Kirk Fox is an American

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, and

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. He played Mr. March in '' How to Rock'' and Kenny Boy in '' Reservation Dogs''.

Career

Television

Fox played Sewage Joe on '' Parks and Recreation'' and was a regular on

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's '' How to Rock'' as Mr. March. Other credits include ''

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'' on NBC, '' Who Gets the Last Laugh?'' on TBS, '' Reservation Dogs'' on FX/Hulu, and ''

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'' on Fox. From 2013 to May 2014, Fox hosted CBS TV Distribution's syndicated daytime talk show '' The Test''. In 2023, Fox starred as juror Pat McCurdy in Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky's

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-winning docu-comedy television series ''

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'', which premiered on

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on April 7, 2023.

Web series

In 2009, Fox and Owen Benjamin starred in ''Heckle U''. In 2012 and 2013, Fox starred as Melinda Hill's suitor in the first and ninth episodes of ''Romantic Encounters''.

Stand-up comedy

Fox started doing stand up comedy in 2002. In 2005, Fox co-wrote and co-starred in the comedy ''Tennis Anyone?'' with

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. On August 11, 2006, he made his television standup debut on Comedy Central's '' Live at Gotham'' and in 2007 received the Jury Prize for best standup at the '' HBO Comedy Festival'' in

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. In March 2008 he was featured in his own 1/2 hour special on ''

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'': '' Comedy Central Presents: Kirk Fox''. He appeared on ''

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'' in December 2008 and May 2009.

Personal life

Fox was married to Alison Eastwood. They later divorced. Fox married Jaren Boczan in 2017. They have a daughter born in 2018.

Filmography

Film

*''Treacherous'' (

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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

) *'' In the Army Now'' (1994) *''Criminal Hearts'' (

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

) *'' The Trigger Effect'' (

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

) *''

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'' (1996) *''

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

) *'' Crazy in Alabama'' (

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

) *'' Mumford'' (1999) *'' The Patriot'' (

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

) *'' The Right Temptation'' (2000) *'' City of Ghosts'' (

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

) *'' Pauly Shore Is Dead'' (

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) *''Tennis, Anyone...?'' (

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

) *''Natural Born Komics'' (

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

) (V) *'' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' (

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

) *'' The Lodger'' (

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

) *''Heckle U'' (2009) *'' Still Waiting...'' (2009) (V) *''A Heart Too Tender'' (2009) *'' Post Grad'' (2009) *''

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) *'' Let Go'' (2011) *'' Any Day Now'' (2012) *'' Bulletproof 2'' (2020) *'' Max Dagan'' (2024)

Television

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'' (1999) *'' Nash Bridges'' (1998) *'' The Pretender'' (2000) *'' Deadwood'' (2005) *'' Live at Gotham'' (2006) *''Grand Union'' (2006) *'' Comedy Central Presents: Kirk Fox'' (2008) (TV) *''Gaytown'' (2008) *'' Paris Hilton's My New BFF'' (2008) *''

'' (2008) *'' Chelsea Lately'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *'' Parks and Recreation'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *'' In Gayle We Trust'' (2011) *'' How to Rock'' (2012) *''

'' (2012) *'' Figure It Out'' (2012) *'' The Test'' (2013) *''

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'' (2016) *'' The Mick'' (2017) *''

'' (2018) *'' Dress Up Gang'' (2020) *'' Reservation Dogs'' (2021) *''

'' (2023) *Bad Thoughts (2025, Netflix Series)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Kirk 1969 births Male actors from San Diego American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors Living people Writers from San Diego Comedians from San Diego 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians