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Chi McBride

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9/23/1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Kenneth McBride

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Chi grew up in Chicago and graduated from high school at the age of 16. He originally planned to pursue a career in music. Later changing his mind, he decided to make the move to Los Angeles to try his hand at acting. He was not immediately successful,…more

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Role
- Golden Boy
  Detective Don Owen
  - S 1: Ep 13 Next Question
    5/14/13
  - S 1: Ep 12 Beast of Burden
    5/7/13
  - S 1: Ep 11 Longshot
    4/30/13
  - S 1: Ep 10 Sacrifice
    4/23/13
  - S 1: Ep 9 Atonement
    4/16/13
  - + 8 More Credits
- Ultimate Spider-Man
  Nick Fury
  - S 1: Ep 12 Me Time
    7/1/12
  - S 1: Ep 11 Venomous
    6/24/12
  - S 1: Ep 3 Doomed!
    4/8/12
  - S 1: Ep 2 Great Responsibility
    4/1/12
  - S 1: Ep 1 Great Power
    4/1/12
- Human Target
  Winston
  - S 2: Ep 13 Marshall Pucci
    2/9/11
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Trouble with Harry
    2/2/11
  - S 2: Ep 11 Kill Bob
    1/31/11
  - S 2: Ep 10 Cool Hand Guerrero
    1/14/11
  - S 2: Ep 9 Imbroglio
    1/14/11
  - + 20 More Credits
- The Family Tree
  Star
  2010
- Pushing Daisies
  Emerson Cod
  - S 2: Ep 13 Kerplunk
    6/13/09
  - S 2: Ep 12 Water and Power
    6/6/09
  - S 2: Ep 11 Window Dressed to Kill
    5/30/09
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Norwegians
    12/17/08
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Legend of Merle McQuoddy
    12/10/08
  - + 17 More Credits
- Still Waiting
  Star
  2009
- First Sunday
  Star
  2008
- American Son
  Star
  2008
- The Brothers Solomon
  James
  2007
- Killer Instinct
  Lt. Matt Cavanaugh
  - S 1: Ep 10 She's the Bomb
    2/9/06
  - S 1: Ep 9 Shake, Rattle and Roll
    12/2/05
  - S 1: Ep 8 Forget Me Not?
    11/18/05
  - S 1: Ep 7 Game Over
    11/11/05
  - S 1: Ep 6 Who's Your Daddy
    11/4/05
  - + 7 More Credits
- Annapolis
  McNally
  2006
- Before and After
  Star
  2006
- Let's Go to Prison
  Barry
  2006
- Ultimate Avengers 2
  Chief Elder
  2006
- Terminal
  Star
  2006
- Roll Bounce
  Curtis Smith
  2005
- Boston Public
  Steven Harper
  - S 4: Ep 13 Chapter Seventy-Nine
    1/30/04
  - S 4: Ep 12 Chapter Seventy-Eight
    1/23/04
  - S 4: Ep 11 Chapter Seventy-Seven
    1/16/04
  - S 4: Ep 10 Chapter Seventy-Five
    1/9/04
  - S 4: Ep 9 Chapter Seventy-Six
    12/19/03
  - + 76 More Credits
- I, Robot
  Star
  2004
- Paid in Full
  Star
  2002
- Disney's The Kid
  Star
  2001
- Gone In 60 Seconds
  Donny Astricky
  2000
- The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
  Desmond Pfeiffer
  - S 1: Ep 4 Once Upon a Mistress
    10/26/98
  - S 1: Ep 3 Saving Mr. Lincoln
    10/19/98
  - S 1: Ep 2 Up, Up and Away
    10/12/98
  - S 1: Ep 1 A.O.L.: Abe On-Line
    10/5/98
  - S 1: Ep 9 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  - + 4 More Credits
- Mercury Rising
  Tommy B. Jordan
  1998
- Hoodlum
  Star
  1997
- The John Larroquette Show
  Heavy Gene
  - S 4: Ep 6 Isosceles Love Triangle
    10/30/96
  - S 4: Ep 5 Copies
    10/16/96
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Blues Traveller
    10/9/96
  - S 4: Ep 3 Bathing with Ernest Hemingway
    10/2/96
  - S 4: Ep 2 Mother of the Year
    9/25/96
  - + 79 More Credits
- The Frighteners
  Cyrus
  1996
- What's Love Got to Do With It
  Star
  1993
- Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
  Malcolm Pennington III
  1992
- The Nine
  Malcolm Jones
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Inside Man
  - S 1: Ep 9 You're Being Watched
    8/8/07
  - S 1: Ep 8 Turning Point
    8/1/07
  - S 1: Ep 7 Outsiders
    11/22/06
  - S 1: Ep 6 Take Me Instead
    11/8/06
  - + 8 More Credits
- Max Steel
  Jefferson Smith
  - S 3: Ep 9 Truth Be Told
  - S 3: Ep 8 Turbulence
  - S 3: Ep 7 Special Delivery
  - S 3: Ep 6 Prey
  - S 3: Ep 5 Rough Seas
  - + 30 More Credits
- Narc
  Star
  1905
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- House
  Edward Vogler
  - S 1: Ep 18 Babies & Bathwater
    4/19/05
  - S 1: Ep 17 Role Model
    4/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 16 Heavy
    3/29/05
  - S 1: Ep 15 Mob Rules
    3/22/05
  - S 1: Ep 14 Control
    3/15/05
- God, the Devil and Bob
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 13 Bob Gets Involved
    6/15/03
- God, the Devil and Bob
  Mike
  - S 1: Ep 11 Bob's Father
    6/15/03
  - S 1: Ep 10 There's Too Much Sex on TV
    6/15/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 Bob Gets Greedy
    6/13/03
  - S 1: Ep 8 Lonely at the Top
    6/12/03
  - S 1: Ep 6 God's Favorite
    6/12/03
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (22)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 116 Chi McBride/Laurie Holden
    3/8/13
  - S 8: Ep 7 Chi McBride/Ariel Tweto
    8/30/11
  - S 4: Ep 17 Chi McBride/Teri Polo/Steve Bertrand
    10/2/07
  - S 3: Ep 153 Chi McBride/Rick Thomas
    5/24/07
  - S 2: Ep 196 Chi McBride/Lili Taylor/Nick Lachey
    8/14/06
  - + 1 More Credits
- Ultimate Spider-Man
  Principal
  - S 1: Ep 1 Great Power
    4/1/12
- Suits
  Distict Attorney
  - S 1: Ep 12 Dogfight
    9/8/11
- Hawthorne
  Garland Bryce
  - S 3: Ep 10 Shot in the Dark
    8/16/11
  - S 3: Ep 9 Signed, Sealed, Delivered
    8/9/11
  - S 3: Ep 8 Price of Admission
    8/2/11
  - S 3: Ep 7 To Tell the Truth
    7/26/11
- TMZ on TV
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 135 Episode #4.135
    2/9/11
- Psych
  Craig Snowden
  - S 5: Ep 7 Ferry Tale
    8/25/10
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 60 Chi McBride/Seal
    12/8/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 35 Hugh Jackman/Sarah McLachlan/Chi McBride
    10/20/06
  - S 3: Ep 15 Nicollette Sheridan/Chi McBride/INXS
    9/23/05
- Monk
  Mayor Ray Nicholson
  - S 5: Ep 2 Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
    7/14/06
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 126 Johnny Knoxville, Chi McBride, & Backstreet Boys
    9/21/05
- Boston Legal
  Steven Harper
  - S 1: Ep 16 Let Sales Ring
    3/13/05
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 9 Van Helsing; Troy; I, Robot; The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
    4/15/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 46 November 26, 2001
    11/26/01
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 12 Show #2078
    6/18/01
- The Practice
  Steven Harper
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Day After
    2/11/01
- God, the Devil and Bob
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Andy Runs Away
    3/14/00
- The Parkers
  Cliff Rogers
  - S 1: Ep 10 Betting on Love
    11/15/99
- Nash Bridges
  Luscious
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Great Escape
    9/26/96
- Nash Bridges
  Unknown
- The Adventures of Hyperman
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 Robotot/Foul Weather Friend
    12/9/95
- Married... With Children
  Dexter
  - S 8: Ep 21 Nooner or Nothing
    2/10/94
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Ed Barker
  - S 3: Ep 8 Boyz in the Woods
    11/5/92
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- How I Met Your Mother
  Rod
  - S 6: Ep 24 Challenge Accepted
    5/16/11

