Kali Muscle

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Kali Muscle
Born
Chuck Kirkendall

(1975-02-18) February 18, 1975 (age 50)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Internet personality, entrepreneur, bodybuilder
SpouseHelena Kirkendall
ChildrenKali 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.

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Career

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

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes #
2011Wonder WomanSuper SoldierTV movie
2012ApplebaumBodybuilderTV movie
2012Crispus Attucks: Today Was a Good Day
2012Internal Behaviors Part 2: The RegurgitationInmate
2012SaviorBoss
2012The Dog Who Saved the HolidaysMikeyTV movie
2013White TBouncer
2014Roscoe and MaggieGhoul
2014The Liaison

Television

YearTitleEpisode #RoleNotes #
2011 Mr. Sunshine Lingerie FootballTeam trainer
2012 Wilfred Letting GoBodybuilder
2012 Workaholics The Lord's ForceDavid
2014 Raising Hope Road to NatesvilleBrett

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