warsaw Community High School|Warsaw Community]] ([[Warsaw, Indiana]])
  }}
| college = [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] ([[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1987]]–[[1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1991]])
| draft_year = 1991
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 24
| draft_team = [[Boston Celtics]]
| career_start = 1991
| career_end = 2004
| career_position = [[Small forward]]
| career_number = 44, 17
| years1 = {{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}}
| team1 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}}
| team2 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| highlights = 
* 3× [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|2000}}–{{nbafy|2002}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] ({{nbay|1991|end}})
* First-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams|All-ACC]] (1991)
* Third-team All-ACC (1990)
* [[ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] MVP ([[1991 ACC men's basketball tournament|1991]])
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 8,966 (9.6 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 3,517 (3.8 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 2,649 (2.8 apg)
}}
'''Ulrich Alexander Fox''' (born July 24, 1969)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/foxri01.html |title=Rick Fox Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |website=[[Basketball-Reference.com]] |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref> is a Bahamian-Canadian former basketball player, three-time [[NBA]] Champion, and [[actor]]. He played in the [[National Basketball Association]] for both the [[Boston Celtics]] and [[Los Angeles Lakers]], and played [[college basketball]] for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels basketball|North Carolina Tar Heels]]. He was the owner of the eSports franchise [[Echo Fox]] until his departure from the franchise in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news| first=Steven| last=Asarch| url=https://www.newsweek.com/echo-fox-lawsuits-dismissed-rick-fox-pursue-esports-1467000| title=Exclusive: Rick Fox Leaves Echo Fox, Able to Pursue Other Opportunities in Esports|magazine=[[Newsweek]]| date=October 22, 2019| access-date=April 22, 2020| archive-date=January 13, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113232547/https://www.newsweek.com/echo-fox-lawsuits-dismissed-rick-fox-pursue-esports-1467000| url-status=dead}}</ref>

His acting credits include roles in ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', ''[[He Got Game]]'', ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', ''[[The Game (American TV series)|The Game]]'', ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', ''[[Meet the Browns (film)|Meet the Browns]]'', ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Mr. Box Office]]'', ''[[Sin City Saints]]'', ''[[Krystal (film)|Krystal]]'', ''[[Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!|Sharknado]]'', ''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]'', ''[[Morning Show Mysteries]],'' ''[[All Rise (TV series)|All Rise]]'', ''[[Holes (film)|Holes]]'' and ''[[Highest 2 Lowest|Highest 2 Lowest]]''.

==Early life==
Ulrich Alexander Fox was born on July 24, 1969, in [[Toronto]], Canada, the son of [[Dianne Gerace]], who was an Olympic [[high jump]]er and women's [[Pentathlon|pentathlete]], and Ulrich Fox.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05EFDB123AF936A15752C1A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| title=TALKING MONEY with RICK FOX and VANESSA L. WILLIAMS; Behind the Glamorous Life, His-and-Hers Nest Eggs| first=Geraldine| last=Fabrikant| date=November 25, 2001}}</ref> His father is Bahamian and his mother is Canadian of Italian and Scottish descent.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blackhollywoodlive.com/2014/12/04/rick-fox-interview-black-hollywood-lives-portraits/| title=Rick Fox Interview| date=December 4, 2014| website=Black Hollywood Live| access-date=July 5, 2015| archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091205/http://www.blackhollywoodlive.com/2014/12/04/rick-fox-interview-black-hollywood-lives-portraits/| url-status=dead}}</ref> Fox's family moved to his father's native [[Bahamas]] when Fox was young. He attended [[Kingsway Academy, Nassau|Kingsway Academy]] in [[Nassau, The Bahamas|Nassau]]. Despite never playing organized basketball before, he went to a summer camp and became 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 very successful senior season. Just before 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 between the Bahamas and Indiana) and was not allowed to participate in any further IHSAA games.<ref name="daily_news_bowling_green">{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19870622&id=DvgaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4461,4601071| title=Year layoff doesn't stop Fox, Indiana| last=Herman| first=Steve| date=June 22, 1987| agency=Associated Press| newspaper=[[The Daily News (Kentucky)|The Daily News]]| location=Bowling Green, Kentucky| access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> Despite not playing his senior season, Fox was voted onto the Indiana All-Star team in 1987.<ref name="MNI">{{cite web| author=Institute of Caribbean Studies|url=http://www.mnialive.com/articles/wall-of-fame-rick-fox|title=Wall Of Fame: Rick Fox|publisher=MNI Alive Ltd|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> He then went on to star collegiately at the [[University of North Carolina]].

==Professional career==
===Boston Celtics (1991–1997)===
Fox 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 and made the 1992 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 8 points per game.<ref name="NBACelticsWaiveRF">{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/Celtics_Waive_Rick_Fox_To_Faci-118692-25.html| title=Boston Celtics Waive Rick Fox| website=[[National Basketball Association]]| date=September 30, 2004| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> By the 1995–96 season, Fox became the team's starting small forward and achieved double-figure scoring. He recorded career highs of 15.4 points a game and 2.2 steals a game (fifth in the league) and made 101 three-point field goals in the 1996–97 season.<ref name="NBA bio" />

===Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004)===
[[File:Lipofsky-Rick Fox.jpg|thumb|left|Fox with Los Angeles Lakers, 2002]]
In the summer of 1997, the Celtics released Fox, and he signed with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].<ref>{{cite web| first=George| last=Middleton| url=https://lakeshowlife.com/2020/04/15/los-angeles-lakers-rick-fox-glue-guy/| title=Los Angeles Lakers: Rick Fox, The Ultimate Glue Guy|website=[[FanSided]]| date=April 14, 2020| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> He played and started in all 82 games during the 1997–98 season, averaging 12 points per game. In the playoffs, he tallied 10.9 points a game as the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals before losing to the [[Utah Jazz]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/foxri01/gamelog/1998/| title=Rick Fox 1997–98 Game Log| website=[[Basketball-Reference.com]]| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> In the 1998–99 season, the Lakers acquired All-Star small forward [[Glen Rice]]. Fox primarily served as his backup during the next two seasons.

