Biography of Rick Fox[Age, Height, Wife, Kids, Family, Salary, Award & Net worth ]

Where do you think Rick Fox ranks in basketball’s all-time greats? Over the years, Fox has become a household name all across the North American continent.

In like manner, his popularity as a player has only stemmed from his growth to a more flourishing life upon retirement.

After having a long and prominent career, Ulrich Alexander Fox, i.e., Rick Fox, comes under one of the highly-respected players.

Despite his excellent career as a player, he is also successful as a businessman and a movie and Tv actor.

Well, sports asides, many of his fans are unaware of his personal life. Today, we will be talking more about his family, personal growth, relationship, and career. So, stay still and read till the end if you want to know more.

Quick Facts

Rick Fox: Early Life, Family, and Education

Rick Fox was born on July 24, 1969, in Toronto, Ontario. He spent his childhood in a well-to-do family with the parents Ulrich Fox and Dianne Roberta Gerace.

Not to mention, the sportscaster also has two sisters, namely Jeanene Fox and Sarah Fox.

Talking about Fox’s family, his father is an entrepreneur, and his mother is a retired track athlete from Canada. Jeanene Fox is an actress and interior designer simultaneously, whereas Sarah Fox is an art curator.

After coming to the Bahamas early, Rick Joined Kingsway Academy in Nassau and joined the high school Basketball team.

He was also a transfer student at the Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana, and played high school basketball.

Later on, after completing a high school degree, the Basketball player attended the University of North Carolina.

When at university, he continued playing basketball with few achievements. He completed a bachelor’s degree in Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures from the university.

Rick Fox: Age, Height, and Physical Appearances

It is given that most and all of the basketball players are tall. Without exception, Rick is blessed when it comes to height and agility.

The basketball player is 53 years old as of 2022.

According to horoscope charts, he belongs to Libra. And from what we know, the people of this sign are known to be enthusiastic, passionate, generous, and passionate at the same time.

Coming to his height, Fox stands at a remarkable height of 6 ft 7 in and weighs 104 kg. He follows a strict regimen of diet to remain healthy and stay fit to continue to play baseball.

His salt and pepper color hair and light brown pair of eyes complement his smooth skin, not to mention his muscular body structure.

 

We cannot uncover information on Rick’s shoe size, hobbies, and many more despite much research.

With Canadian nationality, Fox belongs to the multiracial ethnicity. Actually, his father is a Bahamian, and his mother belongs of Italian and Scottish descent. Moreover, he has followed Christianity since his birth.

Rick Fox: Career

Basketball Career

After thirteen years of playing professional basketball, Magic has accomplished a lot throughout his career. Here is his career in detail.

Playing basketball from his high school career, Rick led to the last-4 stage of the 1991 NCAA championship during his university days.

Later on, in 1991, after selecting by Boston Celtics, he became the first rookie to start a game on the season’s opening night since Larry Bird in 1979.

Moreover, he was also selected in the 1992 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In the 1996-97 campaign, Rick’s career highlights include 15.4 points a game and 2.2 steals a game (fifth in the league), making 101 three-point field goals.

In 1997, he resigned from Boston Celtics and signed with Los Angeles Lakers. Moreover, Rick surpassed 12 points per game in all the starting 82 games during the 1997-98 season.

In the 1999-2000 season, Rick scored an average of 6.7 points, including 11 in the Laker’s game 1 victory. Likewise, after playing against Doug Christie in the 2000 preseason, Rick was suspended for 6 games.

In the regular season of 2001-02, Rick played in all 82 games in the Laker’s 19 playoffs games with 13 points in the Laker’s game 7 victory.

After playing out of 75 of 76 games, he suffered from an ankle injury and missed the last two games. With an average of 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals, he played in the 2002 NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets.

Unfortunately, in 2003-2004, the Canadian missed 40 games but started 34 of 38 games while active due to a foot injury.

Later on, in the 1990 and 1994 FIBA World Championships, Rick played for Canada twice internationally.

Acting Career

Rick Fox began his acting career after appearing in the movie Blue Chips Film in 1994 as a member of the Western University Basketball Team.

In 1998, he played the role of a lady’s man Chick Deagan in the movie He Got Game.

One of his biggest roles was playing prison inmate Jackson Vahue on the HBO prison drama Oz. Not to mention, Rick also appeared in the episode ‘To Your Health.’

As a supporting actor, the Canadian made a cameo appearance in the movie Resurrection playing Detective Scholfield. Other television shows and drama of Rick Fox includes 1-800-Missing, The Fairly OddParents, Street Time.

Moreover, he appeared in the film Holes as a supporting character of a baseball player of Clyde ‘Sweetfeet’ Livingston.

After appearing as the character of Stephen Melbourne in the television series Kevin Hill, the basketball player acted in the role of David Marley for the six-episode Love, Inc television series.

