Michael Chiklis Biography

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Michael Chiklis moved to NYC as a young man to take the acting world by storm. After years of struggling, he finally got the part of a lifetime: the lead in the John Belushi biopic Wired, which was universally panned and a major bomb. After a move to Hollywood and a string of cameos in sitcoms like Seinfeld and Murphy Brown, Chiklis finally landed the lead in the critical and popular cop drama The Commish, which lasted for five years. After that, it was back to the bit parts and a quickly cancelled sitcom Daddio. Finally, after re-inventing himself as a gruff and tough leading man, Chiklis landed the part that would win him the accolades and awards he so desired: that of corrupt cop Vic Mackey in The Shield. With that finally under his belt, the movies and the Thing in the Fantastic Four films specifically weren't far behind …


1. Is actually a lifelong fan of the Fantastic Four comics and the Thing in particular.
2. It was his wife's idea to transform himself from a doughy comedian to a lean, mean action hero.
3. His family ancestry hails from the Greek isle of Lesbos.
4. Also speaks fluent Greek and Spanish.
5. Also starred in another biopic, as Curly Howard in a TV-movie about the Three Stooges.


On winning his Emmy: "When they called my name, my eyes went from pinpricks to huge pupils. Everything was in slow motion, then I thought, Holy s**t, schmuck, it's you! Get up!"
— Maxim Online, Jan. 2003


Wife: Michelle Moran; married June 21, 1992
Daughter: Autumn; born Oct. 9, 1993
Daughter: Odessa; born 1999


2005: Golden Globes nomination: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama, The Shield

2004: Golden Globes nomination: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama, The Shield

2003: Emmy Awards nomination: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, The Shield; Golden Globes: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama, The Shield

2002: Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, The Shield


Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - (2007) - Actor
Rise: Blood Hunter - (2007) - Actor
Fantastic Four - (2005) - Actor
Shield - Complete Fourth Season - (2004) - Actor
The Shield - Complete Second Season - (2003) - Actor
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