In the 1999–2000 season playoffs, Fox played all 23 games as the Lakers advanced to the [[2000 NBA Finals]] against the [[Indiana Pacers]]. In the Finals, Fox averaged 6.7 points, including 11 in the Lakers' game 1 victory.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2000-nba-finals-pacers-vs-lakers.html| title=2000 NBA Finals Pacers vs. Lakers| website=Basketball-Reference.com| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> In game 6, with the Lakers leading the series 3–2, Fox hit a critical three-pointer in the fourth quarter to help the Lakers' final rally as they won the game and the NBA title, Fox's first.<ref>{{cite web| first=Sabreena| last=Merchant| url=https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2020/4/10/21216757/lakers-profile-rick-fox-pretty-boy-beloved-instigator-three-time-champ-hollywood| title=Let's appreciate a Laker: Rick Fox, the beloved instigator| website=[[SB Nation]]| date=April 10, 2020| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>

Following the departure of Glen Rice, Fox started 77 of 82 games in the 2000–01 season, posting an average of 9.6 points a game while shooting 39% from three-point range.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/foxri01/gamelog/2001/| title=Rick Fox 2000–01 Game Log|website=Basketball-Reference.com| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> 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 the Lakers' game 1 loss; the 76ers were led by [[Allen Iverson]]'s 48 points.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2001-nba-finals-76ers-vs-lakers.html| title=2001 NBA Finals 76ers vs. Lakers| website=Basketball-Reference.com| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> The Lakers would win the next four games of the series, securing their second straight championship. In the fifth game, Fox contributed with 20 points, and hit all three of his three-point field goal attempts.

In the 2001–02 season, Fox played and started in all 82 games in the regular season and in all of the Lakers' 19 playoff games.<ref name="auto">{{cite web| url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/foxri01/gamelog/2002/| title=Rick Fox 2001–02 Game Log| website=Basketball-Reference.com| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> The Lakers faced a grueling 7-game series against the [[Sacramento Kings]], with Fox scoring 13 points in the Lakers' game 7 victory in Sacramento.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2002-nba-western-conference-finals-lakers-vs-kings.html|title=2002 NBA Western Conference Finals Lakers vs. Kings| website=Basketball-Reference.com| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>

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 straight NBA title.<ref name="auto"/> In the beginning of the 2002 season, Fox was suspended 6 games after fighting with [[Sacramento Kings]] player [[Doug Christie]] in the preseason.<ref>{{cite news| agency=Associated Press| date=2002-10-29| title=Fox, Christie suspended for fight| url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/10/29/19685725/fox-christie-suspended-for-fight| access-date=2021-03-23| newspaper=[[Deseret News]]| location=Salt Lake City| language=en}}</ref> In the 2002–03 season, Fox started in 75 of 76 games but suffered an ankle injury that kept him out of the last two games of the first round against the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] and the entire Western Conference Semi-final series against the [[San Antonio Spurs]].<ref>{{cite news| first=John| last=Nadel| url=https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Lakers-Rick-Fox-Undergoes-Foot-Surgery-7920031.php| title=Lakers' Rick Fox Undergoes Foot Surgery| newspaper=[[Midland Reporter-Telegram]]| date=May 11, 2003| access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> The Spurs defeated the Lakers 4–2. Fox missed 40 games in the 2003–04 season due to a foot injury, but started in 34 of 38 games while active. He would only start in 3 of 16 playoff games as the Lakers advanced to the [[2004 NBA Finals]] but lost to the [[Detroit Pistons]] in 5 games. In 56 career NBA playoff games, Fox averaged 6.1 points per game, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.<ref name="NBA bio">{{cite web| title=Rick Fox| url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/rick_fox/|website=NBA| access-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref> Following the 2003–04 season, Fox was traded back to the Celtics in a deal that brought [[Chucky Atkins]] to the Lakers, but opted to retire instead of suiting up for the Celtics.<ref>{{cite news| last1=Bresnahan| first1=Mike| title=Fox Retires Because of Nagging Injuries| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-oct-01-sp-fox1-story.html| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date=April 17, 2020| date=October 1, 2004}}</ref> During his 13-year NBA career, Fox earned more than $34&nbsp;million in salary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/foxri01.html| title=Rick Fox| website=Basketball-Reference.com| accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>

===National team===
Fox played internationally for [[Canada men's national basketball team|Canada]] twice at the [[1990 FIBA World Championship|1990]] and [[1994 FIBA World Championship]]s.<ref>{{cite web| title=Rick Fox| url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/107677-rick-fox| website=FIBA Basketball| access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref>

