'"Chiklis later told James Belushi that he took on the lead role in "Wired" out of "love, respect and homage" for his brother, and apologised for any hurt he had caused Belushi's family.After numerous guest roles in episodic television (including "Miami Vice", "L.A. Law", "Murphy Brown", and "Seinfeld"), Chiklis gained fame for portraying the lead roles of Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama "The Commish" (1991-1996), and LAPD Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama "The Shield" (2002-2008).