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- He graduated school at the age of 16.
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- He was nominated for an AFI TV Series Actor of the Year award and a Golden Satellite Award, for his work on Boston Public.
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- He wrote the hit song "He's the Champ." the song was parodied during the marriage of boxer Mike Tyson and actress Robin Givens.
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- He worked as a telephone operator for MCI.
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- He originally planned to pursue a career in music but he finally selected acting.
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- He joined the blues band Covert and was signed by Esquire Records.
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- He used to be musician and songwriter.
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- He made his film debut in The Distinguished Gentleman (1992).
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- His first is name "Chi", which comes from his hometown of Chicago.
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- He started acting when he was 30 years old.
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- Chi's name comes from his hometown of Chicago. It's pronounced shy.
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- Chi is married to Katie McKinley. The two have been married since February 1982.
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- Chi is 6' 5" (1.96 m).
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- (on ABC's "The Nine")
  Chi McBride: There are at least nine reasons -- the characters themselves. I think all the characters are well drawn and the action and the pilot from start to finish is white-knuckle suspense and it is enough to keep you in front of the TV and you will even be scared to move during the commercials.
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- (on the scariest thing that's happened to him)
  Chi McBride: I think the scariest thing I've ever done was getting into show business because you've got a better chance hitting a Coke bottle with a rock from 300 yards. It's a tough business. It is a tricky because you never know when it's going to start or when it's going to end. It is a constant testing of your will and a constant testing of your commitment.
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To many a fervent tv viewer, Chi McBride may be best known for playing Principal Steven Harper, in Fox's hit series, Boston Public. Since the end of that show, he has portrayed memorable characters, both in television and the movies.moreless

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By DebraMcClure, Jan 08, 2011

On the big screen he has appeared in such hits as I,Robot and The Terminal. But I remember him as the "person you love to hate", Ed Vogler, on the series, House,M.D. As Vogler, a billionaire who for a while, acts as C.E.O of Princeton Plainsboro Hospital, he becomes a worthy adversary to Dr. House. They constantly "butt heads", until House finds a way to force him out. Mr. McBride has guest starred on numerous programs, and was cast as the private eye, Emerson Cod, on the critically acclaimed, but short-lived series, Pushing Daisies. In his current role as Winston, on Human Target, he provides a much needed balance between the enigmatic and impulsive, Christopher Chance, and the very erratic, ultra-violent, Guerrero. The show does not always live up to expectations; this often happens when characters have been established in other forums, like a comic book series. But this season, so far, has been better than the last - hopefully Human Target will continue to improve, with the help of the talented Chi McBride.moreless
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By minimax34, Jun 02, 2010

Wonderful person and great actor. People often forget some of the roles he had, like in "Terminal" but while he was playing it, he was giving his 100% and was superb in it. I can't wait to see him again.
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