Rick Fox is a former NBA champion whose celebrity status is not limited to basketball. He is also an actor, eSports enthusiast and entrepreneur.
Early Accomplishments
He studied radio, TV and motion pictures at the University of North Carolina while he led the varsity basketball team to the NCAA Final 4 in 1991.
He got drafted in 1991 by the Boston Celtics and became a starter as a rookie on opening night. He also debuted on screen in the 1994 film, Blue Chips.
Best Known For
He played 6 seasons with the Celtics but was NBA champion 3 consecutive times (2000-02) in his 7 seasons with the LA Lakers. He bid the game farewell in 2004.
He has had roles in the series Oz (1997-03), as himself in The Game (2007-13) and more recently in Greenleaf (2017-18). On the big screen, he starred in Meet the Browns (2008) and He Got Game (1998).
Sexual Orientation
Rick is straight and is such a fine catch for any woman. He was husband to Vanessa Williams for 5 years from 1994 and has dated fine women such as Eliza Dushku (2009-14), Tyra Banks, Sharon Stone, Kristin Davis and a college lover, Kari Hillsman.
He is also known to have had brief romances with AnnaLynne McCord and Khloe Kardashian.
Family
He and his sister, Jeanene Fox are the Bahamian-Canadian kids of Ulrich Fox and Dianne Gerace.
He has a son with Kari named Kyle (born in 1993) and a daughter with his ex-wife named Sasha (born 2000).
Religion
Rick is a very religious Christian and has absolute reverence for God.
Worth To Know
He and partner, Cheryl Burke were eliminated in the 7th week of season 11 of Dancing with the Stars in 2010.
He grew up in Nassau and later in Indiana.
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