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Kenneth McBride Wiki Biography
Kenneth “Chi” McBride was born on 23 September 1961, in Chicago, Illinois USA, and is an actor, best known for starring in the series “Boston Public” as high school principal Steven Harper. He also starred in the series “Pushing Daisies” as Emerson Cod. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Chi McBride? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $10 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. He was also cast in “Human Target” and the crime drama “Golden Boy” which was short lived. One of his latest projects is “Hawaii Five-0”, and as he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will increase.
Chi – short for “Chicago” – attended Shiloh Academy,. and after matriculating, decided to pursue a career in music. He studied several instruments and performed with gospel choirs before later moving to Atlanta, Georgia. In 1986, he took work as a billing clerk while still pursuing a music career.
McBride found success after recording the song “He’s the Champ” which became a hit, a parody of the marriage of actress Robin Givens and boxer Mike Tyson. Thanks to the popularity of the song, his net worth increased and he was soon signed by Esquire Records. He joined the rhythm and blues band Covert, but later decided that he wanted to try an acting career. He moved to Los Angeles and made guest appearances in several shows including “In Living Color” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. He was also featured in the television movie “Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation”. His net worth was steady.
In 1998, he starred in “Mercury Rising” alongside Bruce Willis, and was later cast in the series “Boston Public”. He started becoming known for playing right-hand man roles, also appearing in “The Terminal”, “The John Larroquette Show”, “Killer Instinct”, and “The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer”. Aside from his television appearances, he’s also been given numerous film opportunities, some of which include “Gone in 60 Seconds”, “The Frighteners”, “I, Robot” and “The Brothers Solomon”. He also gained popularity after starring in the play “Nagataki Sake” which he portrayed eight different characters, directed by Robert Downey, Sr.; his net worth was continuing to increase.
In 2010, he joined the cast of “Human Target”, playing the role of the business partner Winston. He then made an appearance in an episode of “Celebrity Ghost Stories” in which he recalled experiencing visions of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. He then joined the cast of “Hawaii Five-0” and has been a part of the show ever since. He’s also done voice acting work, including voicing the character Nick Fury in the Avengers franchise in 2013.
For his personal life, it is known that McBride is married to Julissa. According to an interview, he enjoys working in Hawaii but also doesn’t like being apart from his family for extended periods of time.
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Kenneth McBride Quick Info
Full Name | Chi McBride |
Net Worth | $10 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 23, 1961 |
Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Height | 6′ 4½” (1.94 m) |
Profession | Actor |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Julissa Mcbride |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564277/ |
Nominations | Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama |
Movies | Hawaii Five-0, Human Target, Pushing Daisies, Boston Public, I, Robot, Let’s Go to Prison, The Terminal, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, Golden Boy, Ultimate Spider-Man, Roll Bounce, Mercury Rising, First Sunday, The Brothers Solomon, Undercover Brother, The Frighteners, Th… |
TV Shows | Hawaii Five-0, Human Target, Pushing Daisies, Boston Public, Golden Boy, Ultimate Spider-Man, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, The John Larroquette Show, Killer Instinct, Murder Police, The Nine, Max Steel |
Kenneth McBride Trademarks
- Towering height
- His shaved head
Kenneth McBride Important Facts
- After conceding that a musical career would probably not be happening, in 1986 he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, for a job with AT&T as a billing clerk.
- His original dream was to have a musical career. He studied several instruments and sang with gospel choirs in his native Chicago.
- A gifted student, he graduated from high school at the age of 16.
- He has played the same character (Steven Harper) in three different television series: The Practice (1997), Boston Public (2000) and Boston Legal (2004).
- Was considered for the role of A.D.A. Ron Carver on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
- His name “Chi” comes from his hometown of Chicago
- Did not start acting until he was 30, but unusually, met with almost immediate, or true overnight, success.
- His first name is pronounced “shy”.
