Famous TV Actors from Chicago
List of famous television actors/actresses who were born in Chicago, with photos when available. These renowned Chicago actors and actresses are listed by popularity, so the names at the top of the list will be the most recognizable. A few of these actors may not have technically been born in Chicago, but everyone on this list grew up in Chicago and considers it to be their home. This list includes Chicago TV actors from every type of show, including cartoons where they might have done voice over work. If you grew up in Chicago then you should be proud of these television actors whose birthplace is Chicago. Various bits of information are available for these Chicago celebrities as well, such as what year they were born and what shows they are known for.
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- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Born in Chicago, Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the ...more - Hey Arnold!, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America, Albania
James Adam Belushi (; born June 15, 1954) is an Albanian-American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and musician.He is the younger brother of late comic actor John Belushi and the father of actor ...more - The Bernie Mac Show
- Birthplace: USA, Chicago, Illinois
- Nationality: United States of America
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American comedian, actor, and voice actor. Born and raised on Chicago's South Side, ...more - Tripping the Rift, Santa Baby, Jenny
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Jennifer McCarthy Wahlberg (née Jennifer Ann McCarthy; November 1, 1972) is an American actress, model, activist, media personality, and author. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for ...more - Star Wars Holiday Special, The Making of Star Wars, Spike Guys' Choice Awards
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the Star Wars film series and as the title character of the Indiana Jones movie ...more - Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Goldbergs, Bringing up Jack
- Birthplace: USA, Chicago, Illinois
- Nationality: United States of America
Jeffrey Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Murray Goldberg, the father of the eponymous family in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs and ...more - The Wonder Years, Oswald, Generator Rex
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Fred Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years, which ran from ...more - The A-Team, Eek! The Cat, Mister T
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21, 1952) is an American actor, bodyguard, television personality, and retired professional wrestler, known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television ...more - The State, Frisky Dingo, Ed
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including The State, Viva Variety, ...more - The Simpsons, Futurama, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Tress MacNeille (born Teressa Claire Payne; June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress and singer, who has voiced various characters in shows such as The Simpsons, Futurama, Hey Arnold!, Tiny Toon ...more - The Proud Family, Mad TV, C Bear and Jamal
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer from New York City. Spears was a regular on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv, appearing in 198 episodes, making ...more - The Simpsons, Darkwing Duck, Hey Arnold!
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Daniel Louis Castellaneta (; born October 29, 1957) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the Fox Broadcasting Company ...more - Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Check It Out!
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, singer, voice actor, screenwriter, and producer who made his film debut in Brian De Palma's war film Casualties of War ...more - Second City Television, SCTV Network 90
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Harold Allen Ramis (; November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, writer, and comedian. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and ...more - Hot in Cleveland, Mad TV, Frank TV
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Frank Caliendo (born January 19, 1974) is an American comedian and impressionist, best known for his impersonations on the Fox Network television series MADtv, and as the in-house prognosticator for ...more - Pushing Daisies, Ultimate Spider-Man, Human Target
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Kenneth "Chi" McBride (born September 23, 1961) is an American actor. He starred as high school principal Steven Harper on the series Boston Public, Emerson Cod on Pushing Daisies, Detective Laverne ...more - Central Park West, The Rogues, Welcome to The Captain
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Raquel Welch (born September 5, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They ...more - Hot in Cleveland, Less than Perfect, Suddenly Susan
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Sherri Evonne Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American actress, comedian, author, and television personality. She has appeared in several TV shows in recurring roles, and starred as Ramona Platt ...more - Hell on Wheels, Black in the 80s
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
- Nationality: United States of America
Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper, actor, writer, philanthropist, and activist. Common ...more - The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Frosty the Snowman, The Pink Panther Show
- Birthplace: USA, Chicago, Illinois
- Nationality: United States of America
Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920 – November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, voice actor, comedian, impressionist and screenwriter known for his work on MGM, Walter ...more - The Finder, Sparks, Built to Last
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the ...more - Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Nationality: United States of America
Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several ...more - Lost, The Glades, Related
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Kiele Michelle Sanchez ( KEE-lee; born October 13, 1977) is an American actress who starred in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously, she had starred as Anne Sorelli in The WB comedy-drama ...more - Young Justice, Hellsing, Wolf's Rain
- Birthplace: USA, Chicago, Illinois
- Nationality: United States of America
Crispin Freeman (born February 9, 1972) is an American voice actor, ADR director and writer who provides voices for English versions of Japanese anime, animation and video games. In anime, some of ...more - Malcolm in the Middle, Laverne & Shirley, Darkwing Duck
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American character actor and voice actor, who specialized in comedic roles. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi ...more