Chi McBride Biography (3)

Chi McBride recently went back to his comedic roots starring opposite Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother, but he is probably best known as the tough and dedicated principal of the fictional Winslow High in David E. Kelley's hit series, Boston Public. This fall he can be seen in Paid in Full, a story based on fact about the 80s drug scene.

In the summer of 2000, McBride starred opposite Nicholas Cage in Jerry Bruckheimer's Gone in 60 Seconds and co-starred opposite Bruce Willis in The Kid. Earlier that year, he starred as Bundini Brown in the telepic Muhammad Ali: King of the World.

McBride's other feature film credits include The Frighteners, Hoodlum, Mercury Rising. McBride also had a starring role in the Hudlin Brothers' Tang, a segment of HBO's Cosmic Slop Trilogy, for which he received well deserved critical acclaim.

Born and raised in Chicago in 1961, McBride has had great success in the short time he has been working in the entertainment industry. When a producer offered to help him pursue his dream, he moved to Los Angeles in the early 90s. Almost immediately he landed a spot in the television movie Revenge of the Nerds III and made several appearances on the network's comedy series In Living Color. In 1992, McBride made his feature film debut in The Distinguished Gentleman starring Eddie Murphy, and followed with roles in the Oscar-nominated What's Love Got To Do With It and The Great White Hype.

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