==Acting career==
===During NBA career===
In 1994, Fox appeared in the film ''[[Blue Chips]]'' as a member of the Western University basketball team.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61752745.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+05%2C+1993&author=Mark+Blaudschun%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Some+final+deliberations+North+Carolina%2C+Michigan+weigh+possibilities+before+taking+to+court&pqatl=google| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201013043/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61752745.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+05,+1993&author=Mark+Blaudschun,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Some+final+deliberations+North+Carolina,+Michigan+weigh+possibilities+before+taking+to+court&pqatl=google| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 1, 2013| newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]| access-date=October 25, 2012| title=Some final deliberations North Carolina, Michigan weigh possibilities before taking to court| first=Mark| last=Blaudschun| date=April 5, 1993}}</ref> In 1996, Fox then played the role of Terry Hastings in the film ''[[Eddie (film)|Eddie]]'', a slumping basketball player who receives help from fan "Eddie" played by [[Whoopi Goldberg]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p2RGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3335,26633&dq=rick+fox+terry+hastings&hl=en| date=June 1, 1996| access-date=February 7, 2025| title=Goldberg and Rodman not enough to rescue cliched hoop film ''Eddie''| first=David| last=Goodman| page=A6| agency=[[Associated Press]]| newspaper=[[The Daily Gazette]]| location=[[Schenectady, New York]]}}</ref> Fox then had a role as the ladies man Chick Deagan in the 1998 film ''[[He Got Game]]'', a film directed by [[Spike Lee]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/8/27/1654843/rick-fox-continues-dominance-of| title=Rick Fox Continues Dominance Of Female Demographic| work=[[SBNation.com]]| author=Eric Stephen| date=August 27, 2010| access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=December 2023|reason=SBNation is not a reliable source}} In 1997, Fox began to portray prison inmate Jackson Vahue on the [[HBO]] prison drama ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', appearing in 11 episodes of the show between 1997 and 2003.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UgMsGwAACAAJ&q=oz+episode+guide |title=OZ: Behind These Walls: The Journal of Augustus Hill |year=2003 |access-date=October 25, 2012| first=Augustus| last=Hill| publisher=HarperCollins| isbn=978-0-0605-2133-2}}</ref>

Fox was a supporting actor in the 1999 film ''[[Resurrection (1999 film)|Resurrection]]'' playing the role of Detective Scholfield and the role of Ray in the television film ''The Collectors''. At the time, [[ESPN]] quoted Fox as saying of trying to balance his acting career with his sports career that, "I mean, Penny Marshall is courtside. You got Jack (Nicholson) and Denzel (Washington). The head of the William Morris Agency is there. (Ally McBeal creator) David E. Kelley comes to some games ... I want to jump into conversations with them, but I'm working!"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/otl/actors/part3.html |title=The L.A. story: Opportunity |website=ESPN |first=Tom |last=Farrey |date=June 3, 1999 |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>

In addition to ''Oz'', Fox appeared in three more television series in the year 2003. On the first season of the crime drama ''[[1-800-Missing]]'' starring [[Vivica A. Fox]], Rick Fox played the role of Eric Renard over five episodes. He also provided the voice of the characters Flash Williams and Smooth Daley on the ''[[Crime Wave/Odd Ball]]'' episode of [[Nickelodeon]]'s animated series ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', and played the role of Peter Sampson on the television series ''Street Time''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} As Eric Renard he played the love interest of the FBI agent Brooke Haslett, played by actress [[Gloria Reuben]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zjlOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6571,762811&dq=1-800-missing+rick+fox&hl=en |title=Rick Fox |date=July 12, 2003 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |newspaper=[[Lakeland Ledger]]}}</ref> That year he also appeared in the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] film ''[[Holes (film)|Holes]]'' with the supporting character role of Clyde 'Sweetfeet' Livingston, a baseball player.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117920543/ |title=Reviews – Holes |date=April 16, 2003 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

