Kali Muscle
Kali Muscle | |
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| Born | Chuck Kirkendall February 18, 1975 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Internet personality, entrepreneur, bodybuilder |
| Spouse | Helena Kirkendall |
| Children | Kali Muscle Kirkendall II. Brooke Taylor Kirkendall |
Chuck Kirkendall[1] (born February 18, 1975),[citation needed] known professionally as Kali Muscle, is an American bodybuilder, YouTuber and actor who has appeared in commercials for Taco Bell, GEICO, Snickers, Comcast, Honda, Go-Gurt and others.
Career
[edit | edit source]Kali Muscle has appeared as the bodybuilder in a Geico ad where he directs traffic. He also made an appearance in the music video for country singer Jamey Johnson.[1] Kali Muscle has also been featured in other music videos, including Kendrick Lamar's These Walls.
Kali Muscle runs a fitness YouTube channel which as of 2023 has amassed over 3.9 million subscribers and over 1.06 billion views. His channel is mainly about bodybuilding and training with limited equipment.[2] He also has music videos, Mukbangs and short skits on his channel.
One of his early acting roles was in the 2011 pilot for the canceled NBC Wonder Woman TV series starring Adrianne Palicki and Pedro Pascal.[3] The following year he appeared in the TV film Applebaum,[4] as well as in The Dog Who Saved the Holidays starring Shelley Long, Gary Valentine and Dean Cain, where he played the part of Mikey.[5] In 2014 he appeared in the episode Road to Natesville of the TV series Raising Hope.[6] Kali Muscle played the role of Bones in the 2020 comedy film The Big Shot directed by Demetrius Navarro and Valente Rodriguez. [7][8]
Health
[edit | edit source]In November 2021, Kirkendall suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital. He claimed he had a complete occlusion (100%) in his left coronary artery. Emergency surgery was performed and he was later discharged from the hospital.[9][10]
Selected filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes # |
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| 2011 | Wonder Woman | Super Soldier | TV movie |
| 2012 | Applebaum | Bodybuilder | TV movie |
| 2012 | Crispus Attucks: Today Was a Good Day | ||
| 2012 | Internal Behaviors Part 2: The Regurgitation | Inmate | |
| 2012 | Savior | Boss | |
| 2012 | The Dog Who Saved the Holidays | Mikey | TV movie |
| 2013 | White T | Bouncer | |
| 2014 | Roscoe and Maggie | Ghoul | |
| 2014 | The Liaison |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Episode # | Role | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mr. Sunshine | Lingerie Football | Team trainer | |
| 2012 | Wilfred | Letting Go | Bodybuilder | |
| 2012 | Workaholics | The Lord's Force | David | |
| 2014 | Raising Hope | Road to Natesville | Brett |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b SanJose.com, Jul 9, 2014 – Bodybuilder Kali Muscle Gets Swole at TheFitExpo - by Jennifer Wadsworth
- ^ Huffington Post, 07/04/2015 - The Top 10 Men's Fitness Channels On YouTube For Motivation, Exercise Tutorials And Diet Tips
- ^ tv-archiv.sk - Kali Muscle, Herecká filmografia
- ^ Interfilmes.com - Kali Muscle, Filmes no Site:
- ^ RadioTimes, 26 Oct. 2012 – The Dog Who Saved the Holidays Cast & Crew Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BroadwayWorld.com, Jan. 31, 2014 – Scoop: RAISING HOPE on FOX - Tonight, January 31, 2014
- ^ Cinelasamericas.org - Opening Night: The Martini Shot, A film by Demetrius Navarro
- ^ moviefone - The Big Shot (2017), Cast & Crew, Full Cast & Crew, Cast
- ^ youtube.com
- ^ Generation Iron
- ^ IMDb - Kali Muscle, Filmography
External links
[edit | edit source]- JOE.co.uk: This is what ex-con bodybuilder Kali Muscle looked like as a teenager By Ben Kenyon
- JOE.co.uk: Video: Bodybuilder Kali Muscle demonstrates his prison cell workout
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- 1975 births
- Male actors from Oakland, California
- African-American bodybuilders
- 21st-century African-American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen