Home    Television News    The Thing Finds a 'Family'
The Thing Finds a 'Family' 
Michael Chiklis signs on for ABC pilot 'No Ordinary Family'
By Michael Simpson | Monday, February 8, 2010
  • Home
Michael Chiklis in 'The Shield'Actor Michael Chiklis, who played the character of The Thing (a.k.a. Ben Grimm) in  Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, has been signed to the ABC drama pilot No Ordinary Family, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

No Ordinary Family is said to be about an family whose members have special powers.  Chiklis will play the father. The pilot was written by Greg Berlanti and Jon Feldman, who previously worked together on ABC's short-lived series, Dirty Sexy Money.

Chiklis' best known television role is probably that of maverick cop Vic Mackey in the FX Network's show The Shield. He won an Emmy for his performance in the series, which lasted seven seasons.

Have Your Say: Commentary, debate and opinion
(0 Comments)
Follow Cinema Spy
CinemaSpy on MySpace
CinemaSpy All content on this site copyright © 2007 ~ CinemaSpy Entertainment. All rights reserved.
All movie titles, photos, studio logos & other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
This site may contain rumors and speculation that should be read for entertainment purposes only.
Use of this site signifies the acceptance of our Privacy Policy.
CinemaSpy is hosted by Nexcess.net. Site built by Face3Media & maintained by SplitMango.