===Post-NBA acting career===
[[File:Rick Fox T1SF.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Fox holding a producer credit for ''[[The 1 Second Film]]'' in May 2006]]
In 2005, Fox guest starred as the character Stephen Melbourne in the [[UPN]] television series ''[[Kevin Hill (TV series)|Kevin Hill]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/376024.html |title=Tar Heel Pros News & Notes |date=May 2, 2005 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |work=Fox Sports |author=Bob Joseph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730074643/http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/376024.html |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and appeared in ''[[Love, Inc. (TV series)|Love, Inc.]]'' as the character David Marley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/08/former_nba_player_to_guest_star_in_love_ |title=Former NBA Player to Guest Star in 'Love, Inc.' |access-date=October 25, 2012 |date=November 8, 2005 |website=Starpulse.com}}{{dead link|date=February 2025}}</ref> In 2006 Fox played the role of Fabrizio in the film ''[[Mini's First Time]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2006/07/14/movies/14mini.html?_r=0 |title=A Teenager Goes From Naughty to Worse in 'Mini's First Time' |date=July 14, 2006 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Manhola |last=Dargis}}</ref> the same year he appeared in 5 episodes as villain Daunte in the CW drama series ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', which has basketball as its central sport. In 2007, Fox played [[Wilhelmina Slater]]'s bodyguard and lover Dwayne in the second season of ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', opposite his former wife [[Vanessa Williams]].<ref name="PWF">{{Cite web |last=Margaret |first=Mary |date=August 5, 2007 |title=Exes Vanessa Williams, Rick Fox Hook Up for Ugly Betty |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20050027,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930230110/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20050027,00.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> The following year Fox signed on with the show ''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]'' to play a recurring role in a multi-episode storyline lasting six episodes playing the role of Prince Tyrese.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/former-laker-rick-fox-scores-role-in-new-fx-series-dirt |website=Fox News |date=August 16, 2006 |title=Former Laker Rick Fox Scores Role in New FX Series 'Dirt' |access-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> In 2008 and 2009, he had a recurring role (as a fictionalized version of himself) on the [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] [[comedy-drama]] television series ''[[The Game (U.S. TV series)|The Game]]'', also returning to reprise his role in the 2012 season finale.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/30/the-game-season-5-finale-rick-fox/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |title='The Game' season finale scoop: Rick Fox returns to stir up trouble with Tasha? |date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |first=Tanner |last=Stransky}}</ref> In 2008, Fox also had a lead role in ''[[Meet the Browns (film)|Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns]]'' as Harry, a coach trying to court the character of Brenda played by [[Angela Bassett]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movie-reviews/movie-review-tyler-perrys-meet-the-browns-386014/ |date=March 22, 2008 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |title=Movie Review: 'Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns' |first=Roger |last=Moore |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]}}</ref> 
In 2009, Fox played himself in ''[[Head Case]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/rick-fox-head-case-rick-fox-role-playing-video-oa5i2g1aUBg-1170-2.html |title=Head Case: Rick Fox Role Playing |access-date=October 29, 2012 |work=[[First Post]]}}{{dead link|date=February 2025}}</ref> and he currently has recurring roles on [[VH1]]'s ''[[Single Ladies (TV series)|Single Ladies]]'' and ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]''. In 2010, Fox briefly guest starred on the science-fiction series ''[[Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2009/12/22/dollhouse-eliza-dushku-rick-fox/ |date=December 22, 2009 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |title='Dollhouse' exclusive: Eliza Dushku's BF Rick Fox moves in! |author=Michael Ausiello}}</ref> and took on a recurring role on the CW remake of ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rickfox-idUSTRE5821SJ20090903 |title=Rick Fox to hang at "Melrose Place" |date=September 3, 2009 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |work=[[Reuters]] |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222224609/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/09/03/us-rickfox-idUSTRE5821SJ20090903 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, Fox played the role of [[Bernadette Rostenkowski|Bernadette]]'s ex-boyfriend Glenn in ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' episode "[[The Love Car Displacement]]". In an article about his appearance, ''[[TV Guide]]'' quoted Fox as saying about his role, "It's all in Glenn's head now. 'How am I losing to this guy? He's smarter than me ... I love that they turned the 'threatening ex' on its ear. At the end of the day, I have more insecurity about my intellect and am constantly fighting to be accepted intellectually and be seen for more than my looks and my size. I want to appear intelligent and prove my intelligence. That's where I'm battling with him."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Big-Bang-Rick-Fox-1028093.aspx |date=January 19, 2011 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |title=The Big Bang Theory: Can Rick Fox Measure Up to Wolowitz? |first=Joyce |last=Eng |magazine=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>

In 2011, Fox also played a suspect on the crime drama ''[[Body of Proof]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/body-proof-rick-fox-guest-220148 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title='Body of Proof': Rick Fox Guest Stars on Season 2 (Exclusive) |date=August 7, 2011 |first=Jethro |last=Nededog |access-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref> and in 2012 he played the character Andre Carson on the series ''[[Franklin & Bash]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/franklin-and-bash-season-2-guest-stars-250733 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |title='Franklin & Bash' Books Cybill Shepherd, Eric Mabius and Rick Fox for Guest Spots |date=October 19, 2011 |first=Philiana |last=Ng |access-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref> He also played the recurring role of Winston on ''[[Single Ladies (TV series)|Single Ladies]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hiphopwired.com/2011/07/18/vh1s-single-ladies-renewed-for-2nd-season/ |title="I'm So Excited": VH1's 'Single Ladies' Renewed For 2nd Season |date=July 18, 2012 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |first=Randy |last=Roper |website=Hip Hop Wired}}</ref> and Andrew Thompson in the series ''[[Mr. Box Office]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

In 2013, Fox played the role of Chase Vincent in the VH1 series ''[[Hit the Floor (TV series)|Hit the Floor]]''. In 2014, Fox guest-starred as the character Dr. James Kendall in the [[CBS]] television series ''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/09/rick-fox-mom-cbs/ |date=December 7, 2014 |title=Rick Fox lands guest gig on 'Mom' as Jaime Pressly's husband |first=Marc |last=Snetiker |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=RickFox|author=Rick Fox|number=541053374402412544|date=December 6, 2014|title=Thank you to the #Ladies of @MOMCBS U are all #AA+ #LoveYouAll in an unhealthy codependent way – I need #ALANON}}</ref> On the same airdate, he appeared as himself on an episode of the CBS sitcom ''[[The McCarthys]]''. In 2015, Fox played the role of Sam Johnson, the general manager for the eponymous basketball team on Yahoo's original series ''Sin City Saints'', he appeared in the TV film ''[[Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!]]'', and played retired basketball player Calvin Owens on ''[[iZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]''. In 2016, Fox also appeared in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] original series ''[[Shameless (U.S. TV series)|Shameless]]''.

From 2018 to 2019, Fox co-starred in the first five instalments of [[Hallmark Channel|Hallmark]]'s ''[[Morning Show Mysteries]]'', based on the novels of [[Al Roker]]. In 2019 he played the role of "Roger" in the holiday TV movie ''One Fine Christmas''. He played the role of journalist Darius Nash on the [[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)|OWN]] series ''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]''.

