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Trivia
Birth name: Michael Chiklis
Date of birth: 30 August 1963
Place of birth: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Nickname: Chick or Chicky
Height: 5' 8˝" (1.74 m)
Spouse: Michelle Morán (21 June 1992 - present) 2 children
Daughter, Autumn, was born on October 9, 1993.
Daughter, Odessa, born 1999
Chosen over 200 other candidates for the role of John Belushi in the
fantasy biopic Wired (1989).
After his show "Daddio" (2000) went off the air, his wife
suggested that Chiklis slim his weight down and change his self image
with a different look and a totally different acting part, even if they
have to create one themselves for him. He then shaved his head, lost
more than 50 pounds, worked out vigorously and the two of them started
to write a "rogue cop" movie role for him. Chiklis eventually
read "The Shield" (2002)'s pilot script (originally called
"Rampart"), which was similar to his "rogue cop"
movie script, and aggressively pursued the part of Vic Mackey until he
got it. When he read for the the part, he generated anger by being
furious at the prospect of not getting it.
Is Greek, his family hailing from the island of Lesbos.
When he was on "The Commish" (1991), a hostage situation broke
out down the street from his house. Two LAPD plainclothes detectives
came up to him when he was out in his yard and explained the situation
to him, thinking he was the LAPD commissioner.
Said when he arrived in New York City, that he was going to kick the
city's ass. Three years later when he was a struggling actor so poor
that he couldn't afford a can of Spam, he was sitting on the Brooklyn
Bridge begging for forgiveness. It was that day when he got the role in
Wired (1989).
Moved to New York City the day of his graduation to pursue his career
Shares a birthday with baseball legend, Ted Williams
Speaks Greek fluently
He does charity work pertaining to autism, as Vic's son on 'The Shield'
suffers from the disease.
Is the only actor from Fantastic Four (2005) that is actually a fan of
the comic book series.
Growing up, his childhood idol was the heroic comic book character Ben
Grimm, aka The Thing of the Fantastic Four. In fact, at the age of 18,
he told his brother that if a Fanatastic Four movie was ever made, he
would play Ben Grimm. He lived his fantasy and got to play what he
called "my dream role" in 2005 when he played the character in
"The Fantastic Four".
He is very proud of his Greek heritage and encourages his daughters to
learn of Greece and the Greek language.
Frequently writes in Greek characters on shows he appears in.
His father and mother were born in Lesbos, Greece and migrated to
America.
Has a brother called Peter
His parents owned a Barbershop.
Always knew he wanted to be an actor even when advised against it by his
parents who still supported him when he chose to act.
His worst job was "unloading 18 wheel trucks for 12 hours a
day".
Attends the Greek Orthodox Chuch services every year without fail during
the Greek Easter period, his name day and Christmas period.
Lost an incredible amount of weight to play Vic Mackey in the Shield.
Trained with weights especially bench-press.
Loves traveling overseas, especially to his house in Lesbos, Greece.
Loves Greek dancing
His real daughter, Autumn, plays his daughter Cassidy on "The
Shield." He has said that his daughter is not to witness any
violence on the show and is to be kept apart from all scenes except for
the scenes she is in.
He loves classic rock.
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