What's Hot: Day-by-Day Fall Schedule; R.I.P. Beloved TV Characters!; A Private Practice Departure?; Shows We Lost

Michael Chiklis

Celebrity

Michael Chiklis: Biography

michael chiklis

Birth Place: Lowell, MA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/30/1963, Virgo
Profession: Actor

User Rating:

(57 ratings)
Add Your Rating:

1 stars

2 stars

3 stars

4 stars

5 stars

Michael Chiklis Fast Facts:

First lead role, as a ninth grader, was as Hawkeye Pierce in a high-school stage adaptation of M*A*S*H.
Has acted professionally since the age of 13, when he earned his Actor's Equity card for appearing in a Massachusetts stage production of Romeo and Juliet.
Turned down hockey and football scholarships to study drama at Boston University's School of Fine Arts.
Made his TV debut (as a cop) on a 1989 episode of Miami Vice.
Played "Curly" Howard in the 2000 TV-biopic The Three Stooges.
Real-life daughter Autumn played his character Vic's daughter, Cassidy, on The Shield.

Michael Chiklis Relationships:
Katherine Chiklis - Mother
Autumn Chiklis - Daughter
Odessa Rose Chiklis - Daughter
Michelle Epstein - Wife
Peter Chilkis - Brother
Charlie Chiklis - Father
Michael Chiklis Awards:
2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
Boston University, Boston, MA (BFA, 1986)

Photos

Michael Chiklis Michael Kovac/FilmMagic.com

Michael Chiklis, Autumn Chiklis Dr. Billy Ingram/FilmMagic.com

Michael Chiklis, Benito Martinez Jesse Grant/WireImage.com

chris evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Julian McMahon, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

Michael Chiklis John Sciulli/WireImage.com

Michael Chiklis Eric Neitzel/WireImage.com

more Michael Chiklis photos (84 total photos)

Advertisement

Our Partners

Garrett Hedlund Talks 'On The Road' Sex Scene With Steve Buscemi PublishDate = 6/1/2012 5:21:21 PM
'Anchorman 2': Christina Applegate Will Return As Veronica Corningstone PublishDate = 6/1/2012 3:37:57 PM
Fairy-Tale Movie Art: 'Snow White,' 'The Dark Crystal' And More (PHOTOS) PublishDate = 6/1/2012 3:36:59 PM
UCLA Athletes to Diddy -- Keep Your Millions, Your Son Justin Earned His Scholarship PublishDate = 6/3/2012 3:45:00 AM
Celebrity Scramble -- Guess Who!?! PublishDate = 6/3/2012 3:40:00 AM
The Jacksons Unity Tour -- New Album Causes Concert Cancellations PublishDate = 6/3/2012 3:35:00 AM
Andy Levy Defends Obama From Guttenberg: ‘I Don’t Think The President Should Be At His Desk All Day’ PublishDate = 6/2/2012 9:34:24 PM
Romney’s Solyndra? State-Funded Massachusetts Solar Company Goes Bankrupt PublishDate = 6/2/2012 8:42:14 PM

Advertisement

Most Popular TV Shows

more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

more popular movies

Top Videos

more top videos