In 2022, the Bahamian government appointed Fox as Ambassador-at-large for Sports.<ref>{{cite web| last=Brown| first=Oswald| title=Bahamas Appoints Seven Additional Diplomats| url=https://bahamaschronicle.com/bahamas-appoints-seven-additional-diplomats/| date=August 4, 2022| access-date=February 27, 2023|website=Bahamas Chronicle}}</ref>

===Reality television===
In late 2010, Fox was a celebrity contestant on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', pairing with pro [[Cheryl Burke]]. They came in sixth place. He was also host of the ''Jace Hall Show'' for five episodes. Fox appeared as a contestant on ''[[Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (U.S. game show)|Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?]]'', in season 3. He was a special guest judge during season 4 of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''. And in 2017, Fox was a contestant on the ''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]'' Star Power actors competition. Fox came in second place.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Sandy |date=January 12, 2019 |title=Rick Fox is bounced from 'Dancing With the Stars' |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |location=Cleveland |url=https://www.cleveland.com/tv/2010/11/rick_fox_is_bounced_from_danci.html |access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref>

==Professional gaming==
{{main|Echo Fox}}
In 2015, Fox and partner Amit Raizada acquired professional ''[[League of Legends]]'' team [[Gravity Gaming]] of the [[North American League of Legends Championship Series]], re-branding it to Echo Fox.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-18/former-nba-player-rick-fox-buys-esports-team-gravity |title=Former NBA Player Rick Fox Buys eSports Team Gravity |first=Scott |last=Soshnick |website=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=December 18, 2015 |access-date=December 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Rick |date=February 20, 2017 |title=The Business of Gaming |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/rick-fox-team-echofox-business-of-gaming |work=The Players' Tribune}}</ref>

In April 2019 Echo Fox confirmed to ESPN<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/gaming/story/_/id/26605177/echo-fox-confirms-investor-used-racial-epithets-rick-fox| title=Echo Fox confirms investor used racial epithets toward Rick Fox| date=April 25, 2019| website=ESPN| access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref> that Amit Raizada, one of its co-founders, had used racist language multiple times, including in a confrontation with Fox.

In response, Riot Games, which operates the LCS, launched an investigation. It ordered Echo Fox to remove Razaida, or it would have to sell its spot in the LCS within 60 days, saying "hate speech, threats, and bigotry have no place in the LCS." Riot Games came up with an agreement to end Echo Fox's participation in the LCS, eventually resulting in Evil Geniuses acquiring the team's spot. With Echo Fox unable to remove Razaida, Fox notified Echo Fox shareholders that he would be exiting the organization as soon as he could facilitate a transaction. In an email, obtained by Dexerto,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/echo-fox-owner-rick-fox-235058903.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall| title=Echo Fox Owner Rick Fox to Leave Organization Over Racism (Report)| first=Stephanie| last=Fogel| date=April 25, 2019| magazine=Variety| via=Yahoo Entertainment| access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref> Fox said: "the recent outrageous and abhorrent display of pure racism made by a significant Echo Fox shareholder as well as threats to my family have made it impossible for me to continue remain associated with the company."

In a statement<ref name="s953">{{cite web| last=Wolf| first=Jacob| title=Settlement agreement reached between Rick Fox, Vision Esports| website=ESPN| date=2019-10-22| url=https://www.espn.com/gaming/story/_/id/27902761/settlement-agreement-reached-rick-fox-vision-esports| access-date=2024-11-27| df=mdy-all}}</ref> in November 2019, Fox confirmed he had left the organization. "On the [basketball] court and in the business world, teammates are everything and there must be unity and a shared sense of purpose in order to succeed. In the case of Echo Fox, the significant difference of values, ethics and commitment to integrity was very problematic and damaging", Fox said.

==Personal life==
Fox has a son with Kari Hillsman, a woman he dated while playing basketball for the Boston Celtics.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_20_96/ai_57041239/ |magazine=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]] |title=Vanessa L. Williams And NBA Star Rick Fox Tie The Knot In New York |date=1999-10-18 |via=[[FindArticles]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041130121913/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_20_96/ai_57041239/ |archive-date=2004-11-30}}</ref> His son is an avid gamer and got his father into the eSports world.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/14665293/rick-fox-interview-echo-fox-lcs-esports-league-legends |title=Rick Fox goes in-depth on joining LCS, future of competitive gaming |first1=Tyler |last1=Erzberger |work=[[ESPN]] |date=January 28, 2016 |access-date=January 28, 2016}}</ref>

Fox eloped with American actress/singer [[Vanessa Williams]] in the summer of 1999 in the Caribbean. They had another ceremony in September 1999 in New York City. They have a daughter. In August 2004, Fox filed for divorce from Williams.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-08-10-fox-divorce_x.htm |title=Rick Fox files for divorce from Vanessa Williams |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |first1=Dave |last1=Allocca |date=2004-08-10 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |location=Los Angeles |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040827024926/https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-08-10-fox-divorce_x.htm |archive-date=2004-08-27 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Fox and Williams' split, however, was amicable enough for the two of them to work onscreen together several years later on the television show ''[[Ugly Betty]]''.<ref name="PWF" />

Fox and actress [[Eliza Dushku]] dated from October 2009 to June 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Zach |date=June 24, 2014 |title=Eliza Dushku and Rick Fox Break Up |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/553846/eliza-dushku-and-rick-fox-break-up |access-date=June 24, 2014 |website=[[E! News]]}}</ref>

