As a freshman at Walton, he was a member of the 1979 state championship football team. Ĭhandler graduated from George Walton Academy in nearby Monroe, Georgia in 1983. Chandler's mother raised Great Danes for show dogs he travelled with his parents to dog shows as a child and helped out at their dog boarding kennel. He grew up in suburban Lake Forest, Illinois, until he was 11 years old, when his family moved to a small farm in Loganville, Georgia. Ĭhandler was raised Roman Catholic (although he stopped attending church after his father's death). 2.3 2011–present: Film career and BloodlineĬhandler was born in Buffalo, New York, the fourth child of Edward Chandler, a pharmaceutical sales representative, and his wife, Sally Jeanette (née Meyer), a dog breeder.In 2021, he starred in the crime miniseries Mayor of Kingstown. John Rayburn in the Netflix thriller Bloodline (2015–17), for which he received his fourth and fifth Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Chandler's first starring role on television since the conclusion of Friday Night Lights was as Det. Mark Russell in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and Godzilla vs. Chandler's film work has included notable supporting roles in King Kong (2005), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Super 8 (2011), Argo, Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Carol (2015), Manchester by the Sea (2016), Game Night and First Man (2018).
His other television roles include the sitcom What About Joan? (2001) and the legal drama The Lyon's Den (2003), both short-lived, and a well-received guest appearance on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, for which Chandler received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.Ĭhandler received widespread critical acclaim for his performance as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights (2006–11) he received numerous award nominations for his portrayal of the character and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 for his performance in the show's final season. This was followed by the lead role of Gary Hobson in the CBS series Early Edition (1996–2000), for which he won a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television. Making his screen acting debut in a 1988 television film, Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story, Chandler's first regular television role was in the ABC drama Homefront (1991–93). The remaining victims suffered minor injuries.Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an American actor. Three of the civilians suffered serious injuries. Those injured included nine LAPD officers, seven civilians and a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officer. “We will prosecute those who use or possess them to the fullest extent of the law.” Illegal fireworks pose a great danger and can cost lives,” he said.
“I’ve directed the LAPD to conduct a full investigation into this incident, so we can better understand why this happened. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti released a statement Wednesday night that he was “closely monitoring the situation” and was “deeply concerned for those who were injured.” REUTERS The aftermath shows damage to nearby homes. REUTERS LAPD says it is unknown what caused the explosion. A member of the Los Angeles Bomb Squad is transported following the explosion. Unknown at this time what caused an explosion,” the department said. “Some of the fireworks were being stored in our Bomb Squad trailer as a precautionary measure. The LAPD, however, in a statement posted to Twitter, said the cause of the blast was unclear.
According to CBSLA, the officer then screamed, “Fire in the hole!” Seconds before things went haywire, officers on the ground quickly backed away from the squad trailer. In addition to the injuries, the explosion wrecked nearby cars and damaged homes. One person was arrested, according to CBSLA and the LAPD. The enormous blast came after authorities confiscated over 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a South Los Angeles home. Over a dozen people were hurt when an LAPD bomb squad truck was blown to smithereens during a planned detonation of illegal fireworks Wednesday night. LA cops keep ‘ghoul books’ with pics of dead celebs such as Kobe Bryant: testimony LAPD cops help woman deliver baby at gas stationīodycam shows hero LAPD cop save child who stopped breathing ‘Unbearable’: Parents bury LA model Christy Giles with never-worn wedding dress