The Commish
Television Show
Kim Manners...directorial credits to Manners' name include episodes of 21 Jump Street, ', ', Baywatch, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. and The Commish. Manners signed on to produce and direct The X-Files in the show's second season at the advice of... In this article: Kim Manners, Rob Bowman, The X-Files, Supernatural, 21 Jump Street, Jose Chung's From Outer Space, Lung cancer, Chevrolet, and Emmy awards |
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
The Commish
...for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, in 1994. Anchor Bay Entertainment released the first 2 seasons of The Commish on DVD in Region 1 in 2004-2005. Due to poor sales, no further seasons were released. On October 14,...
In this article: Michael Chiklis, Stephen J. Cannell, Theresa Saldana, David Paymer, Upstate New York, and New York City
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St. Petersburg Times | September 30, 2009
Q&A: Diesel vs. gas prices
It was the first TV series to have a major character with Down syndrome. After Life Goes On ended, Burke appeared in the TV shows The Commish; Touched by an Angel; Heaven & Hell, North and South, Book III; and more recently, E.R., and...
In this article: Chris Burke, Cocaine, Down syndrome, Life Goes On, United States, Tax, North and South, Book III, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and Julia Roberts
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Wikipedia | September 23, 2009
Theresa Saldana
...appeared in dozens of roles on television and films in the last two decades. She appeared in the 1990s television series The Commish, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role,...
In this article: Theresa Saldana, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Carnegie Medal, Surgery, Heart failure, and Robert John Bardo
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Wikipedia | September 20, 2009
John Cygan
...American actor in television, movies and a voice actor. He is notable for his voice work in Star Wars games, ' and the ' games. The Commish (1991) TV Series - Detective Paulie Pentangeli (1991 - 1992; 1994 - 1995) The Shield (2006) - LAPD...
In this article: John Cygan, Star Wars, The Shield, and New York City, New York
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Wikipedia | August 27, 2009
Lisa Vidal
In the series she was sister to Det. Eddie Torres, played by Michael DeLorenzo. In 1995, she did some Off-Broadway and worked in The Commish. Among the other series she has worked in are: The Brian Benben Show in 1998 as "Julie"; Third...
In this article: Lisa Vidal, The Division, Southland, Tax, ALMA Award, High School of Performing Arts, Jay Cohen, New York City, New York, and California
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washingtonpost.com | May 28, 2009
Cutting Back on Signing Bonuses
...fireballer) was a massive signing bonus. Now, trying that method will earn the Nationals dirty looks from other teams and, potentially, the Commish himself (is there a more distopic mental image than crossing Bud Selig with Michael Chiklis? I'm...
In this article: Bud Selig, Stephen Strasburg, Nationals, Murray Chass, Recession, Cough, A.J. Burnett, MLB, and Commish
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Times Online | February 13, 2009
Michael Chiklis: the toughest guy on TV
...by Hollywood standards. Seven years ago he was best known as the roly-poly police commissioner Tony Scali in five seasons of The Commish, an American TV comedy-drama that played up his nice guy image. And 20 years ago he got a taste of fame...
In this article: Michael Chiklis, Vic Mackey, The Shield, Shawn Ryan, Bernard Madoff, Fantastic Four films, Emmy Award, John McClane, and John Belushi
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TMZ | January 27, 2009
Chiklis: Here's How You Avoid the Drug Dogs...
Posted Jan 27th 2009 4:25PM by TMZ Staff Our photog thought it would be funny to ask the star of "The Commish" and "The Shield" if he knew how to trick drug-sniffing police dogs. He was right -- it was funny ... and Michael Chiklis'...
In this article: Michael Chiklis, The Shield, and E mail
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NPR | September 05, 2008
Michael Chiklis Shines On 'The Shield' : NPR
...series The Shield; the Peabody Award-winning show is in its sixth season on the FX cable channel. Previously, Chiklis starred in The Commish; over the years, he's also made guest appearances on Seinfeld, L.A. Law, Miami Vice, and Wiseguy.
In this article: Michael Chiklis, The Shield, NPR, Peabody Award, Vic Mackey, FX, Seinfeld, and Wiseguy
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Nicolas Cage Escapes Green Hornet's Sting
...John Belushi in Wired, Michael Chiklis was blacklisted by Hollywood (his phone didn't ring for 18 MONTHS), then the part of Tony Scali in The Commish opened-up and at first the producers turned-down Michael Chiklis for The Commish because...
In this article: Nicolas Cage, Michael Chiklis, John Belushi, The Shield, Cameron Diaz, Seth Rogen, Cocaine, and The Hollywood Reporter
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The Commish was a television series that aired on ABC in the United States from 1991 to 1995. It also screened on KTN (Kenya Television Network) in Kenya, Nelonen in Finland, NRK in Norway and the Nine Network in Australia, TV3 in Spain. It is still broadcasted on SBS Net in Denmark and La7 in Italy.
The series starred Michael Chiklis as Tony Scali, a police commissioner in a small Upstate New York town who worked through problems with humor and creativity more often than with violence or force. Theresa Saldana played Rachel Scali, Tony's wife, and Kaj-Erik Eriksen played their teen-aged son David. Also living with the family in the first season was Rachel's freeloading brother Arnie Metzger (David Paymer). A daughter, Sarah, played by twins Justine and Dayna Cornborough, was born to Tony and Rachel in the second season. The show focused as much on family situations as on police drama. Each episode ran at 60 minutes on air, and the show lasted five years. The series often dealt with a wide range of topical social issues such as racism, homophobia, drug addiction, disabilities, child abuse, illegal immigrants, and sexual harassment.
Chiklis' character Tony Scali was at least ten years older than Chiklis' actual age at the time. At one point, the network worried that Chiklis' weight loss would have an effect on the ratings and reportedly asked him to stuff his clothing. He also was encouraged not to shave his head to look older still.
Although set in Upstate New York in the fictional town of Eastbridge, the show was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Name:
- The Commish
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Created By:
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- Stephen J. Cannell
- Stephen Kronish
- Starring:
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- Kaj-Erik Eriksen
- Geoffrey Nauffts
- Melinda McGraw
- David Paymer
- Michael Chiklis
- Gina Belafonte
- Theresa Saldana
- John Cygan
- Nicholas Lea
- Length:
- 60 minutes per episode
- Format:
- Comedy / Drama
- Broadcast Channel:
- ABC
- Number of Seasons:
- 5
- First:
- September 28, 1991
- Last:
- January 11, 1996
- Number of Episodes:
- 94
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