Fox was mistakenly reported to have been among the passengers killed in [[2020 Calabasas helicopter crash|a helicopter crash]] alongside his former teammate [[Kobe Bryant]] in [[Calabasas, California]] on January 26, 2020; these claims were contradicted by Fox and his family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/rick-fox-on-rumor-he-died-with-kobe-bryant-it-shook-a-lot-of-people-in-my-life| title=Rick Fox on rumor he died with Kobe Bryant: 'It shook a lot of people in my life'| last=Feldman| first=Dan| date=January 29, 2020| website=[[NBC Sports]]| access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/rick-fox-not-a-passenger-in-helicopter-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant-eight-others/amp/| title=Rick Fox not a passenger in helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, eight others| last=Quinn| first=Sam| date=January 27, 2020| website=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.today.com/news/rick-fox-speaks-out-false-reports-he-died-kobe-bryant-t172683| title=Rick Fox speaks out on false reports that he died on Kobe Bryant chopper crash| last=Weisholtz| first=Drew| date=January 29, 2020| website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1991}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 81 || 5 || 19.0 || .459 || .329 || .755 || 2.7 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .4 || 8.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 71 || 14 || 15.2 || '''.484''' || .174 || .802 || 2.2 || 1.6 || .9 || .3 || 6.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993–94 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| '''82''' || 53 || 25.6 || .467 || .330 || .757 || 4.3 || 2.6 || 1.0 || '''.6''' || 10.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1994}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 53 || 7 || 19.6 || .481 || '''.413''' || .772 || 2.9 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .4 || 8.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1995}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 81 || 81 || 32.0 || .454 || .364 || .772 || '''5.6''' || '''4.6''' || 1.4 || .5 || 14.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 76 || 75 || '''34.9''' || .456 || .363 || .787 || 5.2 || 3.8 || '''2.2''' || .5 || '''15.4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1997}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 33.0 || .471 || .325 || .743 || 4.4 || 3.4 || 1.2 || '''.6''' || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1998}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 44 || 1 || 21.5 || .448 || .337 || .742 || 2.0 || 2.0 || .6 || .2 || 9.0
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|{{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| '''82''' || 1 || 18.0 || .414 || .326 || .808 || 2.4 || 1.7 || .6 || .3 || 6.5
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|{{nbay|2000}}{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| '''82''' || 77 || 27.9 || .444 || .393 || .779 || 4.0 || 3.2 || .9 || .4 || 9.6
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|{{nbay|2001}}{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| '''82''' || '''82''' || 27.9 || .421 || .313 || '''.824''' || 4.7 || 3.5 || .8 || .3 || 7.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2002}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 76 || 75 || 28.7 || .422 || .375 || .754 || 4.3 || 3.3 || .9 || .2 || 9.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2003}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 38 || 34 || 22.3 || .392 || .246 || .733 || 2.7 || 2.6 || .8 || .1 || 4.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 930 || 587 || 25.5 || .450 || .349 || .770 || 3.8 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .4 || 9.6
{{s-end}}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992 NBA playoffs|1992]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 8 || 0 || 8.4 || .478 || '''.500''' || '''1.000''' || .8 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 3.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993 NBA playoffs|1993]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 4 || 0 || 17.8 || .280 || .333 || '''1.000''' || 4.8 || 1.3 || .5 || .3 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998 NBA playoffs|1998]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 13 || 13 || 32.9|| .447 || .396 || .826 || 4.5 || '''3.9''' || .8 || .2 || '''10.9'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999 NBA playoffs|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 8 || 1 || 22.6 || .400 || .190 || '''1.000''' || 2.8 || 1.5 || .5 || '''.6''' || 6.6
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2000 NBA playoffs|2000]]{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| '''23''' || 0 || 14.4 || .452 || .462 || .762 || 1.7 || 1.2 || .4 || .0 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2001 NBA playoffs|2001]]{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 16 || 16 || '''35.8''' || .450 || .316 || .867 || 4.9 || 3.6 || '''1.9''' || .4 || 10.0
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2002 NBA playoffs|2002]]{{dagger}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 19 || '''19''' || 34.3 || '''.482''' || .349 || .755 || '''5.4''' || 3.4 || 1.1 || .3 || 9.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003 NBA playoffs|2003]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 4 || 4 || 19.8 || .444 || .500 || .750 || 1.5 || 1.8 || .3 || .3 || 6.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004 NBA playoffs|2004]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 16 || 3 || 9.1 || .400 || .143 || .500 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .2 || .1 || 1.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 111 || 56 || 22.8 || .444 || .360 || .801 || 3.2 || 2.2 || .8 || .2 || 6.6
{{s-end}}

