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Biography

Michael Chiklis was born into a Greek American family on August 30, 1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He showed an early love for acting, acquiring…more

Born

8/30/1963, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Birth Name

Michael Charles Chiklis

Gender

Male

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Star (5)

Role
- No Ordinary Family
  Jim Powell
  - S 1: Ep 20 No Ordinary Beginning
    4/5/11
  - S 1: Ep 19 No Ordinary Future
    3/26/11
  - S 1: Ep 18 No Ordinary Animal
    3/22/11
  - S 1: Ep 17 No Ordinary Love
    3/1/11
  - S 1: Ep 16 No Ordinary Proposal
    2/22/11
  - + 15 More Credits
- The Shield
  Detective Vic Mackey
  - S 7: Ep 13 Family Meeting
    11/25/08
  - S 7: Ep 12 Possible Kill Screen
    11/18/08
  - S 7: Ep 11 Petty Cash
    11/11/08
  - S 7: Ep 10 Party Line
    11/4/08
  - S 7: Ep 9 Moving Day
    10/28/08
  - + 83 More Credits
- Daddio
  Chris Woods
  - S 2: Ep 4 Remains of the Day Off
    10/23/00
  - S 2: Ep 3 For Whom the School Bell Tolls
    10/16/00
  - S 2: Ep 2 Pride and Pregnancy
    10/9/00
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Last Temptation of Chris
    10/2/00
  - S 1: Ep 5 Lord of the Ants
    4/20/00
  - + 13 More Credits
- The Commish
  Tony Scali
  - S 5: Ep 4 Redemption
    1/11/96
  - S 5: Ep 3 Father Image (2)
    12/14/95
  - S 5: Ep 2 Father Image (1)
    12/7/95
  - S 5: Ep 1 In the Shadow of the Gallows
    11/30/95
  - S 4: Ep 22 Off Broadway (2)
    5/20/95
  - + 87 More Credits
- Heavy Gear
  Lt. Jan Augusta
  - S 1: Ep 33 The Vanguard Storm
  - S 1: Ep 31 Heavy Gear Smashdown
  - S 1: Ep 19 Under Orem
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Monster of the Maze
  - S 1: Ep 40 Gears Of Fire
  - + 35 More Credits
Guest Star (44)

Role
- Access Hollywood
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 105 May 16, 2012
    5/16/12
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 68 Episode #5.068
    11/22/11
  - S 5: Ep 25 Episode #5.025
    10/3/11
  - S 3: Ep 97 Episode #3.097
    12/28/09
  - S 2: Ep 273 Episode #2.273
    7/22/09
  - S 2: Ep 176 Episode #2.176
    3/31/09
  - + 2 More Credits
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 16 September 28, 2010
    9/28/10
  - S 21: Ep 15 September 19, 2008
    9/19/08
  - S 19: Ep 181 June 14, 2007
    6/14/07
  - S 18: Ep 130 March 21, 2006
    3/21/06
  - S 17: Ep 202 July 8, 2005
    7/8/05
  - + 2 More Credits
- Live! with Kelly
  Guest Co-Host
  - S 21: Ep 40 October 24, 2008
    10/24/08
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 3 Episode #1403
    9/27/08
  - S 8: Ep 3 Episode #803
    9/28/02
- Robot Chicken
  Detective Vic Mackey, Exterminator, Thing
  - S 3: Ep 18 Monstourage
    9/21/08
- The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 105 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    6/15/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 101 June 13, 2007
    6/13/07
  - S 3: Ep 100 June 12, 2007
    6/12/07
  - S 3: Ep 35 March 5, 2007
    3/5/07
- The Henry Rollins Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 13 Michael Chiklis, Dinosaur Jr.
    6/24/06
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 10 Michael Chiklis, Roselyn Sanchez, Bo Bice
    1/17/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 82 Michael Chiklis/Rick Springfield
    1/10/06
  - S 2: Ep 126 Michael Chiklis/Gavin DeGraw/Kristin Bell
    3/14/05
  - S 1: Ep 129 Michael Chiklis/Vivica A. Fox
    3/30/04
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 174 Show #2393
    7/1/05
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 14: Ep 1 2005 MTV Movie Awards
    6/4/05
- Dinner For Five
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Michael De Luca, Luis Guzman, Michael Chiklis, Henry Rollins
    4/22/05
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 49 Michael Chiklis/Tony Hawk/Nic Armstrong and the The Thieves
    3/21/05
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 40 Debbie Stabenow, Michael Chiklis
    3/3/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 143 Michael Chiklis, Finesse Mitchell, Eldar
    7/5/04
- TV Revolution
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Body Count
    5/26/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 47 3/15/04
    3/15/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 145 Michael Chiklis, Sarah Polley, and Brides of Destruction
    3/15/04
  - S 5: Ep 102 Michael Chiklis, Bill Bellamy, and Maroon 5
    1/6/03
  - S 4: Ep 197 Leah Remini, Michael Chiklis and Kelly Joe Phelps
    5/17/02
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/03
- Stuart Little
  Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 11 No Job Is Too Little
    5/10/03
- Stuart Little
  Tiger
  - S 1: Ep 11 No Job Is Too Little
    5/10/03
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 112 February 18, 2003
    2/18/03
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 131 Show #2405
    1/2/03
- RI:SE
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 108 show #108
    9/25/02
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 54: Ep 1 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/22/02
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 167 Daryl Chill Mitchell, Michael Chiklis, Maggie Gallagher, Angelique Kidjo
    5/15/02
- Family Guy
  Various
  - S 3: Ep 10 Fish Out of Water
    9/19/01
- Family Guy
  Voice
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Kiss Seen Around the World
    8/29/01
- Family Guy
  Bronx Guy
  - S 3: Ep 7 Lethal Weapons
    8/22/01
- Family Guy
  Big Fat Paulie
  - S 2: Ep 16 There's Something About Paulie
    6/27/00
- Godzilla: The Series
  Colonel Charles Tarrington
  - S 2: Ep 13 Where Is Thy Sting?
    2/26/00
- Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
  Additional Voices
  - S 1: Ep 38 Propaganda Machine
    1/14/00
- Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
  Lt. Ross
  - S 1: Ep 10 Sole Survivor
    11/4/99
- Touched By an Angel
  Matt Colletti
  - S 4: Ep 18 Breaking Bread
    3/8/98
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 67 April 27, 1992
    4/27/92
- Seinfeld
  Steve
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Stranded
    11/27/91
- The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
  Otis
  - S 1: Ep 4 Deals are Made to Be Broken
    4/19/91
- L.A. Law
  Jimmy Hoffs
  - S 5: Ep 16 Good to the Last Drop
    3/21/91
  - S 4: Ep 18 Watts a Matter?
    4/5/90
- Murphy Brown
  Tony Rocket
  - S 3: Ep 2 Brown and Blue
    9/24/90
- Wiseguy
  Carlo Spoletta
  - S 3: Ep 4 Heir to the Throne
    10/11/89
  - S 3: Ep 3 Sins of the Father
    10/4/89
  - S 3: Ep 2 Battle of the Barge
    9/27/89
  - S 3: Ep 1 A Rightful Place
    9/20/89
- B.L. Stryker
  Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 5 Blues For Buder
    5/15/89
- Miami Vice
  NYPD Det. Jeffrey Whitehead
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Lost Madonna
    3/17/89
Director (1)

