and Double Talk. He has starred in and produced films through his own production company, Extravaganza. In 2011, Chiklis and his band MCB released their first single "Til I Come Home", a tribute song to the soldiers overseas. The song has been critically acclaimed worldwide and was used in his TV series No Ordinary Family in 2011. MCB's prior music includes another single, "Make Me High", written for the independent film High School (2010), starring Chiklis, Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, and Matt Bush; the single was released in spring 2011. Following his stint on American Horror Story: Freak Show, Chiklis told Larry King that he did not enjoy working on the show: "That was one of the darkest years of my career. It was, I think, it's one thing to do a horror film in the context of like two months or something like that, but to live in that for six months it just became, I don't know. Maybe it's because I'm an empathetic person, and I just sometimes start to take things on. But it was so dark, and it was so nasty." On the January 12, 2021 episode of The Talk, Chiklis revealed his passion for the martial arts, and stated that he had recently attained the rank of yellow belt in karate. Philanthropy Chiklis has participated in celebrity Texas hold 'em tournaments to benefit comedian Brad Garrett's charity foundation, Maximum Hope. Chiklis has worked closely with many different charities over the years including The Children's Lifesaving Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, Autism Speaks and the Revlon Run Walk. Filmography Film Television Video games Theater Awards and nominations References in popular culture The web series Jake and Amir often made reference to Chiklis in the phrase "going dickless for Michael Chiklis", which involves a person tucking their penis between their legs, ostensibly for Michael Chiklis. References External links 1963 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Actors from Lowell, Massachusetts American male film actors American people of Greek descent American people of Irish descent American male stage actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Television producers from Massachusetts Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (television) winners Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni Living people Male actors from Massachusetts Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners People from Andover, Massachusetts