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1994
|''[[Blue Chips]]''
|The Texas Western Team
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Eddie (film)|Eddie]]''
|Terry Hastings
|
|-
|1998
|''[[He Got Game]]''
|Chick Deagan
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Resurrection (1999 film)|Resurrection]]''
|Scholfield
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Holes (film)|Holes]]''
|Clyde "Sweetfeet" Livingston
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Mini's First Time]]''
|Fabrizio
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Meet the Browns (film)|Meet the Browns]]''
|Harry
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''Fox vs. Fox''
|unknown role
|Short film
|-
|''[[Hysteria (2011 film)|Hysteria]]''
|N/A
|Producer
|-
|2011
|''Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum''
|unknown role
|Short film
|-
|2013
|''Mr. Sophistication''
|Himself
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2015
|''[[Dope (2015 film)|Dope]]''
|Councilman Blackmon
|
|-
|''Back to School Mom''
|Matthew Kessler
|
|-
|''[[Hollywood Adventures]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|''[[Navy Seals vs. Zombies]]''
|Vice President Bentley
|
|-
|''[[Dear Albania]]''
|Himself
|Documentary|
|-
|data-sort-value="Christmas Gift, The" | ''[[The Christmas Gift]]''
|Cooper
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017
|data-sort-value="Curry on an American Plate, A" | ''A Curry on an American Plate''
|Robert
|
|-
|''Game''
|Coach
|Short film
|-
|''[[Killing Hasselhoff]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|''[[Krystal (film)|Krystal]]''
|Bo
|
|-
|2018
|data-sort-value="Twist of Christmas, A" | ''A Twist of Christmas''
|Dr. Thomas Baxter
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2023
|data-sort-value="Retirement Plan, The" | ''[[The Retirement Plan]]''
|Christopher
|
|-
|''[[Some Other Woman]]''
|Salvador Ranza
|
|-
|2025
|''[[Highest 2 Lowest]]''
|Coach Fox
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of television credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1997
|''[[Head over Heels (U.S. TV series)|Head Over Heels]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Vice Guy"
|-
|1997–2003
|''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''
|[[List of Oz (TV series) characters|Jackson Vahue]]
|Recurring role; 11 episodes
|-
|1999
|data-sort-value="Collectors, The" | ''The Collectors''
|Ray
|TV movie
|-
|2000
|''[[Max Steel (2000 TV series)|Max Steel]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[List of Max Steel (2000 TV series) episodes|Sports Day]]"
|-
|2001
|''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arli$$]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[List of Arliss episodes|You Are Your Priorities]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" |2003
|''[[Street Time]]''
|Peter Samson
|Episode: "Even"
|-
|data-sort-value="Fairly Odd Parents, The" | ''[[The Fairly OddParents|The Fairly Odd Parents]]''
|Flash Williams/Smooth Daley (voice role)
|Episode: "[[List of The Fairly OddParents episodes|Crime Wave/Odd Ball]]"
|-
|''[[Missing (Canadian TV series)|1-800-Missing]]''
|Eric Renard
|Recurring role; 5 episodes
|-
|2005
|''Kevin Hill''
|Stephen Melbourne
|Episode: "The Monroe Doctrine"
|-
|2005–06
|''[[Love, Inc. (TV series)|Love, Inc.]]''
|David
|Recurring role; 6 episodes
|-
|2006
|''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''
|Daunte Jones
|Recurring role; 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
|''[[Ugly Betty]]''
|Dwayne
|2 episodes
|-
|''[[Head Case (film)|Head Case]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[List of Head Case episodes|Ladies Night]]"
|-
|2008
|''[[Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (U.S. game show)|Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]''
|Himself (contestant)
|2 episodes
|-
|2007–08
|''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]''
|Prince Tyreese
|Recurring role; 6 episodes
|-
|2007–13
|data-sort-value="Game, The" | ''[[The Game (U.S. TV series)|The Game]]''
|Himself
|Recurring role; 26 episodes
|-
|2009
|''[[Party Down]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[List of Party Down episodes|Brandix Corporate Retreat]]"
|-
|2009–10
|''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]''
|Mason
|2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2010
|''[[Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]''
|Gary Walden (uncredited)
|Episode: "[[Getting Closer (Dollhouse)|Getting Closer]]"
|-
|''[[Pros vs. Joes]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "17's the Magic Number"
|-
|''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
|Himself (contestant)
|Series regular; 13 episodes ([[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)|Season 11]])
|-
| rowspan="4" |2011
|data-sort-value="Big Bang Theory, The" | ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
|Glenn
|Episode: "[[The Love Car Displacement]]"
|-
|data-sort-value="Guild, The" | ''[[The Guild (web series)|The Guild]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[List of The Guild episodes|Social Traumas]]"
|-
|''[[Body of Proof]]''
|Ted Banning
|Episode: "[[List of Body of Proof episodes|Love Thy Neighbor]]"
|-
|''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne|House of Payne]]''
|Roland
|Recurring role; 4 episodes
|-
|2011–12
|''[[Single Ladies (TV series)|Single Ladies]]''
|Winston
|Recurring role; 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012
|''[[Franklin & Bash]]''
|Andre Carson
|Episode: "[[List of Franklin & Bash episodes|Jango & Rossi"]]
|-
|''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''
|Himself (Guest Judge)
|2 episodes
|-
|data-sort-value="Eric Andre Show, The" | ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Russell Brand"
|-
|2011–13
|''[[Jake and Amir (web series)|Jake and Amir]]''
|Himself
|Television short; 4 episodes
|-
|2012–13
|''[[Mr. Box Office]]''
|Andrew Thompson
|Series regular; 13 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Off Season (2012 film)|Off Season: Lex Morrison Story]]''
|Lex Morrison
|TV movie
|-
|data-sort-value="Glades, The" | ''[[The Glades (TV series)|The Glades]]''
|Darius Locke
|Recurring role; 3 episodes
|-
|2013–16
|''[[Hit the Floor (TV series)|Hit the Floor]]''
|Chase Vincent
|Recurring role; 9 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|data-sort-value="McCarthys, The" | ''[[The McCarthys]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Why Guys Shouldn't Date Their Sister's Ex"
|-
|''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]''
|James
|Episode: "[[List of Mom episodes|Crazy Eyes and a Wet Brad Pitt]]"
|-
| rowspan="5" |2015
|''[[Sin City Saints]]''
|Sam Johnson
|Recurring role; 4 episodes
|-
|''Herman the Monkey''
|Himself
|unknown episode/also Executive Producer
|-
|''[[Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!]]''
|Principle SSA Webb
|TV movie
|-
|''[[IZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]''
|Calvin Owens
|Episode: "[[List of iZombie episodes#ep19|Max Wager]]"
|-
|data-sort-value="Christmas Gift, The" | ''The Christmas Gift''
|Cooper
|TV movie
|-
|2015–16
|''[[Celebrity Name Game (American game show)|Celebrity Name Game]]''
|Himself (Celebrity Player)
|Recurring role; 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[Shameless (U.S. TV series)|Shameless]]''
|Gareth
|Episode: "[[List of Shameless (U.S. TV series) episodes|Be a Good Boy. Come for Grandma]]"
|-
|''[[Shoot the Messenger (TV series)|Shoot the Messenger]]''
|Anthony Telpher
|Recurring role; 3 episodes
|-
|2016–17
|''[[K.C. Undercover]]''
|Richard Martin
|Recurring role; 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="7" |2017
|''[[Criminal Minds]]''
|Brian Stoll
|Episode: "[[List of Criminal Minds episodes|Neon Terror]]"
|-
|''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[List of Major Crimes episodes|Conspiracy (Part 1)]]"
|-
|''[[Black-ish]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[List of Black-ish episodes|Sugar Daddy]]"
|-
|''H1Z1: Fight for the Crown''
|Himself
|Miniseries
Also served as Executive Producer
|-
|''[[Chopped (TV series)|Chopped]]''
|Himself (Contestant)
|Episode: "[[List of Chopped episodes|Star Power: Screen Sensations!]]"
|-
|''[[Match Game]]''
|Himself (Celebrity Panelist)
|2 episodes
|-
|''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]''
|Himself (Contestant)
|Episode: "Neil DeGrasse Tyson vs. Rick Fox and Boy Band vs. Girl Group"
|-
|2017–20
|''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]''
|Darius Nash
|Series regular; 28 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2018
|''[[Morning Show Mysteries|Morning Show Mystery]]: Mortal Mishaps''
|Ian Jackson
|TV movie
|-
|''Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu''
|Ian Jackson
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Home and Family|Home & Family]]''
|Himself (Guest/Co-Host)
|Recurring role; 5 episodes
|-
|''[[7 Days Out]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "League of Legends"
|-
|data-sort-value="Twist of Christmas, A" | ''A Twist of Christmas''
|Dr. Thomas Baxter
|TV movie
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2019
|data-sort-value="Cool Kids, The" | ''[[The Cool Kids (TV series)|The Cool Kids]]''
|Reggie
|Episode: "Funeral Crashers"
|-
|''[[Ballers]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Municipal"
|-
|''Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind''
|Ian Jackson
|TV movie
|-
|''Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder''
|Ian Jackson
|TV movie
|-
|''Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design''
|Ian Jackson
|TV movie
|-
|2020
|[[Law and Order: Special Victims Unit]]
|Defense Attorney Edgar Goodwin
|Episode: "Garland's Baptism by Fire"
|-
|2021
|''[[All Rise (TV series)|All Rise]]''
|August Fox
|Recurring role; 3 episodes
|-
|2022
|data-sort-value="Game, The" | ''[[The Game (2021 TV series)|The Game]] <small>(paramount+)</small>''
|Rick Fox
|Recurring Role: 2 episodes (season 2)
|-
|2023
|''[[Harlem (TV series)|Harlem]]''
|Phil Joseph
|Guest appearance, episode: "An Assist from the Sidelines"
|}

