Kirk Baily, ‘Salute Your Shorts’ Actor, Dies at 59
03.03.2022 - 03:53
/ variety.com
Wilson Chapman editorKirk Baily, the actor best known for his role as dim-witted camp counselor Kevin “Ug” Lee on the early Nickelodeon sitcom “Salute Your Shorts,” died Feb. 27 in Los Angeles. His domestic partner, Ranjani Brow, confirmed that he died after battling lung cancer.
He was 59.Baily got his start as a sound coordinator for the 1988 cult classic “Killer Klowns From Outer Space,” before he was cast in “Salute Your Shorts,” which premiered in 1991. Created by Steve Slavkin and based on a book of the same name he wrote with Thomas Hill, “Salute Your Shorts” premiered July 1991 and ran for two seasons. The series starred Danny Cooksey, Erik MacArthur, Blake Soper, Michael Bower, Trevor Eyster, Venus DeMilo Thomas, Heidi Lucas and Megan Berwick as various campers at the fictional Camp Anawanna.
Baily’s character, Ug, acted as an antagonist toward the kids, as well as the most frequent victim of their pranks. Although the series was short-lived, it had high ratings during its run, received several Youth in Film Award nominations and kept a cult following. In 2019, the cast had a reunion at the Good Burger pop-up shop in Hollywood.
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