Kenneth "Chi" McBride (pronounced "Shy McBride") is a versatile, prolific and imposing (6'4") character actor who was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 23, 1961. In Season 1 of House, he played House's arch-nemesis Edward Vogler, the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. McBride's nickname is a shortened form of his home town. He currently stars on the series Golden Boy.
McBride was an excellent student, graduating high school at the age of 16. He came to acting late, after beginning his career as a music producer and vocalist and taking a sidetrack with a "normal" career as a billing clerk. His first credit was in the TV movie Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation in 1992. However, he has appeared in several notable roles since:
Heavy Gene, the bus station janitor, on The John Larroquette Show.
As the title character of the short lived TV show The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer.
As The Chief in Eddie Griffin's Undercover Brother.