Role
- The Shield
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 5 Game Face
    9/30/08
  - S 6: Ep 5 Haunts
    5/1/07
  - S 5: Ep 6 Rap Payback
    2/14/06
  - S 3: Ep 9 Slipknot
    5/4/04
Co-Executive Producer (1)

Role
- No Ordinary Family
  Co-Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 20 No Ordinary Beginning
    4/5/11
  - S 1: Ep 19 No Ordinary Future
    3/26/11
  - S 1: Ep 18 No Ordinary Animal
    3/22/11
  - S 1: Ep 17 No Ordinary Love
    3/1/11
  - S 1: Ep 16 No Ordinary Proposal
    2/22/11
  - + 15 More Credits
Producer (1)

Role
- The Shield
  Producer
  - S 7: Ep 13 Family Meeting
    11/25/08
  - S 7: Ep 12 Possible Kill Screen
    11/18/08
  - S 7: Ep 10 Party Line
    11/4/08
  - S 7: Ep 9 Moving Day
    10/28/08
  - S 7: Ep 8 Parricide
    10/21/08
  - + 36 More Credits

Michael Chiklis News

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CBS 2012-2013 Video Preview: Watch Trailers for Elementary, Vegas, Partners, and More

By Tim Surette, May 16, 2012

See Jonny Lee Miller's Sherlock Holmes (and Lucy Liu's Watson) in action! See the return of Michael Chiklis! See Michael Urie freak out! read more
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CBS Orders 7 Series, Including Dennis Quaid's Vegas and a Sherlock Holmes Drama

By Tim Surette, May 14, 2012

Plus: Two multi-camera comedies, a legal drama, a cop drama, and a reality competition show for job-seekers. read more

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- At the age of five, Michael began performing by doing celebrity impression for his family.
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- He is in a band named Michael Chiklis Band and they released a single titled "Make Me High".
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- Michael's first TV acting appearance was in 1989 on the TV series Miami Vice, he played a cop.
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- Michael Chiklis: A brick layer, lays bricks... I'm an actor, that's what I do.
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- Michael Chiklis: I played baseball, hockey and football in high school. And it has come in handy in my life, because working on a film set is like a team sport. You can't go onto a set and have it be all about you. Film is best when it's collaborative.
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- Michael Chiklis: (on Hollywood) In this town there's room for everyone. There are plenty of ugly-ass people who make it. And I'm one of them.
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