Kirk Bailey Best known for his role as Kevin “Ug” Lee on the Nickelodeon sitcom “Salute Your Pants” – Has Died.
Kirk’s family told TMZ that the actor passed away over the weekend. We were told he died of lung cancer and was diagnosed only 6 months ago.
Early in his career, Kirk studied comedy at Groundlings and Second City. He got his start as a voice coordinator on the classic film Killer Klowns from Outer Space before he landed acting roles, including “3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain” and “The Sixth Man”.
He also had a number of guest roles on shows like “Felicity”, “Sisters” and “NYPD Blue”. Recently, Kirk has primarily worked as a voice artist on a number of anime and video game shows, including “Cowboy Bebop,” “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,” and “.hack //.”
In particular, he played Kevin “Ugh Lee” in Nickelodeon’s “Salute Your Pants” in 1991 and 1992.
In 2019, the cast of Hollywood gathered at the Good Burger pop-up. He remained close friends with most of the cast and production crew.
He worked until the last few months of his life, and loved his career to the end.
Kirk was 59 years old.
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