You have to take some dramatic license just to make it entertaining sometimes.

He was later given the role of Principal Steven Harper on the series Boston Public. McBride originally planned to pursue a career in music. After studying several instruments and singing with gospel choirs in his native Chicago he relocated to Atlanta in 1986 to work for AT&T as a billing clerk.

Kenneth "Chi" (pronounced "shy"[citation needed]) McBride (born September 23 1961) is an American actor.