Baily was best known for his portrayal of Kevin "Ug" Lee in 1991's Salute Your Shorts (Image via IMDb and Nickelodeon)American actor Kirk Baily passed away on February 28 at the age of 59 following a battle with lung cancer. The former Nickelodeon star's family confirmed his unfortunate death to TMZ. His friends also shared the news of his demise on social media.Baily was reportedly diagnosed with pulmonary cancer around six months earlier. He worked as a voice artist in animated projects until last year. What is known about Kirk Baily's career?Kirk Baily was best known for his portrayal of Kevin "Ug" Lee in 1991's Nickelodeon sitcom, Salute Your Shorts. He played the character in 26 episodes of the show. Baily also appeared in multiple one-time roles in TV series and movies in the mid-1990s. In 1998, he portrayed the adult version of Millions Knives in eight episodes of Trigun.Later in his career, the New York native did vocal work in anime projects and animated feature films. His works include Mobile Suit Gundam, Aladdin, Cowboy Bebop, Hotel Transylvania, Despicable Me 2, Frozen, Big Hero Six, and more. He was also involved in the upcoming DC animated movie, DC League of Super-Pets.From 2002 to 2004, Baily voiced multiple characters in the English-dubbed version of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Apart from his contributions to films and TV series, the 59-year-old also worked in some video games. He did voice work for Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force, the .hack series, Shadow Hearts: Covenant, and Condemned 2: Bloodshot, among others.Before his foray into the entertainment industry, Baily served as an ADR personnel in projects. He was presumably also a drama teacher in New York City. In 1987, he shifted to Los Angeles to pursue acting and voice work.Condolences pour in following the news of Kirk Baily's demiseTwitter was flooded with condolences after the news of Kirk Baily's passing. Most of the tweets acknowledged his iconic role as camp counselor Kevin 'Ug' Lee in Salute Your Shorts. Instagram MonsterVision@MonsterVision17Zeke the Plumber actor, Kirk Baily, has passed: Nickelodeon’s ‘Salute Your Shorts’ Performer And Prolific Voice Actor Was 59From @deadline: Kirk Baily, who portrayed Kevin “Ug” Lee on the 1991-92 Nickelodeon comedy Salute Your Shorts, died Feb. 28 of lung cancer6:04 AM · Mar 3, 2022153Zeke the Plumber actor, Kirk Baily, has passed: Nickelodeon’s ‘Salute Your Shorts’ Performer And Prolific Voice Actor Was 59From @deadline: Kirk Baily, who portrayed Kevin “Ug” Lee on the 1991-92 Nickelodeon comedy Salute Your Shorts, died Feb. 28 of lung cancer https://t.co/gUQXMNhysuLauren Modery@HipstercriteWell this brings back some memories. Rest in peace, Kirk Baily. consequence.net/2022/03/kirk-b…3:15 AM · Mar 3, 20227Well this brings back some memories. Rest in peace, Kirk Baily. 😥consequence.net/2022/03/kirk-b…Lilit Marcus@lilitmarcusI will always know what color giraffes' tongues are thanks to this man. variety.com/2022/tv/news/k…7:36 AM · Mar 3, 20221I will always know what color giraffes' tongues are thanks to this man. variety.com/2022/tv/news/k…Chris Mayek@chris_mayekRIP Kirk Baily. Loved his voice work in Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Fushigi Yuugi, Kenshin, and several other 90s/early 2000s series. 10:09 AM · Mar 1, 20223528918RIP Kirk Baily. Loved his voice work in Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Fushigi Yuugi, Kenshin, and several other 90s/early 2000s series. 🙏 https://t.co/rUCqDOPTHbHorrorMovieBBQ@HorrorMovieBBQRIP the great Kirk Baily aka UG from Salute Your Shorts. The coolest dimwit camp counseler ever. 7:28 AM · Mar 2, 202227385RIP the great Kirk Baily aka UG from Salute Your Shorts. The coolest dimwit camp counseler ever. 😔😔😔😔 https://t.co/RtpFnPl4mjJeff Harris@nemalkiRIP Kirk Baily. Let's all salute the greatest TV camp counselor of all time, Kevin "Ug" Lee from Salute Your Shorts. twitter.com/chris_mayek/st…Chris Mayek@chris_mayekRIP Kirk Baily. Loved his voice work in Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Fushigi Yuugi, Kenshin, and several other 90s/early 2000s series. 7:18 AM · Mar 2, 2022395190RIP Kirk Baily. Loved his voice work in Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Fushigi Yuugi, Kenshin, and several other 90s/early 2000s series. 🙏 https://t.co/rUCqDOPTHbRIP Kirk Baily. Let's all salute the greatest TV camp counselor of all time, Kevin "Ug" Lee from Salute Your Shorts. twitter.com/chris_mayek/st… https://t.co/lJxYC81issPop Arena@pop_arenaRest in peace, Kirk Baily. You were THE quintessential camp counselor.7:26 AM · Mar 2, 202216064Rest in peace, Kirk Baily. You were THE quintessential camp counselor. https://t.co/sNu3gxf4jtHowdy Price (Dino Winwood)@PriceHowdyJust heard about the passing of Kirk Baily. This is heartbreaking. Great anime voice actor and legendary role on Salute Your Shorts. Thank You for being a part of my childhood. RIP Sir10:22 AM · Mar 2, 202212729Just heard about the passing of Kirk Baily. This is heartbreaking. Great anime voice actor and legendary role on Salute Your Shorts. Thank You for being a part of my childhood. RIP Sir https://t.co/CW0xk3ufJTUzamakiJ@UzamakiJRIP to Kirk Baily who recently passed away from Cancer. To us 80's and 90's kids he was our camp counselor Kevin "Ug" Lee on Nickelodeon's "SALUTE YOUR SHORTS" and for anime fans he had many amazing characters such as KNIVES from "Trigun" You will be greatly missed.2:57 AM · Mar 3, 20227019RIP to Kirk Baily who recently passed away from Cancer. To us 80's and 90's kids he was our camp counselor Kevin "Ug" Lee on Nickelodeon's "SALUTE YOUR SHORTS" and for anime fans he had many amazing characters such as KNIVES from "Trigun" You will be greatly missed. https://t.co/ifj4BicvkcHOMAGE@HOMAGEKevin “Ug” Lee, our favorite Camp Anawanna counselor.Rest easy Kirk Baily 1:53 AM · Mar 3, 202213431Kevin “Ug” Lee, our favorite Camp Anawanna counselor.Rest easy Kirk Baily ❤️ https://t.co/DHNM3ufxdDBig Orange Couch@BOCpodcastWe’ll hold you in our hearts, Kirk Baily. Rest In Peace.Art by Brett Wilson5:26 AM · Mar 3, 20223510We’ll hold you in our hearts, Kirk Baily. Rest In Peace.Art by Brett Wilson https://t.co/vMkSBiTuD2The late actor was also immortalized in a cartoon art piece by Brett Wilson. The artwork has been shared several times on Twitter.