'Chicago Fire' Star Credits Glenbrook North for Acting Career

Yuri Sardarov, a star of NBC’s gritty hit TV show “Chicago Fire,” says Glenbrook North High School - his alma mater - prepared him well to be a professional actor.

Sardarov, stars as Brian “Otis” Zvonecek on the show depicting the rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51. He was the headline speaker Saturday at the Glenbrook High School Foundation’s Night of Glenbrook Theater event, featuring the high school production of “How to Success in Business Without Really Trying” at Glenbrook South High School.

He said GBN had “the best instruction” in academics, sports and arts, the Northbrook Star reports.

His acting start came there, participating in school plays produced by Mike Tarjan, now assistant principal at the school. He remembers Sardarov being unsure of his future plans while at the school.

“Like most teenagers, but then something clicked and he really focused on acting his senior year. He also got on the speech team,” Tarjan said.

more via the Northbrook Star| photo credit: NBC

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