Kali Muscle
Chuck "Kali Muscle" Kirkendall (Born February 18,1975) is an American Actor, Author, and Entertainer that has appeared in commercials for Taco Bell, GEICO, Snickers, Comcast, Honda and others.
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Born | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, Author, Motivator , Content Creator |
Spouse(s) | Helena Kirkendall |
Children | Kali Muscle Kirkendall II. Brooke Taylor Kirkendall |
Career
Kali Muscle has appeared as the bodybuilder in the Geico ad where he directs traffic. He also made an appearance in the music video for country singer Jamey Johnson.[1]
He runs a fitness YouTube channel which as of January 12th, 2021 has amassed over 2.1 million subscribers and over 385+ million views. His channel is mainly about fitness and he talks about how to workout and train with limited equipment. [2] He also has music videos & short skits on his channel.
One of his early acting roles was in the 2011 film Wonder Woman.[3] The following year he appeared in the film Applebaum.[4] Another film released that year was The Dog Who Saved the Holidays , a film about a crime busting Labrador called Zeus. The film starred Shelley Long, Gary Valentine and Dean Cain. He played the part of Mikey.[5] In 2014 he appeared in the episode Road to Natesville , from the TV series, Raising Hope, playing the part of Brett.[6] He played the part of Bones in the Demetrius Navarro, Valente Rodriguez production, The Big Shot, a film about two small time film producers who have to make a successful movie as they are under pressure from their exec producer. They come up with an idea to kill one of their lead actors. [7][8]
Selected filmography
Films
Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
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Wonder Woman | Super Soldier | Jeffrey Reiner | 2011 | TV movie |
Applebaum | Bodybuilder | Chris Columbus | 2012 | TV movie |
Crispus Attucks: Today Was a Good Day | Josh Martin | 2012 | ||
Internal Behaviors Part 2: The Regurgitation | Inmate | Mark Schaefer | 2012 | |
Savior | Boss | Dallas King | 2012 | |
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays | Mikey | Michael Feifer | 2012 | TV movie |
White T | Bouncer | Mike McGuinn | 2013 | |
Roscoe and Maggie | Ghoul | Brent Coble | 2014 | |
The Liaison | Adam Hodge | 2014 | ||
Title | Episode # | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
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Mr. Sunshine | Lingerie Football | Team trainer | Randall Einhorn | 2011 | |
Wilfred | Letting Go | Bodybuilder | Randall Einhorn | 2012 | |
Workaholics | The Lord's Force | David | John Fortenberry | 2012 | |
Raising Hope | Road to Natesville | Brett | Rebecca Asher | 2014 | |
References
- 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
- 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
- IMDb - Kali Muscle, Filmography