American actor (1963–2022)
Kirk Baily
Born Kirk William Baily
(1963-02-02 ) February 2, 1963Died February 28, 2022(2022-02-28) (aged 59) Other names Bo Williams Education Miami University Occupation(s) Actor, Voice Actor, Teacher Years active 1987–2022 Spouse
Peggy Ziegler
(
m. 1993;
div. 2019)
Partner Ranjani Brow Children 2
Kirk Baily (February 2, 1963 – February 28, 2022) was an American actor.
He was best known for his role as Kevin "Ug" Lee on the Nickelodeon sitcom Salute Your Shorts , and later for his voice acting roles in animation and video games.
Early life
Baily was born in Adrian, Michigan on February 2, 1963.[1]
His father Harold Baily was a Navy veteran from Adrian, and his mother Barbara Baily (née Moats) a teacher from Ney, Ohio .[2]
Baily cited Abbott and Costello , Dick Van Dyke , The Three Stooges and Tim Conway as early creative influences since he and his four brothers enjoyed watching them on television.[3] [4]
Education
He graduated from Adrian High School in 1981, where he was a baseball player and swimmer .[5]
Baily graduated from the Theatre program at Miami University in 1985 after starring in their production of The Front Page that same year.[6] He was a member of Ohio Lambda, Miami University's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.[7]
He moved to New York after college to further study theatre.[1] After moving to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue acting full-time, he performed with The Groundlings and The Second City while working as an acting coach and high school drama teacher.[8] [9]
Career
And then there was my favorite, Ug. Kirk Baily is the actor who played him and was just a perfect guy to have on set. The guy would throw himself into anything. There wasn’t a single thing he couldn’t do. He had a rubber face, kind of a young Don Knotts . He was just perfect. He would get stung by bees, throw himself in the lake, get knocked over backwards. The character believed he was the ultimate power at summer camp and he found out that that was not the truth and that the kids truly had the power.[10]
—Steve Slavkin, Salute Your Shorts
Baily starred as camp counselor Kevin "Ug" Lee on the popular Nickelodeon sitcom Salute Your Shorts from 1991 to 1992.[11]
He had a recurring role as Greg Madigen during the final season of Melrose Place in 1999.[12]
Baily found success as a voice actor , starring as Tetsuya Kajiwara in Fushigi Yûgi , Millions Knives in Trigun , and Shin in Cowboy Bebop .[13] He also worked doing ADR looping for film and television.[14]
Personal life
Baily ruptured his left ear drum after diving into Franklin Canyon Lake while filming the Salute Your Shorts episode "Ug's Girlfriend is Coming" in 1991, causing permanent hearing loss.[4]
He was married to Peggy Ziegler from 1993 until their divorce in 2019.[15] They had two children, Bella Clare and Bowen.
Baily and Michael Ray Bower were groomsmen for the wedding of their former Salute Your Shorts castmate Danny Cooksey in 1998.[16]
He is survived by his partner, actress Ranjani Brow and his two children.[17]
Death
Baily and Ranjani Brow
Baily became sick, tested positive for lung cancer in August 2021, but stated he would continue to do dubbing projects as long as he was able to. He died in Los Angeles from heart failure caused by the disease on February 28, 2022, at the age of 59.[18]
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank and DC League of Super-Pets were his final projects and both were dedicated in his memory.[19]
Sam Roberts memorialized Baily on the March 2, 2022, episode of Sam Roberts Now .[20]
A celebration of life was held for Baily in Pasadena, California on May 21, 2022.[21]
Filmography
Live-action
Voice
Anime
Film
Video games
References
^ a b "Obituaries in" . lenconnect.com . February 2, 1963. Retrieved July 25, 2022 .
^ "Io Triumphe! A magazine for alumni and friends of Albion College" . Issuu . November 2, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2022 .
^ Klickstein, M.; Summers, M. (2013). Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age . Penguin Publishing Group. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-14-219685-4 . Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ a b "Salute Your Shorts Reunion Panel" . YouTube . March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ "Adrian High School Class of 1981" . Adrian High School . Retrieved March 15, 2022 .
^ George, Christopher (1985). The Miami Student, January 25, 1985 . Miami University. p. 11. Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ Norwick, Robert (1982). The Shield of Pfi Kappa Psi (PDF) . Compolith Graphics. p. 45. Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ Holmes, Martin (March 3, 2022). " 'Salute Your Shorts' Star Kirk Baily Dies at 59" . TV Insider . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ " 'Salute Your Shorts' Star Kirk Baily Dead At 59" . TMZ . March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ Moore, Michael (January 25, 2012). 'Salute Your Shorts' creator on Camp Anawanna cast, episodes and 90s Nickelodeon .
^ Jessica Misener (October 6, 2014). "Nickelodeon's Salute Your Shorts Then and Now" . BuzzFeed .com. Retrieved November 7, 2014 .
^ Whidden, Samantha (March 3, 2022). "Kirk Baily, 'Salute Your Shorts' and 'Melrose Place' Actor, Dies at 59" . Outsider . Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Kirk BAILY" . Anime News Network . March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ "Kirk Baily, 'Salute Your Shorts' star, dead at 59" . Fox News . March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ "BAILY, KIRK VS BAILY, PEGGY" . UniCourt . May 18, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2022 .
^ "Salute Your Shorts" . The Black Case Diaries Podcast . August 8, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2022 .
^ Chapman, Wilson (March 3, 2022). "Kirk Baily, 'Salute Your Shorts' Actor, Dies at 59" . Variety . Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ Evans, Greg (March 2, 2022). "Kirk Baily Dies: Nickelodeon's 'Salute Your Shorts' Performer And Prolific Voice Actor Was 59" . Deadline . Retrieved March 2, 2022 .
^ a b "MSN" . msn.com . March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ "Hot Dog Strikes Out, Salute Your Shorts' Ug RIP, & Jeen Yuhs Pt 1 - Sam Roberts Now; Match 2, 2022" . YouTube . March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ "Home" . Kirk Baily : A Celeb . May 21, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Kirk Baily" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Kirk Baily" . British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Kirk Baily List of Movies and TV Shows" . TV Guide . Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Kirk Baily – Filmography" . Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ "Roku" . Roku . October 19, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Kirk Baily" . TheTVDB.com . February 7, 2004. Retrieved March 11, 2022 .
^ "S6 E24 Coming Out, Getting Out, Going Out" . Pluto TV . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Kirk Baily (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors . February 2, 1963. Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
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