Home • Love & Sex Rick Fox Rick Fox By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020 01 Call the Shots Rick Fox handles his business as the owner of the trendy hot spot COAL on “Melrose Place.” 02 Chopping It Up Fox says one of his dear friends and owner of the Bazaar at SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills is his study for his current role. 03 Heating Things Up Fox is ready for the scandal that “Melrose Place” brings. 04 Man of Style Fox proves he’s fashion forward at a red-carpet soiree. Getty Image 05 Bad Boy Charm “For some reason folks respond to me as a bad guy,” Fox tells ESSENCE.com. “But I’m really a good guy in real life.” 06 Master of Ceremony Rick Fox performs and hosts on Acme Saturday Night at Acme comedy theater in Los Angeles on October 24, 2009. Corbis 07 Shot Caller A former NBA pro, Fox, who once played for Boston Celtics, takes a timeout at a 1997 game. Corbis 08 Leading Man Canadian-born actor Fox, who played the leading man in “Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns,” arrives at the L.A. premiere. Corbis SHOP NOW Top Product. J.Crew J. Crew Relaxed Premium-Weight Cropped T-shirt SHOP NOW PacSun.com PacSun Casey Low Rise Baggy Jeans SHOP NOW Ruggable Ruggable Sonia Terra & Sage Tufted 5’x7′ Rug by Justina Blakeney SHOP NOW Lulu & Georgia Leon Ottoman by Carly Cushnie SHOP NOW Lulu & Georgia Soft Petal Sconce by Lolly Lolly Ceramics SHOP NOW Mitchell Black Mitchell Black Charleston Marsh Mural in Golden Umber Clay, by Megan Molten SHOP NOW Bolé Road Textiles Bolé Road Textiles’ Omo Hand Towel in Cerise SHOP NOW 09 Close Up Braving the cold has never looked better. 10 Camera Ready Fox attends the 6th annual Behind the Lens Awards honoring Spike Lee at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on March 26, 2008. Getty Image 11 Model Citizen The Bahamian hunk strikes a pose. Read More Money & Career The 15 Skills That Matter In 2025's AI-Driven Job Market (An... Lifestyle Feeling Anxious About the State Of The World? Try Breathwork Beauty What Does An Eco-Friendly Beauty Brand Really Mean? Experts ... Lifestyle Jalen Hurts And Bry Burrows Are Married! 7 Times Their Love ... Shop Home Style: How To Turn Your Bathroom Into A Beauty Room