Kenneth McBride Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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Unspoken: Diary of an Assassin | 2017 | post-production | Actor | Actor |
Hawaii Five-0 | 2013-2017 | TV Series | Lou Grover / Capt. Lou Grover | Actor |
Ultimate Spider-Man | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Nick Fury New Yorker Thunderball … |
Actor |
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Nick Fury | Actor |
Avengers Assemble | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Nick Fury | Actor |
Suits | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Terrence Wolf | Actor |
Home Sweet Hell | 2015 | Chief Malcom Brown | Actor | |
Draft Day | 2014/I | Walt Gordon | Actor | |
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload | 2013 | TV Series | Nick Fury (voice) | Actor |
Phineas and Ferb | 2013 | TV Series | Nick Fury | Actor |
Pawn Shop Chronicles | 2013 | Johnson | Actor | |
Murder Police | 2013 | TV Series | Randall Hickox | Actor |
Golden Boy | 2013 | TV Series | Detective Don Owen | Actor |
Fruit of Labor | 2011 | Short | Mr. Hoffman | Actor |
The Family Tree | 2011 | Simon Krebs | Actor | |
Hawthorne | 2011 | TV Series | Garland Bryce | Actor |
How I Met Your Mother | 2011 | TV Series | Rod | Actor |
Human Target | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Winston | Actor |
Psych | 2010 | TV Series | Craig Snowden | Actor |
Pushing Daisies | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Emerson Cod | Actor |
Still Waiting… | 2009 | Video | Bishop | Actor |
Who Do You Love | 2008 | Willie Dixon | Actor | |
American Son | 2008 | Eddie | Actor | |
First Sunday | 2008 | Pastor Arthur Mitchell | Actor | |
The Brothers Solomon | 2007 | James | Actor | |
The Nine | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Malcolm Jones | Actor |
Let’s Go to Prison | 2006 | Barry | Actor | |
Monk | 2006 | TV Series | Mayor Ray Nicholson | Actor |
Ultimate Avengers II | 2006 | Video | Chief Elder (voice) | Actor |
Killer Instinct | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Lt. Matt Cavanaugh | Actor |
Annapolis | 2006 | McNally | Actor | |
Waiting… | 2005/I | Bishop | Actor | |
Roll Bounce | 2005 | Curtis Smith | Actor | |
House M.D. | 2005 | TV Series | Edward Vogler | Actor |
Boston Legal | 2005 | TV Series | Steven Harper | Actor |
I, Robot | 2004 | Lt. John Bergin | Actor | |
The Terminal | 2004 | Mulroy | Actor | |
Boston Public | 2000-2004 | TV Series | Steven Harper | Actor |
Delusion | 2003 | Short | John | Actor |
Cradle 2 the Grave | 2003 | Jump Chambers (uncredited) | Actor | |
Paid in Full | 2002 | Pip | Actor | |
Undercover Brother | 2002 | The Chief | Actor | |
Narc | 2002 | Captain Cheevers | Actor | |
Max Steel | 2001 | TV Series | Jefferson Smith | Actor |
Rocket Power | 2001 | TV Series | Big Tony | Actor |
The Practice | 2001 | TV Series | Steven Harper | Actor |
The Kid | 2000 | Kenny | Actor | |
Gone in Sixty Seconds | 2000 | Donny Astricky | Actor | |
God, the Devil and Bob | 2000 | TV Series | Actor | |
Dancing in September | 2000 | Security Guard | Actor | |
Sliders | 2000 | TV Series | Mule Packer | Actor |
King of the World | 2000 | TV Movie | Drew ‘Bundini’ Brown | Actor |
Magicians | 2000 | Tom | Actor | |
The Parkers | 1999 | TV Series | Cliff Rogers | Actor |
Mercury Rising | 1998 | Tommy B. Jordan | Actor | |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | 1998 | TV Series | Desmond Pfeiffer | Actor |
Hoodlum | 1997 | Illinois Gordon | Actor | |
The John Larroquette Show | 1993-1996 | TV Series | Heavy Gene | Actor |
Nash Bridges | 1996 | TV Series | Luscious | Actor |
The Frighteners | 1996 | Cyrus | Actor | |
Cosmic Slop | 1994 | TV Movie | T-Bone (segment “Tang”) | Actor |
Married with Children | 1994 | TV Series | Dexter | Actor |
What’s Love Got to Do with It | 1993 | Fross (as Chi) | Actor | |
The Distinguished Gentleman | 1992 | Homer (as Chi) | Actor | |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1992 | TV Series | Ed Barker | Actor |
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | 1992 | TV Movie | Malcolm Pennington III (as Chi) | Actor |
Delusion | 2003 | Short producer | Producer | |
The Talk | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself | Self |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Reinventando Hollywood | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
That Little Extra | 2007 | Video documentary short | Bishop | Self |
Dancing with the Stars | 2007 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Tyra Banks Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Boarding: The People of ‘The Terminal’ | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
Robot Revolution: The Making of ‘I, Robot’ | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
The N Word | 2004 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
HBO First Look | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Inside ‘The Terminal’ | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Day Out of Days: The ‘I, Robot’ Production Diaries | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
The 2002 Billboard Music Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-2001 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Gone in 60 Seconds: Stars on the Move | 2000 | Video short | Himself | Self |
Watch the Mercury Rising | 1999 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
The Making of ‘The Frighteners’ | 1998 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
The Roseanne Show | 1998 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Kenneth McBride Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2009 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Pushing Daisies (2007) | Won |
2008 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Supporting Actor | Pushing Daisies (2007) | Won |
2008 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Pushing Daisies (2007) | Won |
2003 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Boston Public (2000) | Won |
2002 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Actor of the Year – Male – TV Series | Boston Public (2000) | Won |
2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Public (2000) | Won |
2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a New Drama Series | Boston Public (2000) | Won |
2001 | TCA Award | Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Drama | Boston Public (2000) | Won |
2009 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Pushing Daisies (2007) | Nominated |
2008 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Supporting Actor | Pushing Daisies (2007) | Nominated |
2008 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Pushing Daisies (2007) | Nominated |
2003 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Boston Public (2000) | Nominated |
2002 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Actor of the Year – Male – TV Series | Boston Public (2000) | Nominated |
2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Public (2000) | Nominated |
2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a New Drama Series | Boston Public (2000) | Nominated |
2001 | TCA Award | Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Drama | Boston Public (2000) | Nominated |