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After starring in School of Rock, Clark continued pursuing drumming. Most recently, he played in the band Jess Bess & The Intentions, who performed at their first gig on Saturday night (22 May) at the Legendary Wooden Nickel venue in Chicago.
In a tweet, Black called Clark’s death “devastating”, and said he was heartbroken. “Sending love to his family and the whole School of Rock community,” Black wrote.
School of Rock was Clark’s only movie role, which he said he landed by responding to an ad in a local newspaper looking for adolescents who can play drums, keyboards and guitar.
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School of Rock drummer Kevin Clark dies following cycling accident in Chicago
Kevin Clark, the US actor who played drummer Freddy Jones in the 2003 film School of Rock, is remembered as a beautiful soul after reportedly being struck and killed by a car while riding his bike in Chicago. 27 May 2021
Kevin Clark, the US actor who played drummer Freddy Jones in the 2003 film School of Rock, is being remembered as a beautiful soul after he was reportedly struck and killed by a car while riding his bike.
The 32-year-old was cycling through the Chicago neighbourhood of Avondale on Wednesday (local time), when he was struck by a Hyundai Sonato at about 1:20am, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Kevin Clark, ‘School of Rock’ actor and drummer, killed riding bicycle in Avondale. ‘He was such a big-hearted, warm human.’ Clare Proctor, Chicago Tribune
Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in “School of Rock” and was still playing with a Chicago-area band, was being remembered Wednesday as being “big-hearted” by friends who vowed they would “rock on” in his memory.
Clark died after running a red light and being hit by a car as he crossed a street in the Avondale neighborhood early Wednesday, according to Chicago police.
About 1:20 a.m., Clark, 32, of the 700 block of West Roscoe Street in Lakeview, was riding east on his bike on Logan Boulevard, approaching the intersection at North Western Avenue, police said. A silver Hyundai Sonata driving south on Western Avenue was coming up on a green light and drove into the intersection, hitting the bicyclist as he ran a red light, a witness and the driver both told respo
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Three years after calling a Northwest Side intersection “notoriously unsafe and hazardous,” the Active Transportation Alliance renewed calls Thursday for improvements where “School of Rock” actor Kevin Clark was fatally struck by a car while biking.
“We can only hope that we see an immediate response before another tragedy happens,” said Jim Merrell, managing director of advocacy for ATA. “This didn’t have to happen.”
Clark, 32, was riding a bicycle around 1:20 a.m. Wednesday when he was hit by a Hyundai Sonata at Western Avenue and Logan Boulevard, Chicago police said. He died at Illinois Masonic Medical Center.