Kirk Baily
American actor (1963–2022)
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.
His father Harold Baily was a Navy veteran from Adrian, and his mother Barbara Baily (née Moats) a teacher from Ney, Ohio.
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.
Education
He graduated from Adrian High School in 1981, where he was a baseball player and swimmer.
Baily graduated from the Theatre program at Miami University in 1985 after starring in their production of The Front Page that same year. He was a member of Ohio Lambda, Miami University's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
He moved to New York after college to further study theatre. 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.
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