==''Dancing with the Stars''==

Fox was paired with two-time DWTS winner [[Cheryl Burke]] for Season 11. The couple was eliminated on November 2, 2010, ending the competition in sixth place.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ {{big|List of ''Dancing with the Stars'' season 11 performances}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Week#
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Dance / Song
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Judge's scores
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Result
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Refh}}
|-
! scope="col" | [[Carrie Ann Inaba|Inaba]]
! scope="col" | [[Len Goodman|Goodman]]
! scope="col" | [[Bruno Tonioli|Tonioli]]
|-
|1
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Viennese waltz]] / "[[Crazy (Aerosmith song)|Crazy]]"
|8
|7
|7
|Safe
|
|-
|2
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Jive (dance)|Jive]] / "[[Tush (ZZ Top song)|Tush]]"
|7
|7
|7
|Safe
|
|-
|3
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Samba]] / "[[Whine Up]]"
|8
|8
|8
|Safe
|
|-
|4
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Argentine tango]] / "Violentango"
|6
6 (<small>technical score</small>)
|7
7 (<small>technical score</small>)
|7
6 (<small>technical score</small>)
|Safe
|
|-
|5
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Rhumba|Rumba]] / "[[Hill Street Blues (theme)|Hill Street Blues Theme]]"
|8
|8
|8
|Last to be called safe
|
|-
|6
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Tango]] / "[[You Really Got Me]]"
Marathon [[Rock and roll|Rock n' Roll]] / "[[La Grange (song)|La Grange]]"
|8
Awarded
|8
6
|8
Points
|Safe
|
|-
|7
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Quickstep]] / "[[Royal Crown Revue|Hey Pachuco]]"
Group [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-Cha-Cha]] / "[[Working Day and Night|Workin' Day and Night]]"
|10<sup>{{tooltip|1|Score by guest judge Hélio Castroneves}}</sup>/9
8
|9
8
|9
8
|'''Eliminated'''
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" colspan="7" |<sup>1</sup> – Score by guest judge [[Hélio Castroneves|Helio Castroneves]].
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[List of Canadian sports personalities]]
* [[List of people banned or suspended by the NBA]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb name|289213}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719232747/http://www.the1secondfilm.com/producer/2445 Rick Fox Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film] (archive)

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