Kevin Clark Biography – Kevin Clark Wiki
Kevin Clark was an American actor and musician who was best known for playing Freddy Jones in the musical comedy film School of Rock (2003). He also had a band based in Northbrook, Illinois, called Third Estate, which broke up in late November 2004. He was a professional percussionist in Chicago. He formed bands, wrote songs, taught children. Before his death, he had just started a new band that performed live for the first time over the past weekend on the North Shore.
Clark grew up in Highland Park and began playing drums at age 3 by “hitting pots and pans in the basement,” his mother said. He started private lessons at age 5 and could also play guitar, piano, and violin. When he was 12, he got a role in the 2003 hit “School of Rock” with actor Jack Black. He portrayed the role of an outspoken kid who was the band’s drummer. Although he had no acting experience, his prowess at drumming helped him land the job. A friend who played piano had recommended Clark attend the auditions. They saw an ad in the back pages of the Highland Park News: “Looking for 10- to 12-year-old kids who can play an instrument in a movie with Jack Black.”
His past projects included Dreadwolf and Funk it Let’s Jam. He was also a shift manager at Starbucks at Ashland and Irving and had taught music at a School of Rock location in Libertyville. His most recent project was the band Jess Bess and the Intentions. He went to study at the Highland Park High School. He was Jewish.
Kevin Clark Age
He was 32 years old at the time of his death. Clark was born on December 3, 1988, in Highland Park, Illinois, United States and died on May 26, 2021 at Chicago Illinois United States.
Kevin Clark Family
He was the son of Allison Clark and has a sister named Nicole Ilise Clark.
Kevin Clark Death
Clark died on May 26, 2021, aged 32, after being hit by a Hyundai Sonata car, while cycling in Avondale, Chicago. He was riding a bicycle early Wednesday when he was struck and killed at a notoriously dangerous intersection on the Northwest Side. He was hit by a Hyundai Sonata around 1:20 a.m. in the 2600 block of North Western Avenue, Chicago police said. Paramedics found him on Logan Boulevard and took him to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office according to Chicago Suntimes.
Several of his “School of Rock” co-stars paid tribute to Clark on social media. Black said he was heartbroken and devastated.
“Kevin is gone. Way too soon. Beautiful soul. So many great memories. Heartbroken. Sending love to his family and the whole School of Rock community,” Black wrote in an Instagram post.
Miranda Cosgrove, who was cast as the band’s manager, wrote on Instagram that she was “stunned and saddened” by the news.
Kevin Clark Cause of Death
He was hit by a Hyundai Sonata car, while cycling in Avondale, Chicago.
