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Michael Chiklis
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Birth Date :
30/08/1963
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Lowell, Massachusetts
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Detective Vic Mackey on TV's The Shield[br /]
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Actor Michael Chiklis is best known for his portrayal of corrupt police detective Vic Mackey on cable TV's The Shield. Chiklis began performing professionally at the age of 13. A graduate of the Boston University School of Performing Arts, he spent his early career in New York doing off-Broadway plays. His first big break came when he was chosen to play John Belushi in the movie Wired (1989), but Chiklis has had greater success on television. From 1991-96 he was the star of the series The Commish, and in 2002 he won an Emmy for his work on The Shield. His other credits include the one-man Broadway show Defending the Caveman and, as comic book hero The Thing, Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequel 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).
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Actor Michael Chiklis is best known for his portrayal of corrupt police detective Vic Mackey on cable TV's The Shield. Chiklis began performing professionally at the age of 13. A graduate of the Boston University School of Performing Arts, he spent his early career in New York doing off-Broadway plays. His first big break came when he was chosen to play John Belushi in the movie Wired (1989), but Chiklis has had greater success on television. From 1991-96 he was the star of the series The Commish, and in 2002 he won an Emmy for his work on The Shield. His other credits include the one-man Broadway show Defending the Caveman and, as comic book hero The Thing, Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequel 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).
In the animated version of Spirited Away released for English-language audiences, Chiklis is the voice of Chihiro's father.
