Lengthy earlier than Zack Fox was making scene-stealing appearances in “Abbott Elementary,” releasing music and amassing hundreds of thousands of views on his sweat-inducing DJ units, he was finest recognized for his Twitter jokes.
Fox, a graphic artist and emcee for Atlanta-based indie label Terrible Data on the time, was posting absurdly humorous tweets beneath the alias “Bootymath,” raking in tens of hundreds of followers. His simple social media presence and comedic chops are what in the end introduced him to Los Angeles in 2017 when filmmaker, artist and producer Flying Lotus tapped him to co-write and star in his body-horror comedy “Kuso.”
“Then I just got stuck and then I got married,” says Fox, who tied the knot with Mayumi “Kat” Fox, a DJ and entrepreneur who launched the favored Mayumi Market AAPI market. Fortunately, he’s having fun with dwelling in L.A., which he says has an analogous Southern hospitality appeal as his Atlanta hometown.
Fox’s newest journey? Starring in writer-director Alex Russell’s “Lurker,” a gripping psychological thriller that explores the insidious parasocial bond between a rising pop star and a seemingly meek retail worker, which is out in theaters Friday.
He’s additionally gearing as much as unleash his “creative sandbox concept” referred to as UWAY, which is internet hosting its first rave in collaboration with the L.A.-based file label and jazz group Minaret on Sept. 6 in New York.
Fox takes us alongside for his extremely caffeinated Sunday in L.A., which entails dropping observe of time at a Yemeni cafe, taking his canine Kiwi and Pepper for a stroll at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Space and having dinner at a plant-based Thai spot with all of his buddies.
This interview has been calmly edited for size and readability.
10 a.m.: Doomscroll on TikTokI’ll be beneficiant to myself and say I would rise up at 10 a.m. Even when I say I’m going to rise up at 9 a.m., you understand I’m going to do the TikTok ingestion on the high of the day so let’s pad it with 30 to 60 minutes of simply doomscroll.
10:30 a.m.: A calisthenics exercise at house Now we have a 3rd room within the crib the place we preserve exercise gear, so I’ve change into a calisthenics freak. I by no means was like that earlier than, however one thing about having it in the home makes me need to do this extra. So I’m actually entering into pull-ups and dips. I’m getting form of scary good on the dips, and for those who’re a fan of me you understand Shemar Moore is my muse, so I’m attempting to do no matter I can in life to appear to be that. So Sunday, it’s my free day, I’m going to get in there [and] get that work in.
11:30 a.m.: Have a responsible, scrumptious breakfast Often by that point, Kat is already up and he or she’s Filipino, so she’s going to begin making meals that you’re existentially required to eat or the connection is gonna flip unhealthy. All I do know is I simply must eat it whether or not I’m hungry or not, so I assume we’ll name {that a} guilt-trip breakfast [laughs]. A responsible breakfast that has a 100% hit charge of being scrumptious. That’s the cool commerce off. One time she made this savory waffle with rice, eggs, inexperienced onions and different stuff. She put the candy and savory components and eggs within the waffle maker. It truthfully sounds tremendous unlawful, like a means that you simply summon a troll or one thing.
12 p.m.: Stroll Kiwi and Pepper We’d most likely take our canine across the neighborhood. We like to provide Kiwi and Pepper their pink carpet at the least twice a day. Now we have a really social canine community out right here.
2 p.m.: Lose observe of time at Jalsah After that, I’m most likely doing the factor the place I fake like I don’t have a caffeine habit, however actually, actually need to go to a restaurant and have a number of caffeinated drinks. I’ve been going to this Yemeni cafe downtown referred to as Jalsah. Often I’m taking place there as a result of I’ve a pair different caffeine crackheads in my social group and we go there. I adore it as a result of it seems like a bit slice of Yemen like there’s Yemeni jazz and so they have the best smells happening, the best vibe [and] the best individuals. You recognize you go to a bar and order a pitcher of beer that you simply’re simply going to have the entire day? You may get this type of pitcher of scorching espresso for the desk and pour it for your self. It’s obtained cardamom and the espresso has like stone fruit notes and it’s candy. I didn’t notice that Yemenis make espresso the way in which that Black mothers make espresso the place it’s robust however very candy. Caffeine has a time dilation on it so it might be hours that I’m in there or half-hour. Who is aware of?
4 p.m.: Get recent at Nepenthes As a result of I’m downtown and if I’m with buddies, then we would must go get recent. We’d must take it on all the way down to Nepenthes and get a very costly pair of socks that we’re gonna lose instantly. Possibly a pair of shorts or one thing that appears precisely like the opposite garments that I have already got.
5 p.m.: Take the canine on one other stroll Now that I’ve the bag of garments, we gotta take that again house. We’re going to have to consider the place we’re going to [take] these canine once more as a result of they’re the star of the present. On this household, Kat is the lead singer, Kiwi is on the keyboard, Pepper is the drummer and I’m means off to the facet taking part in bass. Often, if it’s an everyday day, I might say Kenneth Hahn park could be the spot. Or we’d go to Huntington backyard. It’s a methods out as a result of when you’re there, you’re like, “Why am I not doing this every single day?”
7 p.m.: Plant-based dinner with the homies We love going to this spot referred to as Salaya in Thai City. It’s plant-based Thai meals. Most of it’s on par with what you’re going to get at a typical non-vegan Thai spot. A whole lot of it’s truly beating the Thai spots that I really like as a result of I’m plant-based once I’m with Kat, however once I’m out on this planet, I simply eat no matter. I’ll eat a bald eagle for those who fry it proper [laughs].
9 p.m.: Go to the films After that, we’d most likely go see a film at Alamo Drafthouse or New Beverly [Cinema]. Throughout Black Historical past Month, the New Beverly did a double characteristic of “CB4” and “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood.” We had that b— crackin’. I introduced everyone I do know.
11 p.m.: Work on music At this level, I’ll most likely wrap up the day by engaged on music with buddies. Possibly we’ll go to Pirate Studios or we’ll go to a good friend’s house studio and make music. Truthfully, I feel making beats is an efficient solution to wrap up the day. It’s very low stress and I feel it’s good to work out the mind muscle mass a bit bit earlier than mattress.
1 a.m.: Extra caffeine to energy via the night time If we begin making beats late, typically I wish to hit a late-night cafe if issues get too social. Typically we’ll hit M3 or About Time in Koreatown. At About Time, we’ll sit out again by the hearth.
