Taylor Kinney never thought he’d be here. The 300th episode of “Chicago Fire,” titled “Three Hundred,” wasn’t a milestone that was on his mind — mostly because it seemed impossible that he’d be starring on a show for 15 seasons.
\n\n“I remember going to Upfronts in New York, going into Season 2 or 3, and running into Mariska Hargitay. She had just got done negotiating her deal for season 16 or 17, and that was a whole other thing — it wasn’t even in my brain that something like that would be possible, let alone in the cards,” says Kinney, who has been on “Chicago Fire” since its start in 2012.
\n\nTo this point, he’s appeared in every single season of Dick Wolf’s firefighter drama, which kicked off the One Chicago franchise. “Chicago P.D.” is currently in its 14th season, while “Chicago Med” is in Season 12.
\n\nIt becomes even more surreal when he thinks of his start in the business, consistently filming pilots and never knowing whether any would get picked up. “In L.A. I didn’t have a vehicle. I was on public transit, and catching thumb rides to auditions and castings all over the city,” he remembers. “I…
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