Apart from this, he played the role of Fabrizio in the film Mini’s First Time. Along with that, Rick Fox appeared in One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, Dirt, The Game, Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, comedies Party Down, and Head Case.

Moreover, in the Big Bang Theory episode The Love Car Displacement, Rick played Bernadette’s ex-boyfriend Glenn.

With that, Fox portrayed a suspicious character on Body of Proof drama, and in like manner, the role of Andre Carson, on the series Franklin & Bash.

 

From playing the character of Chase Vincent for the series Hit the Floor to the character of Dr. James Kendall for the TV series Mom, the Canadian is fantastic with all his performance in every role.

Rick is also a member of the Fight for the Crown mini TV series.

Apart from different TV shows, the basketball player is equally active in reality shows too. He has appeared as a contestant on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars and ranked in 6th position.

Similarly, Rick appeared as a contestant on Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader and Chopped, a cooking-based reality show, and ranked in 2nd position.

Rick Fox: Career Stats

Rick Fox: Wife and Kids

Many football players have a love triangle of some sort. Many have a successful, long-lasting relationship, whereas some end in disaster due to different misunderstandings and work schedules.

While playing for Boston Celtics, Rick was in a love relationship with his college-mate, Kari Hillsman. They also have a son, namely Kyle, born in 1994.

After a few years later, the basketball player married Vanessa L. Williams. She’s an American actress, singer, and fashion designer at the same time.

The marriage ceremony took place in New York in 1999. Soon after a year of marriage, the couple solidified their marriage with the arrival of their first baby girl, Sasha Gabriella Fox, on May 1, 2000.

As of today, their daughter, Sasha, is a social media star. Ever since her screen debut as a baby for the 2000 film, A Diva’s Christmas Carol, she has directed and acted in a short film, Superdate, in 2014.

Furthermore, she is also a fitness trainer and is also known for her roles in one Fine Christmas and Justice for all with Judge Cristina Perez.

It is not weird for couples to have problems sometimes in their marriage, but very few lead to divorce in the end.

Back in August 2004, Rick made the headlines when he filed for divorce. However, in the present time, the duo still maintains a good and friendly relationship.

 

After the divorce was finalized and both went their separate ways, the basketball player has stayed somewhat low from the media. But still, news of his dating someone new has failed to escape from us.

He was seen dating actress Eliza Dushku in the year 2009. Sadly by 2014, their relationship was no longer working, and the couples separated.

According to the present time, Rick is rumored with other ladies, but the news is not shared with the public at the moment.

Rick Fox: Rumor

In January 2020, many rumors about Rick Fox’s death surfaced on the Internet when Kobe Bryant’s death was on highlights.

As many believed, Fox was also one of the passengers in Kobe’s helicopter.

According to Rick Fox, he constantly got the calls, the day of Kobe’s death; news hit the surface. However, he ignored it at first as he wanted to spend some time with his family.

Someone had spread false rumors about his presence in the helicopter, which crashed with no survivors.

“This has been a lot to process with all of us, quite frankly. We’re blessed to have had the time we had with Kobe. A city is mourning; a family is mourning. We’re all mourning, and I’m glad that’s over with, but it was hard to deal with because it shook a lot of people in my life.”
-Rick Fox

Rick Fox: Net Worth and Salary

Fox has been active in sports for more than 30 years now. He has built expertise and authority over the years in the field of Basketball. Fox’s primary income source is from his Basketball career.

It comes as no question that the retired NBA was the well-sought player of his time. So, from this, we can assume that Rick is quite a wealthy person.

However, this impressive wealth is from his basketball career and from different movies and Tv shows he has appeared in and his business ventures, as discussed earlier.

As of 2022, the former Basketball player has a staggering net worth of around $20 million.

He is earning well and doing a great job. Not much is disclosed about how he spends his salary, and he keeps this a secret.

Net Worth of Rick Fox in Different Currencies

Below is the net worth of Rick Fox in different currencies, including the Euro and Pound.

Currency	Net Worth
Euro	€17,246,300
Pound Sterling	£14,671,900
Australian Dollar	A$26,809,660
Canadian Dollar	C$24,826,300
Indian Rupee	₹1,495,030,000
BitCoin	฿316

Rick Fox’s Social Media

Instagram: 148k Followers

Facebook: 420k Followers

Twitter:270.9k Followers

Rick Fox: Quotes

Some of his famous quotations are listed below.

• I’ve traveled around the world and made love with many satisfied women. So I decided to share my story.
• Everything I’ve always done has been for the sole purpose of increasing my love-making output. A lot of guys won’t admit that, but I do. I just want to make love.

Rick Fox: FAQs

What is the Jersey number of Rick Fox?

Rick Fox used to feature in jersey number 44 for the Boston Celtics.

What is the Lakers Jersey Number of Rick Fox?

Rick wore 17 number with the Lakers.

Is Rick Fox a Hall of Fame?

Rick is not a Hall of Fame Basketball player.