Chi McBride Movies and Career Information

Kenneth "Chi" McBride (pronounced "shy"; born September 23, 1961) is an American actor. He starred as Emerson Cod on the ABC series Pushing Daisies. He is currently appearing in Fox's drama Human Target. Born Kenneth McBride in Chicago, Illinois, "Chi" is a nickname for his hometown. He was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist church and attended Shiloh Academy, now known as Chicago SDA Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist school. He graduated from high school at the age of 16. McBride originally planned to pursue a career in music. After studying several instruments and singing with gospel choirs in his native Chicago, he relocated to Atlanta in 1986 to work for AT&T as a billing clerk. He also has a son who goes by "Heartless" McBride who is an American battle rapper in the battle league GrindTimeNow. His first success in show business came with the hit song "He's the Champ" that parodied the marriage of boxer Mike Tyson and actress Robin Givens. Based on the tune's success, McBride was signed by Esquire Records and he joined the rhythm and blues band "Covert". Convinced he should try his hand in front of the cameras, the singer moved to Los Angeles and, billed as "Chi", landed guest