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Michael Chiklis Biography
Birth Place:
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actor
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 14, 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 plays his character Vic's daughter, Cassidy, on The Shield
Awards
- 2005Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 2004Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 2003Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
- 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2002Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: winner
Relationships
- Peter Chilkis -- Brother
- Odessa Rose Chiklis -- Daughter
- Charlie Chiklis -- Father
- Katherine Chiklis -- Mother
- Michelle Epstein -- Wife