His first name is pronounced "shy". Did not start acting until he was 30 His name "Chi" comes from his hometown of Chicago www.imdb.com/name/nm0564277/
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Pronounced "shy," like the colloquial term for his hometown of Chicago, Chi McBride didn't get into acting until he was 30 years old. www.mtv.com/movies/person/182716/personmain.jhtml