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Michael Chiklis was actually 28 when cast as Scali, in part because he looked much older than his real age. When Chiklis lost weight during the course of the series, the network, fearing that such weight loss might negatively effect the ratings, reportedly had Chiklis stuff his clothing to appear older and heavyset, and also discouraged him ...
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- TV-14
- 1991-09-28
Chiklis' character, Tony Scali, was at least ten years older than Chiklis' age at the time. At one point, the network, worried that Chiklis' weight loss would affect the ratings, reportedly asked him to stuff his clothing.
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- 94 (list of episodes)
- September 28, 1991 –, January 11, 1996
- ABC
Michael Charles Chiklis is an actor well known for playing Commissioner Tony Scali from The Commish and Detective Vic Mackey from The Shield. He was born August 30, 1963, Michael was only 28 years old when he nabbed the role of 38 years old commissioner - his acting received a lot of praise from...
Dec 3, 2021 · In the early ‘90s, ABC’s The Commish was a very different, nigh progressive type of cop series. 28-year-old Chiklis played middle-aged, retired NYPD detective, and quintessential wiseguy, Tony Scali, who moved to the small town of Eastchester, New York to be the police commissioner.
Michael Charles Chiklis (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ k l ɪ s /; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor, film television director, film and television producer and musician. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002 ...
Sep 11, 1991 · In 1988, at the age of 24, an unknown actor beat out 200 other contenders to land one of the most publicized film roles of the year. Michael Chiklis was picked to play John Belushi in ”Wired ...
Michael Chiklis ... Tony Scali 92 episodes, 1991-1996 Theresa Saldana ... Rachel Scali 92 episodes, 1991-1996 Kaj-Erik Eriksen ... David Scali 92 episodes, 1991-1996 Geoffrey Nauffts ...
