Chi McBride

Cast as Emerson Cod, Ned's business partner in the ABC series "Pushing Daisies"

Co-starred with Will Forte and Will Arnett in the comedy, "Brothers Solomon"

Starred opposite James Franco in the Disney drama "Annapolis"

Appeared as a Baggage Carousel Worker in Steven Spielberg's "The Terminal"

Cast in the sci-fi thriller "I, Robot" with Will Smith

Co-starred in the feature "Narc"

Again teamed with Bruce Willis for "Disney's The Kid"

Played the high school principal in the FOX drama "Boston Public"

Portrayed Drew 'Bundini' Brown in the ABC biopic "Muhammad Ali: King of the World"

Appeared opposite Bruce Willis in "Mercury Rising"

First leading role in a series, playing the title character in "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer" (UPN)

Co-starred in the underrated "Hoodlum"

Acted in "The Frighteners"

Cast as Heavy Gene, the janitor, on the NBC sitcom "The John Larroquette Show"

Feature film debut, "The Distinguished Gentleman"

Landed guest spots on FOX's "In Living Color" and NBC's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (billed as Chi)

Made TV-movie debut in "Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation"

Moved to Atlanta to work for MCI as a telephone operator

Joined the rhythm and blues group Covert

Moved to Los Angeles

Raised in the Chicago area

Wrote the hit song "He's the Champ," which led to his signing with Esquire Records