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UPDATED: Michael Chiklis Brings Excitement to G
The celebrity is in the area to perform at the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.
Waitress Victoria Andrews did a double take when her party of five entered the dining room at on Tuesday night.
Celebrity Michael Chiklis came into the Humphrey Street restaurant for dinner.
"Right when he walked in I'm like, 'That's the guy from The Shield,'" she said.
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Andrews wasn't 100 percent sure it was the Emmy Award-winning actor until the conversation at the table turned to movies and everyone was calling him Michael.
His credit card said Michael Chiklis, she said.
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A regular diner at the restaurant had a short conversation with the actor, who told him he was in town to be part of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Event on July Fourth, she said.
He has his own band and they will perform at the event, according to the show's website.
Andrews said she was excited to be serving a celebrity but she did not want to make him uncomfortable so she did not introduce herself or say she liked his acting in The Shield.
The actor was with his mom, a child and two other women, Andrews said.
He ordered a tomato maytag blue cheese salad and baked haddock and was very polite. He paid for everyone's dinner and left a 20 percent tip, she said.
Bartender Adam Weng said the actor, who is originally from Lowell, enjoyed his dinner calling it excellent.
Andrews, who has been a waitress for eight years, said Chiklis was the first celebrity she has served.
She wasn't really nervous, just excited, she said.
"I like to treat everyone the same but I wanted to give him an excellent dining experience," Andrews said.
About Chiklis:
He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on Aug. 30, 1963, and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.
Chiklis received a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Boston University.
He portrayed Detective Vic Mackey on FX’s “The Shield,” played the title role on The Commish and starred in the ABC series No Ordinary Family.
He also starred in the live-action film, "Fantastic Four," as well as its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Information according to promotional material for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular show website: http://www.july4th.org/2011_Program/Michael_Chiklis/
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