 michael chiklis (born august 30, 1963) is an american actor, director and television producer. some of the previous roles for which he is best known include commissioner tony scali on the abc police drama the commish, lapd detective vic mackey on the fx police drama the shield, the thing in the fantastic four film series, and jim powell on the abc science-fiction comedy-drama no ordinary family. he also co-starred as vincent savino in the cbs crime drama vegas. in 2014, chiklis joined the cast of american horror story, for its fourth season, american horror story: freak show. ==early life== michael chiklis was born in lowell, massachusetts. his mother, katherine (nÃ©e vousboukis), is a hospital administrative aide, and his father, charlie chiklis, runs a hair/beauty salon.michael chiklis biography (1963â) chiklis has been described as inheriting his acting ability from his mother. his father is a second-generation greek american (his parental ancestors came from lesbos)good cop, bald cop article on maxim.com :: hot girls, babes, sex, photos, videos, gear, entertainment and his mother is of greek and irish descent. chiklis grew up in andover, massachusetts{{cite news|last=lucas|first=drake|url=http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x18764
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